Grace Bonney

Grace Bonney is an author, blogger and entrepreneur. Bonney wrote The New York Times bestseller, In The Company of Women, a book featuring more than 100 stories about women entrepreneurs who overcame adversity.[1][2][3] She also wrote the DIY interior design book Design*Sponge at Home.[4]

Grace Bonney
Born (1981-06-09) June 9, 1981
OccupationAuthor, blogger and entrepreneur
Years active2004–present
Spouse(s)Julia Turshen

In 2004, she founded the interior design blog Design*Sponge, which is dedicated to intersectional and inclusive conversations about design and cultural issues.[1][5] The popular website reached nearly 2 million readers per day for 15 years and is now officially archived in the Library of Congress.[6] Design*Sponge's last article was posted in August 2019.[7]

In 2018, she also began publishing the magazine Good Company: Where Creativity Meets Business.[8] The magazine ran for three issues.[9]

Biography

Bonney was raised in Virginia Beach and attended the College of William & Mary, subsequently moving to New York.[10]

Bonney has spoken out about how women have unrealistic expectations about work and life balance and believes it's important for women to learn about successful role models.[11][12] She was noted for her entrepreneurial work in the Frederick Douglass 200 project, which honors the impact of 200 living people who embody the spirit and work of Frederick Douglass.[13]

Personal life

Bonney is married to chef Julia Turshen.[14][15][16] On the LGBTQ&A podcast, Bonney said, "I mean, it's a super stereotypical lesbian story of email, date, moved in three days later, married four months later, dog, house, all the cliches."[17] Having been harassed in middle and high school for her sexuality,[18] Bonney didn't publicly come out until 2011.[19][20] She identifies as queer.[17]

Works

Design*Sponge at Home (2014), Artisan; ISBN 9781579654313[21]

In the Company of Women: Inspiration and Advice from over 100 Makers, Artists, and Entrepreneurs (2016), Artisan; ISBN 9781579659813[22]

References
  1. Sygiel, Julie. "What The Founder Of Design*Sponge Learned After Interviewing 107 Women In Business". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  2. "These Badass Women Are Totally Inspiring". Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  3. "After interviewing 100 entrepreneurs, a CEO found all of the most successful women had 'given up' on the same idea". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  4. Weinstein, Emily. "'Design Sponge at Home' by Grace Bonney". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  5. "Design*Sponge's Grace Bonney on How Everything You Thought You Knew About Blogging Has Already Changed". Racked. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  6. "Behind Grace Bonney's decision to close Design*Sponge". businessofhome.com. 2019-01-14. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  7. "15 Years: Farewell and Thank You – Design*Sponge". www.designsponge.com. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  8. "Alliance of Women Entrepreneurs launches in downtown Santa Cruz". Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  9. "Good Company Magazine – Design*Sponge". www.designsponge.com. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  10. Koncius, Jura. "Design Sponge's Grace Bonney on women's influence on the maker movement". Washington Post. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  11. How Do Women Entrepreneurs Balance Work and Family?, Washington Street Journal, retrieved 2018-07-19
  12. "Advice to live your life by from successful and creative women". The Independent. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  13. Adolphe, Juweek; Morris, Sam. "The Frederick Douglass 200: the people who embody the abolitionist's spirit and work". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  14. "A Conversation with Grace Bonney, Design*Sponge Entrepreneur and Author". Seattle Magazine. 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  15. ""Good Company" Is the Best Magazine a Queer Aspirant Could Ever Dream Of". Autostraddle. 2018-05-07. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  16. "Julia Turshen wants to 'Feed the Resistance'". Metro US. 2017-10-19. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  17. "Grace Bonney Asks, What Does Queer Look Like in 2018?". www.advocate.com. 2018-11-02. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  18. Bonney, Grace. "Grace Bonney: Virginia Beach schools erred on gay pride assembly". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  19. "In The Company Of Women Book By Grace Bonney". ELLE. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  20. "Design*Sponge Founder Grace Bonney Comes Out, Is My Idol". Autostraddle. 2013-06-10. Retrieved 2018-07-19.
  21. Noble, Barnes &. "Design*Sponge at Home|Hardcover". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
  22. Noble, Barnes &. "In the Company of Women: Inspiration and Advice from over 100 Makers, Artists, and Entrepreneurs|Paperback". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
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