Jo Hamilton (interior designer)

Jo Hamilton
Born	1969 (ages 56-57) Eton, Berkshire, England
Father	Brian Clarke
Website	johamilton.co.uk

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.

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