Keith Recker is Editor in Chief and Co-Owner of TABLE Magazine, where he directs editorial coverage of food and drink culture, interior design, fashion, travel, and the arts across the publication's Pittsburgh, New Mexico, and online editions. Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Keith spent 30 years working in New York, Rome, San Francisco, and beyond before returning to his hometown. His career includes leadership roles as VP of home furnishings at Gump's San Francisco, Bloomingdale's, and Saks Fifth Avenue, along with more than 35 years of experience in media content creation, merchandising, licensing, and global artisan business development across nearly 60 countries. For almost 20 years, Keith has worked as an independent color and trend forecaster, providing color intelligence to industry leaders including Pantone, WGSN, Stylus, and the Color Association of the United States (CAUS). He is a co-founder of the Open Source Colour Association (OSCA), an organization dedicated to transparent, accessible color forecasting. Keith is the author of three books on color and craft: PANTONE: The 20th Century in Color (Chronicle Books, 2012), published in eight languages; True Colors: World Masters of Natural Dyes and Pigments (Schiffer Books, revised second edition, 2020); and Deep Color: The Shades That Shape Our Souls (Schiffer Books, 2022), published in two languages. His essays have also appeared in many publications and platforms including the Studio Museum in Harlem,, the Museum of Art and Design,, Brooklyn Rail, The Santa Fe New Mexican. He has contributed chapters on color to Proud South, published by Edelkoort Inc, and to Michael Mandapati’s book, Modern Kilim, published by Simon and Schuster. A frequent speaker on color perception and forecasting, Keith has presented for organizations including Carnegie Mellon University, Parsons, University of New Mexico, Museum of International Folk Art, ASID, and others, discussing topics ranging from the psychology of color, emerging consumer trend research, marketing, and leadership. He has appeared on numerous podcasts including: The Color Authority, EcoFashion Hub, Botanical Colors, and The Long Thread. Why I write about design, color, culture and food: I've spent my career at the intersection of color, design, and culture, as a trend forecaster for companies like Pantone and WGSN, and now as Editor in Chief of TABLE Magazine. As a native Pittsburgher, I know its neighborhoods, its restaurants, its makers and shopkeepers, and the design history embedded in its architecture, because I've lived among them for years, not because I researched them for a story. Food writing comes from an equally personal place. My passion for cooking began in the kitchen of an accomplished home cook, watching, learning, and eventually cooking independently, and deepened during the years I spent living in Italy, where a world of farm-to-table ingredients, exacting technique, and deeply traditional dishes took root in me. That grounding shapes how I write about Pittsburgh's restaurant scene today: I taste with an eye toward technique and tradition, and I know the difference between a dish that's trendy and one that's genuinely well-made. I write about Pittsburgh's arts, culture, design, and food scenes because I believe this city deserves coverage as sharp and considered as what you'd find in any major metro. I know how to do that. My work forecasting global color and design trends means I bring an outside-in perspective to local stories: I can tell you not just what's happening in Pittsburgh, but how it fits into broader currents in design, taste, and culture. My job, every day, is to notice what's worth paying attention to before it's obvious, and that's exactly what I try to do for TABLE's readers. Areas of expertise: color theory and forecasting, textile and artisan craft, interior design, luxury materials, editorial strategy, food, dining, and photo styling. Contact: keith@tablemagazine.com Read Keith's articles here Follow him on Instagram: @TheChromosapien.