Annalisa Capurro is an Interior Designer with more than twenty years experience working in the sectors of commercial, residential and hospitality design; conservation /heritage; and textile design; both in Australia and overseas.  She is currently a Design Educator with TAFE NSW Sydney Institute- Design Centre Enmore where she specialises in teaching design studio, architectural and design history and restoration studies.

Annalisa is past Vice-President of the Art Deco Society of NSW, and has previously held a seat on the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) 20th Century Heritage Committee. Annalisa is presently a volunteer leader for the Australian Architecture Association (AAA) and a member of the Design Institute of Australia (DIA).

Annalisa is involved in regular public speaking engagements and was invited to present the Historic Houses Trust (HHT) Harry Seidler Memorial Lecture in 2010 at Rose Seidler House. In February 2011 Annalisa spoke on the topic of 'Australian Modernism' at Modernism Week in Palm Springs in the US and in August she will be presenting two talks during Sydney Design 2011 around the theme ‘Old is New Again’.

Annalisa was the inaugural recipient of the SIDA (Society of Interior Designers Association) Foundation Professional Development Travelling Scholarship in 2010 and has been leading architectural tours for the HHT, AAA, Art Deco Society NSW, and Sydney Institute for over a decade. She has recently been asked to lead for the National Trust as well.

Annalisa has particular interest in mid-century modernist houses and is the owner of the 1957 Sulman Award winning Jack House designed by Russell Jack, founding partner of Allen Jack + Cottier, in conjunction with his wife, architect Pamela Jack.

Keith Cottier is one of Australia’s most highly regarded and awarded architects. A Director of Allen Jack + Cottier since 1965, he has been a driving force behind the quality of the company’s work, which, in that period, has been recognised by an unequalled number of design awards. In 2001 he was awarded the Gold Medal, the Royal Australian Institute of Architects’ highest honour. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2004. Keith has had a continuing involvement in heritage conservation, serving as a Commissioner of the Australian Heritage Commission for six years, as a Member of the Heritage Council of New South Wales for three years, and also in property management as a Member of the Sydney Cove Authority and the City West Development Corporation. Some of the high-profile heritage projects completed under Keith’s direction include Wylie’s Baths, the Argyle Centre, the Submarine Mine Depot at Chowder Bay and Penfold’s Magill Estate in Adelaide.

Philip Goad is Professor of Architecture and Director of the Melbourne School of Design at the University of Melbourne. He has worked extensively as an architect, 20th century heritage consultant, and curator. Internationally known for his research on modern Australian architecture, he is also an expert on the life and work of Robin Boyd. He was co-editor with Ann Stephen and Andrew McNamara of Modernism & Australia: documents on art, design and architecture 1917-1967 (2006) and Modern times: the untold story of Modernism in Australia (2008). With Julie Willis, he is the editor of the Encyclopedia of Australian Architecture (Cambridge University Press, 2011).

Colin Griffiths entered the Architectural Diploma Course of the Sydney Technical College in 1952 and on completion of his study was awarded the Board of Architects Byena Hadley Travelling Scholarship. He worked with Harry Seidler from 1954 to 1981, participating in varying degrees in all of the built and unbuilt projects. After teaching at UTS for 6 years he established his own practice. He is a Registered Architect and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects.

Joanna Nicholas is the Curator of the Caroline Simpson Library & Research Collection (formerly the Conservation Resource Centre.) The focus of the collection is the history of houses their interiors and gardens.  She has been the curator of Rose Seidler House, Meroogal and curated the exhibition And So To Bed – a short history of beds and bedding in Australia at Elizabeth Bay House in 2002. Her interests include 19th and 20th century houses and interiors – particularly furniture and soft furnishings, visual and decorative art. Joanna is a former longstanding member of the Committee of the Furniture History Society (Australasia), MGNSW’s Standards Program and sits on the Museums and Collections Advisory Committee for the National Trust of Australia (NSW). Her background includes working as a Curator for the National Trust of Australia (NSW) and lecturing for the Museum Studies Unit, University of Sydney.

Tim Ross is one of Australia’s best known comedians. He built up an enormous fan base as the Rosso half of Merrick and Rosso through their ratings-topping show on Triple J and also their sell out live shows.

In 2001 he helped launch the Nova network. The Merrick and Rosso breakfast show fast became Sydney’s most popular radio program and then went national for six of its nine years. On TV Rosso featured on three seasons of the Logie nominated ’Unplanned’ (Nine Network).

He also featured in ’The B-Team’ (Network Ten) and ’The Merrick and Rosso Show’ (Foxtel) and has made guest appearances on shows such as ‘All Saints’, ‘Spicks and  Specks’ and ’Rove Live.’  He has hosted ‘Uncharted’ and ‘Facing the Hangover’ for MTV, guest programmed ’Rage’ and is a regular on Weekend Sunrise.

Along the way he’s picked up numerous ACRA radio awards, an Astra, GQ Man of the year award and an ARIA.  In 2010 he released his first book, Mum had a Kingswood.

He is currently a contributor to Men’s Style Australia, Rolling Stone and writes a monthly column Rosso’s  Sydney for The (Sydney) Magazine in the Sydney Morning Herald.