Jo Hamilton (interior designer)
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Jo Hamilton | |
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| Born | Eton, Berkshire, England |
| Father | Brian Clarke |
| Website | johamilton |
Jo Hamilton (born 1969 in Eton, Berkshire) is a British interior designer.[1][2][3] She is the founder and creative director of Jo Hamilton Interiors. Hamilton has been a show ambassador and key speaker for House,[4][5] in Dublin's RDS, and the Index Exhibition,[6] in Dubai's World Trade Centre. She was also the long-term resident interior designer at Grand Designs Live[7] in both London and Birmingham[8] as well as a key speaker and one of three "show ambassadors" along with Kevin McCloud and Charlie Luxton, and formerly George Clarke.
Further speaking appointments have included London's Decorex,[9] the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), in New York City,[10] and the International Property Awards,[11] for which she is a judge.[12] Hamilton has also served as a judge for the What House? Awards[13][14] and the Index Architecture and Design Awards.[15]
Hamilton has appeared on Sky Living series Who'd Be a Billionaire?,[16] BBC's What To Do With The House (When The Kids Leave) and ITV's 60-Minute Makeover.[17]
Hamilton regularly features in articles about interior design by media outlets that have included The Independent,[18] the Daily Telegraph,[19][20] The Times,[21] Irish Independent,[22] Metro,[23] and the BBC,[24] among others.
She has worked on interior design-related PR activities with a number of respected companies including Jacaranda Carpets and Rugs[25] and homewares chain HomeSense who in 2014 commissioned her to open a series of new stores across England.[26][27] Hamilton has also been a brand ambassador for Bosch (home appliance brand)[28] and Dulux.[29][30][31]
She became an interior designer in 1995 with a brief professional background in graphic design.
Her father, the author and journalist Brian Clarke, wrote a monthly column for The Times for a number of years on fly-fishing and the environment.