MICHAELSON ATTENDED THE U.S.C. SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND EARNED HER BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN FROM THE PRESTIGIOUS ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN IN PASADENA. SHE BEGAN FREELANCING AS AN INTERIOR DESIGNER IN HER EARLY TWENTIES, SIMULTANEOUSLY WORKING AS A FASHION DESIGNER, MARKETER AND BUYER FOR A LEADING ITALIAN FOOTWEAR BRAND. FREQUENT TRAVEL TO EUROPE DURING THIS PERIOD HELPED TO SHAPE HER DESIGN PHILOSOPHY AS SHE EXPLORED AND CURATED HER OWN DIVERSE COLLECTIONS OF TEXTILES, CONTEMPORARY FURNITURE AND DECORATIVE OBJECTS.

MICHAELSON’S UNIQUE POINT-OF-VIEW HAS BEEN HONED OVER THE PAST TWENTY-FIVE YEARS THROUGH A BROAD RANGE OF DISTINCTIVE ASSIGNMENTS. HER BACKGROUND IN ARCHITECTURE IS PERVASIVE IN ALL PROJECTS THAT BEAR THE AMD NAME AS IS A REFINED DESIGN AESTHETIC AND INGENUITY IN MIXING PERIODS AND CULTURES THAT APPEALS TO HER RECURRING STABLE OF CLIENTS.

ANDREA’S WORK HAS BEEN FEATURED IN ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST, LUXE MAGAZINE, DWELL MAGAZINE AND THE LOS ANGELES TIMES.

SHE LIVES AND WORKS IN VENICE, CALIFORNIA.