Alice Rawsthorn is an award-winning design critic and author of the critically acclaimed books Design as an Attitude and Hello World: Where Design Meets Life.

Her weekly design column for The New York Times was syndicated worldwide for over a decade.  A leading public speaker on design, Alice has spoken at important global events including TED and the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Born in Manchester and based in London, Alice is chair of the boards of trustees of The Hepworth Wakefield art gallery in Yorkshire and Chisenhale Gallery in London.

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