Michael Sainato got his start at Esprit De Corp. in 1986, first as a visual merchandiser, then as visual director in the Düsseldorf, Germany office and finally as the international visual director at the SF HQ. He went on to become the senior art director for the Smith & Hawken and J.Crew clothing catalogs, and then became the creative director for The Haggin Group, a multi-channel marketing agency. There Michael developed several new catalog titles for major retailers, including L.L. Bean, Spiegel, and Amazon.com. In 2005, Michael became the art director for Design Within Reach. At DWR he over saw the design of the catalog, advertising, collateral and art directed all photography for the web, catalog and advertising. After leaving DWR in 2008 he taught Graphic Design at the Academy of Art University where his classes include Publication Narratives, Integrated Communication and Type Composition. In 2010 he rejoined Design Within Reach as the V.P. of Marketing and Creative.