Editor-in-Chief

Maya Chen

Austin, TX

Maya Chen is Editor-in-Chief at Kotro Home. She spent a decade buying seating and case goods for national retailers—spec sheets, returns data, and the gap between showroom comfort and five-year wear. That background shapes how she edits: materials, construction, cushion resilience, and whether a piece survives pets, kids, and moving day. Maya’s beat covers sofas, sectionals, finishes, and the buying questions that look small online and expensive after delivery. She pushes every article past surface styling into durability, maintenance, and honest trade-offs. Based in Austin, she keeps Kotro Home’s voice practical, specific, and skeptical of trends that cannot survive a real living room.

• Sofas & seating
• Materials & finishes
• Furniture longevity
• Buying standards