Whitehouse Institute of Design

The Whitehouse Institute of Design, Australia (commonly known as Whitehouse) is a private Design Institute with campuses in both inner-city Melbourne and Surry Hills, Sydney. It was established in 1988 by Leanne Whitehouse.[1] The Institute offers a Master of Design (M.Des.), Bachelor of Design (B.Des.) degrees,[2] and as well as various vocational education and training (VET) courses, Including Advanced Diplomas, Diplomas, Certificates and various Whitehouse Workshops. The M.Des. degree was first offered in 2014.[3] The Institute's Melbourne campus has hosted several seasons of Project Runway Australia.[4] and has also been the host to Asia's Next Top Model in 2015.

Whitehouse Institute of Design, Australia
TypeRTO
Established1988
Students600+
Location
Melbourne and Sydney
,
Australia
CampusUrban
AffiliationsAccademia Italiana Arte Moda Design in Florence, University for the Creative Arts
Websitehttp://whitehouse-design.edu.au

Alumni

The school was also attended by Frances Abbott, daughter of the former Prime Minister of Australia, Liberal Party politician Tony Abbott (who was opposition leader at the time of her attendance). She studied through the assistance of an occasional "chairman’s scholarship" (worth approximately $60,000) that was awarded in 2011 by the founder and owner of the Whitehouse Institute, Leanne Whitehouse.[5]

Notable alumni include:

References
  1. Whitehouse Institute of Design, Australia: Universities Admissions Centre.
  2. Courses: Whitehouse Design.
  3. Step up your creative career with Whitehouse's new Master's course: Vogue Australia.
  4. Whitehouse | Home of Project Runway Australia: Whitehouse Design.
  5. "Frances Abbott's classmates angry that they could not apply for scholarship". The Guardian. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
  6. De Lore, Amy. (8 October 2007). "Fashion design is not for dummies". The Sydney Morning Herald. p6.

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