Bernadette is the Studio Manager, at Cumulus Studio, Melbourne.
Graduating from The University of Tasmania with a Bachelor of Architecture, and a Bachelor of Environmental Design, Bernadette registered with the ARBV in 2008.

Bernadette has worked within the profession across various practices, design disciplines, creative industries and peak bodies in Melbourne, New York and Dublin.

Spending eight years at the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA), Bernadette worked on multiple state, national and international programs including the Venice International Architecture Biennale, National Awards program and curating and delivering multiple Dulux Study Tours, Gold Medal Tours, National and State Awards Jury Tours, as well as production management of publications, installations and exhibitions.

Bernadette is also the Creative Director of the Melbourne Design Lab, a multidisciplinary design studio with a focus on giving voice to ideas and producing artistic collaborations for both little and big kids. As a mother of two, Bernadette established Melbourne Design Lab as a creative agency that provides an outlet for projects that are more personal in nature.

“I’m always thinking about design and the importance of the process of 'making' with the hand. I have hundreds of items I want to create, Melbourne Design Lab is now an opportunity to make these long held design dreams into realities.”