Conde Nast
Well, here it is, the long awaited Conde Nast post. For those of you just arriving, I started a new job working at Conde Nast, the largest fashion publishing firm, right here in the fashion and publishing capital of the world. Just think Vogue, Glamour, Vanity Fair, GQ, Allure, W, Style; as well as many others such as The New Yorker, Wired, Architectural Digest, Golf Digest... The book and movie The Devil Wears Prada are based on an editor-in-chief at Conde Nast. Needless to say, it's a very New York place to work!
To start off, here's a shot looking down the street near my building, a block east of Times Square.
Some coworkers. Conde Nast is famous for it's beautiful people. In the headquarters building, the employees are 75% female, and it's not at all uncommon to see models walking to and fro.
The view outside of my window.
As mentioned above, I read The Devil Wears Prada before starting my job here. The book is about an assistant who was hired to work for the editor-in-chief of Vogue here at Conde Nast, and the crazy demands which were put on the assistant. The book was very good, and really makes you think about your life priorities. The author changed all of the names in the book, but the descriptions in the book fit perfectly with Conde Nast. Pictured here is the newstand mentioned in the book as the place where the editor-in-chief's magazines were purchased in a rush every morning.
The movie has many good shots of New York, but deviates so much from the book that it's not the same story any more. It's Hollywood. I highly recommend the book if you were interested in the movie!
My workspace, complete with Aeron chair, Dell flatscreen, and iMac.
The famous cafeteria at Conde Nast. Before I started working here, people were already talking about the cafeteria. It was designed by Frank Gehry, and is reknowned not only for the architecture, but also for the skilled chefs who prepare the meals.
Ah, New York.
To start off, here's a shot looking down the street near my building, a block east of Times Square.
Some coworkers. Conde Nast is famous for it's beautiful people. In the headquarters building, the employees are 75% female, and it's not at all uncommon to see models walking to and fro.
The view outside of my window.
As mentioned above, I read The Devil Wears Prada before starting my job here. The book is about an assistant who was hired to work for the editor-in-chief of Vogue here at Conde Nast, and the crazy demands which were put on the assistant. The book was very good, and really makes you think about your life priorities. The author changed all of the names in the book, but the descriptions in the book fit perfectly with Conde Nast. Pictured here is the newstand mentioned in the book as the place where the editor-in-chief's magazines were purchased in a rush every morning.
The movie has many good shots of New York, but deviates so much from the book that it's not the same story any more. It's Hollywood. I highly recommend the book if you were interested in the movie!
My workspace, complete with Aeron chair, Dell flatscreen, and iMac.
The famous cafeteria at Conde Nast. Before I started working here, people were already talking about the cafeteria. It was designed by Frank Gehry, and is reknowned not only for the architecture, but also for the skilled chefs who prepare the meals.
Ah, New York.
posted by Severisth at 10:45 AM
3 Comments:
haha. That is really really cool. The building looks awesome!
I just reserved the devil wears prada at the library the other weekend! I watched the movie and it was really good. I was talking to my friend Carina about it, and she told me about how the book is a lot better, so yeah, I'll read it whenever I get it. haha.
hey..it is a beautiful building with a few beautiful people to match. I started in the fall and took a job in rock. center a few months later. I've felt more heart & soul in a japanese robotic plant i once toured in school than i did from the employees there. Probably a good place to work if you are empty inside but enjoy looking at pretty things. At least a good place to work for a few weeks like a vacation or something. -Jake
How did you land a job at Conde Nast?! That is too awesome, I want to work there someday!!
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