Maria Cheung, who graduated from the Diploma Programme in 2001, has spoken to Dezeen about her path to becoming the head of interior design at Squire and Partners for the Dezeen Jobs careers guide.

Maria studied under Shin Egashira and David Greene in her fourth year at the AA, and under Mark Prizeman, Peter Thomas and Kevin Shepherd in her fifth year. She set up practice almost immediately after graduating, which she led for six years before going to work at Squire and Partners.

Read the full interview on the Dezeen website.