Jo Hamilton (interior designer)

Jo Hamilton
Children
  • Chris
  • Tom
  • Sam
Relatives
  • Brian Clarke (father)
  • Anne Clarke (mother)
  • Lisa Pearce (sister)
  • Vanessa Bennett (sister)
Website www.johamilton.co.uk

Jo Hamilton (born 13 April 1969, Eton, Berkshire) is a British interior designer, based in London, known for her expertise in colour.[1] She is resident interior designer at Grand Designs Live[2] in both London and Birmingham[3] as well as a key speaker and one of three "show ambassadors" along with Kevin McCloud and Charlie Luxton, and formerly George Clarke (architect).[4][5]

She has appeared on the BBC's What To Do With The House (When The Kids Leave) and ITV's 60-Minute Makeover, among others[6][7] and has worked with Virgin Money UK,[8][9] First Time Buyer Online [10] and in September 2013 was listed among the UK's "100 best experts" by Amara - The Lux Pad.[11] She is regularly interviewed about interior design issues[12] by the media, including Metro,[13] the BBC,[14] and International Property & Travel.[15]

Grand Designs Live show ambassadors Jo Hamilton and George Clarke compete in a 'cook-off'

She has been a brand ambassador for Bosch Power Tools[16][17] - also known as Robert Bosch GmbH - and in October 2013 became brand ambassador for Dulux.[18][19] In 2014 homewares chain HomeSense commissioned Jo to open a series of new stores across England,[20] at sites including Cheltenham,[21] Solihull[22][23] and Salisbury.[24] The following year Jo appeared in Sky Living six-part series Who'd Be a Billionaire?[25][26][27] along with several other high-end interior designers. The 'talking heads' programme explored the spending habits of the 'super rich'.[28][29] In 2016 Jo became a judge for the What House? Awards, with What House? editorial director Rupert Bates stating: “We are delighted to have Jo on board. She is hugely talented and regarded and joins an outstanding panel of judges.”[30]

She is the director of Jo Hamilton Interiors[31] and runs regular interior design courses at five-star London venues that have included Charlotte Street Hotel and The Sanderson Hotel.[32] She carries out work for residential and commercial properties and has also designed interiors for yachts and private jets.[33]

She became an interior designer in 1995 with a background in graphic design. She has three children. Her father, Brian Clarke, writes a monthly column for The Times, on fly-fishing and the environment.[34]

See also

References

  1. ↑ New Homes For Sale
  2. ↑ YouTube
  3. ↑ Event magazine
  4. ↑ Media 10
  5. ↑ "Send in your Interior Design dilemmas for Jo Hamilton!". www.granddesignslive.com. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  6. ↑ 60-Minute Makeover Archived October 30, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ Jo Hamilton official website - about Jo Hamilton
  8. ↑ Virgin Money UK
  9. ↑ https://www.virginmoney.com/magazine/article.jsp?category=virgin&article=34647 Virgin Money Magazine Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ↑ First Time Byer Online
  11. ↑ Amara - The Lux Pad
  12. ↑ MumKnowsBest.Com
  13. ↑ Metro, Oliver Stallwood for. "Interior designer Jo Hamilton: 'Our homes should express ourselves'". Metro. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
  14. ↑ BBC
  15. ↑ "International Property & Travel Volume 23 Number 5". Retrieved 2016-09-01.
  16. ↑ SourceWire
  17. ↑ Housefixer
  18. ↑ https://www.dulux.co.uk/letscolour/weekend/ Dulux
  19. ↑ Birmingham Mail
  20. ↑ "HomeSense UK | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  21. ↑ "60 Minute Makeover host, Jo Hamilton, gave Cheltenham shoppers hints on interior design". Gloucestershire Echo. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  22. ↑ Rebecca. "HomeSense Solihull Store Opening". Here Come the Girls. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  23. ↑ HomeSense UK (2014-03-12), Interior Designer Jo Hamilton Opens New Solihull HomeSense Store, retrieved 2016-03-02
  24. ↑ "FashionFake: Jo Hamilton at HomeSense Salisbury: Tips for Decorating Your Home". FashionFake. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  25. ↑ "Jo Hamilton". www.granddesignslive.com. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  26. ↑ "Jo Hamilton on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  27. ↑ "Chris Henwood on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  28. ↑ "Who'd Be a Billionaire (Toys) on Sky Living, Tue 31 Mar 8:00pm - TV Guide UK TV Listings". TVGuide.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  29. ↑ "Who'd Be a Billionaire | Programme guide | Radio Times". RadioTimes. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
  30. ↑ "What's new". Jo Hamilton Interiors. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  31. ↑ https://twitter.com/JoHamiltonUK Jo Hamilton - Twitter
  32. ↑ Alison at Home (Daily Telegraph journalist Alison Cork)
  33. ↑ Trying To Balance The Madness
  34. ↑ Brian Clarke column - The Times
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