Whitehouse Institute of Design, Australia

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Read about your fellow graduates and share your story with everyone.

If you are a Whitehouse alumnus we would love to hear your story, please email it to
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2010 - Nat Taubman

The Whitehouse 2005 mischievous graduate, Nat Taubman, known by Whitehouse senior members of staff to have glued stationary to the table during an assessment, has always been very good at sticking to his game! Now he has become glued to the brand Zanerobe. Having been with the Brand for Two years now, he started as an assistant designer and soon fashioned his way to becoming menswear designer and Zanerobe Fine Tailoring Designer. Read More...

2010 - Courtney Lewis

Whitehouse Institute of Design, Australia graduate Courtney Lewis is someone who after graduating in 2007 has been driving to high achievement and is striving to bring a sense of style to Australian and International brands. Courtney has developed her skills through study and travel from the sublime of Parisian inspiration to the sugary Surry Hills of Sydney, where she is now a Production Assistant for 'Moon'. Moon is a highly developed and intriguing company that advocates that they are more than just a group of seventy designers, or an advertising agency, or web company, they are uniquely doing all these things. Read More...

2010 - Kai Aiyub

Success in the Family that is Whitehouse Instiute of design, Australia. Kai Aiyub the stylist and fresh faced fashionista is taking over your television sets every morning on Sunrise and The Morning Show - Network 7. He is distinguished by his ability to bring the flare and brilliance of Hollywood to the mainstream Australian viewer. The now fashion editor has a dashing ambiance complemented by his height and cuteness. Read More...

2010 - Stacey Isaac

After Stacey Isaac Graduated the 3 year course in Fashion design and management at Whitehouse Institute of Design, Australia in 2000. She has enough talent to keep her on the corner of right now and going straight to the top. Stacey started her runway to the top while at college when she was awarded a prize for a cue competition while at Whitehouse which led to work placement with Cue design for a year which then continued into a design assistant role at Cue after she graduated Whitehouse. The success did not stop there, she was also awarded the part scholarship to go to Accademia Italiana in Florence, Italy. Read More...

2010 - Kristy Savidis

Fashoin graduate Kristy Savidis finished at the Whitehouse Institue of Design, Australia in 2005. She has been following the yellow brick road of fashion to what is her emerald city, where she has been working for Gordonsmith Marketing in the design department. Read More...

2004 - Kristie Coakley

British Vogues September issue showcases Mario Testino's stunning photographic shoot "Master class" and features hand-made couture accessories by House of Snowball. House of Snowball boutique was opened in March 2010 by Whitehouse Graduate Kristie Coakley and her mother Louise in Coventry Street, South Melbourne. Testinos spread includes pieces from the Snowball Maison de Couture range of couture pieces featuring intricate hand-detailing... Read More...

2008 - Sharon Currinckx

As a recent graduate from the Whitehouse Institute of Design, I found a career as a 3D designer for one of Australia's leading Event and Exhibit agencies. Read More...

2005 - Peta Portelli

Peta Portelli graduated from Whitehouse Institute of Design in 2005 with an advanced Diploma of Fashion Design. Peta has been very active in the Fashion world and she has been busy making her name known in Australia. She has won first place in the Australian Wool Fashion Awards, Second place in the Cutting In Youth Fashion Design Awards, she has very successful designs and collections and she already has had several magazine articles featured on her. Read More...

2005 - Kellie Wright

As the new Graphic Designer for the men's, women's and children's wear at Between the Flags, Kellie Wright is a very young successful businesswoman. She only graduated in 2005 from the Whitehouse Institute of Design and immediately after graduation she was offered a job at Between the Flags as an Office Manager. Only three months into working as an Office Manager, Kellie received a promotion to Graphic Designer. Read More...

2005 - Geoff Nicholson

Geoff came to Whitehouse Institute of Design hoping to expand and evolve his technical knowledge about Interior Design, to strengthen his creative knowledge. Studying at Whitehouse taught him that he would always need to be working on that, because the technical aspects of the design industry keep growing and evolving themselves, making it an ongoing process. Read More...

2005 - Dewi Wangsa

After graduating from Whitehouse, Dewi decided to go back to her home country, Indonesia. She started working there with a newfound confidence she thanks Whitehouse for. Her first job was as a designer for IO & CO, a Fashion Design company. Her main goal was to start up her own company and working as a freelance designer was the first step towards achieving this. Read More...

2005 - Alina Tadevosyan

In her last year at Whitehouse, Alina received a partial scholarship to study in Florence for her Master's. She is now working in retail to save up for her trip overseas which she will be starting next year. Alina is grateful to Whitehouse for teaching her that Fashion isn't just about creativity and preparing her for the "Real World". Read More...

2005 - Mia Lake

Mia Lake began her journey with Whitehouse Institute of Design in 2000 when she attended a high school workshop in fashion drawing and design run at her school. In 2003 Mia did a complete about face and decided that she did not want to continue with fashion and instead enrolled in Whitehouse’s Advanced Diploma in Interior Design. Read More...

2004 - Louise Hong

During her time at Whitehouse, Louise won several awards for her Fashion designs, including a full scholarship to study for her Masters at the Academia Italiana in Florence Italy, and an AFAW award from the National Retailers Association. Read More...

2004 - Penny Morgan

Penny started at Whitehouse Institute of Design with a single goal in mind: to work in the Fashion Industry and be a success in that industry. Now working with Gareth Moody on his new labels "Chronicles of Never" and "FRNKSTN PRJCTS", she feels she has accomplished her goal and feels happy in the Industry. Read More...

2003 - Jeddah Ryan

Next on the menu: New York or Paris, one of these fabulous cities is to be the next goal for Jeddah Ryan, a 2003 Whitehouse Institute of Design graduate. Working as the Assistant Brand Manager for Champion, Jeddah sees herself traveling the world within the next few years. Read More...

2003 - Lucy Proud

Lucy was inspired by the many cultures and different people to start her own design process while travelling Europe. She is a designer for womens wear and creates individually hand painted garments. Thanking Whitehouse Institute of Design for letting her know early on in the game that the industry really is all about hard work, she is very happy with having been to school there, because of the good preparation it gave her. Read More...

2003 - Bernadette Allen

Bernadette Allen launched her own pet wear label at an exclusive event hosted by former Miss World, Belinda Green and Dr Chris Brown of Channel 9's Burkes Backyard. Bernadette's designs were a huge success, with the likes of Deni Hines and Mathew Newton requesting special orders for their four legged friends. Bernadette will be starring in an upcoming reality TV show on Channel 9 that is expected to air this August. The TV show will be entirely based on Bernadette and her fiances wedding! Read More...

2003 - Daniel Avakian

Graduating in 2003, he was awarded a 1st prize scholarship to complete a Masters programme at Accademia Italiana Arte Moda in Florence Italy, where he refined his skills in tailoring and couture, graduating with 1st class honours in 2005 Read More...

2001 - Peta Baldacchino

While studying at Whitehouse, Peta only wanted one thing: to win the scholarship to Italy that was offered. Peta won the scholarship and moved to Italy to study for her masters there. Peta recently got a promotion to head designer at Decjuba and is enjoying it immensely. She helped create the new look for Decjuba at the 2006 L'Oreal Melbourne Fashion Week, which was very successful. Read More...

2000 - Aimee Handsaker

Aimee completed the Bachelor of Technology Education in affiliation with Southern Cross Aimee completed the Bachelor of Technology Education in affiliation with Southern Cross University in Coffs Harbour mid 2004 as the first Whitehouse student. Since gaining her teaching Degree, Aimee has been teaching design at Whitehouse Institute of Design specialising in illustration, colour theory and textiles. Based in Sydney, her involvement in the high school programs takes her to regional NSW and interstate. Read More...

2000 - Jenny Quested

Since graduating from Whitehouse in 2000, Jenny Quested has been into people's undies - working with iconic Australian brand Bonds - and has mastered the use of print and jersey. Read More...

1999 - Jillian McKay

After an internship at Alex Perry, Jillian was offered a fulltime job as a couture and ready to wear assistant. After her time at Alex Perry, she decided it was time to do something completely different and went back to the Whitehouse Institute of Design, this time as a teacher instead of a student. Jillian is currently working on completing a Bachelor of Design Bachelor of Art Education at the College of Fine Arts. Read More...

1997 - Fiona Tosello

Bridal expert and Whitehouse Graduate of 1997, Fiona Tosello tells of the current trends in bridal reflecting simplicity, radiance, and a timeless elegance reminiscent of Grace Kelly. Following the hype of the Royal Wedding gown, Tosello suggests we keep and eye out for pastel colours, luxurious fabrics, and detailed neck lines as the future of bridal couture in Australia. Read More...

1996 - Amanda Commins

Can we have it all? Whitehouse Graduate Amanda Commins (Nee Townsend) says you can. Amanda recently had her second child, Harry, but has not missed a beat in the fashion industry. The wonder women that come out of Whitehouse Institute of Design, Australia can manage it all. You can have it all; work in a fabulous industry, travel the world and start a family. Read More...

1994 - Kate Medved

Kate Medved graduated from Whitehouse Institute of Design in 1994 with an Associate Diploma in Fashion Design. Since then, she has completed a Master of Design at UTS, worked in several fashion companies and started teaching herself. Kate started up her own company Kata Design, a freelance design company. Read More...

1994 - Lucie Trinco

Graduating from the Whitehouse Institute of Design in 1994, Lucie was the 1st recipient of the Italian scholarship, an award which allowed her to study at the prestigious Instituto Marangoni where she completed a Masters in Product Management. She spent a year in Italy studying and immersing herself in the world of fashion at a time when luxury handbags were coming to the forefront in fashion. It's where her love for leather goods developed and she was determined to make that her speciality... Read More...

1994 - Sally Koeswanto

Sally Koeswanto's flair for fashion has placed her on the cutting edge of Indonesian fashion as a national style icon Read More...

1992 - Yeojin Bae

Yeojin Bae infuses each of her collections with an edgy elegance and razor sharp tailoring that reflects fashion at its chicest. The Korean-born Australian designer has gained a cult following for her stylish pieces distinct for their street glamour and innovative prints. Her instinctually conceived label has forged numerous connections. First and foremost her customers recognise the subtle sex appeal and clever classicism each of her pieces exude. She envisages women as intelligent, confident and independent and accordingly designs every collection informed by this philosophy. Read More...