Alexandra Hannaford completed her BA in textile design at
RMIT in 2002. Specialising in knitwear design she was involved
in an exchange program in 2001 to Nottingham Trent University,
UK.
After graduating she was employed by Auspac Textiles as
a knitwear designer for socks and stockings working for
many high profile clients including Myer, Jag and Sportsgirl.
Alexandra is currently employed by Myer as the Design coordinator
for Miss Shop and Womanswear working closely with the product
developers on the production of in-house labels such as
Basque, Urbane and Miss Shop.
An outlet for creativity away from her commercial day job
she is and active member of Moth Design which stages various
collaborative exhibitions allowing designers to express
their ideas without the constraints of a commercial environment.
Alexandra participated in the Moth Design series 2003 exhibition
Salvage . Exhibited at London Designers Block in September
2003 and Adjust as part of The State of Design Festival
2004.