Priya Khanchandani is a renowned writer and curator, and former head of curatorial at London’s Design Museum. She began her career as a lawyer at magic circle law firm Clifford Chance, before her interests then led her to undertake a two-year MA in the History of Design at the Royal College of Art, in which she gained a Distinction and the Dissertation Prize. Priya began her arts career at the Victoria and Albert Museum and then at the British Council, then became the first female editor of design and architecture magazine Icon. She has since curated at international forums and published widely on design for numerous books and publications such as The Guardian, Wallpaper*, the Sunday Times, the Evening Standard, Frieze and the White Review, as well as appearing as a commentator on BBC Newsnight, BBC Woman’s Hour, and in the national press. An advocate for diversity in the arts, Priya is a co-founder of the collective Museum Detox.