A Behind-the-Scenes Studio Experience

This is not a classroom.

This industry immersion moves through a studio environment, supplier spaces and real design conversations, offering real insight into how projects unfold beyond concept stage.

You’ll gain visibility into how designers:

• Develop colour direction

• Translate ideas into materials and finishes

• Build supplier relationships

• Navigate sourcing and procurement

Because beautiful work is built through structure, not just creativity 

Meet Your Host

Alessandra Smith

Alessandra Smith, principal and founder of ASD, is a published and award-nominated interior decorator and Design School graduate who has built a respected studio practice in just a few years.

Working across residential interiors, styling and editorial projects, Alessandra is known for her refined approach to colour direction, material curation and layered interior schemes.

Her work has been featured in Home Beautiful, The Design Files, Livingetc, Habitus Living and Kanebridge Quarterly, reflecting her ability to combine aesthetic sensitivity with commercially structured sourcing and procurement systems.

In this immersion, Alessandra shares the real workflows she uses within her studio, from developing colour concepts through to sourcing, specification and procurement.

Her journey from Design School graduate to studio founder is the inspiration behind this Alumni Masterclass series.

The Alumni Evolution

 Over the years, we've watched many talented graduates like Alessandra Smith go on to build styling & decorating careers & studios that are not only visually compelling, but commercially structured and sustainable.

This immersion marks a natural evolution for Design School.

This not a return to classroom theory, it's an invitation inside real studio workflow.

From concept-led colour storytelling to curated sourcing and backend procurement systems, you will see how creative direction translates into professional practice.

Because beautiful work deserves strong structure. 

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Designed for our Design School Community 

This immersion builds on the evolution of our alumni, supporting designers as they move from learning into real studio practice. 

It’s part of a new series focused on industry access, professional workflows and real-world application.