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Kayla M. Walker

Commissioning Editor

Kayla M. Walker is VOL’s Commissioning Editor, always looking a little beyond the obvious next story. She finds the emerging designers, independent houses, and practical questions that deserve attention before they become consensus. Her commissioning is guided by curiosity and care, with a clear sense that new voices should be met on their own terms rather than measured against an old template.

Selected stories
Gucci Westman on the Art of Making Beauty Feel Like YourselfAug 8, 2026 →Saul Nash: Designing for MovementAug 5, 2026 →Making Space for Melanin-Rich Beauty: Diarrha N’Diaye-Mbaye of Ami ColéJul 25, 2026 →Pieter Mulier on Alaïa, Beauty, and the Discipline of the AtelierJul 22, 2026 →Anita Ko on Designing Jewelry for Modern LifeJul 8, 2026 →Inside the Lab Behind a Cult Serum Reorder RateJun 21, 2026 →
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