Maryanne Milazzo is an interior design pioneer. She is a significant group of design practitioners who became the first female directors of interior design and architecture practices in South Australia. 

A South Australian Institute of Technology (SAIT) graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design, Maryanne Milazzo achieved a long and impressive track record in architecture and design. 

She worked for leading architectural practices, managed three architecture and interior design businesses in Adelaide and Sydney and was a founding partner of Hardy Milazzo Architects and Interior Design. As Director at Hardy Milazzo, she led projects across various portfolios, including Corporate Workplaces, Retail, Hospitality, Education, Alternative Living, Heritage and Residential. 

She has been involved in various major infrastructure projects, working with government, corporate clients and project construction managers. These projects include the EDS Asia- Pacific Resource Centre headquarters and its specialised high-tech marketing centre in North Terrace, Adelaide, with office accommodation for the state government department of information industries and the Playford Centre. Hardy Milazzo provided the complete architectural and interior design services for the 8,000 square metres fit-out within the 11-storey building. Projects of similar scale included the BAE Systems headquarters, Bendigo Bank, and the Adelaide offices of the South Australia Police. 

Maryanne is a past Board Member of KOJO, a national content, digital, events and post-production provider. Milazzo was elevated to a Fellow of the Design Institute of Australia. In 2017, she was acknowledged as a South Australian Design Icon by the Design Institute of Australia.