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Alice Rawsthorn (born 1958 in Manchester) is an English journalist and design commentator. As design critic of the International Herald Tribune, the global edition of The New York Times, she writes the paper's weekly Design column,which is published every Monday and syndicated to other newspapers and magazines worldwide. A prominent public speaker and broadcaster on design and contemporary culture, she is a member of the Global Agenda Council for Design of the World Economic Forum. Rawsthorn is also a trustee of the Whitechapel Gallery in London and Arts Council England. After graduating... MORE

Alice Rawsthorn (born 1958 in Manchester) is an English journalist and design commentator. As design critic of the International Herald Tribune, the global edition of The New York Times, she writes the paper's weekly Design column,which is published every Monday and syndicated to other newspapers and magazines worldwide. A prominent public speaker and broadcaster on design and contemporary culture, she is a member of the Global Agenda Council for Design of the World Economic Forum. Rawsthorn is also a trustee of the Whitechapel Gallery in London and Arts Council England. After graduating in art and architectural history from the Cambridge University in 1980, she won a place on the graduate trainee journalism scheme of the Thomson Organisation and then became media editor of Campaign magazine. In 1985, she joined the staff of the Financial Times, where she worked as a foreign correspondent in Paris and pioneered the paper's coverage of the creative industries before becoming architecture and design critic. During her career at the Financial Times, Rawsthorn became a member of the Design Council and a trustee of the Design Museum. In 2001, she was appointed director of the Design LESS