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Jo Hamilton (born in Eton, Berkshire) is a British interior designer.[1][2] She is the founder and creative director of Jo Hamilton Interiors. Hamilton has been a show ambassador and key speaker for House,[3][4] in Dublin's RDS, and the Index Exhibition,[5] in Dubai's World Trade Centre. She was also the long-term resident interior designer at Grand Designs Live[6] in both London and Birmingham[7] as well as a key speaker and one of three "show ambassadors" along with Kevin McCloud and Charlie Luxton, and formerly George Clarke (architect).
Further speaking appointments have included London's Decorex,[8] the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), in New York,[9] and the International Property Awards,[10] for which she is a judge.[11] Hamilton has also served as a judge for the What House? Awards[12][13] and the Index Architecture and Design Awards.[14]
Hamilton has appeared on Sky Living series Who'd Be a Billionaire?,[15] BBC's What To Do With The House (When The Kids Leave) and ITV's 60-Minute Makeover.[16]
Hamilton regularly features in articles about interior design by media outlets that have included The Independent,[17] the Daily Telegraph,[18][19] The Times,[20] Irish Independent,[21] Metro,[22] and the BBC,[23] among others.
She has worked on interior design-related PR activities with a number of respected companies including Jacaranda Carpets and Rugs[24] and Virgin Money UK.[25][26] In 2014, she was commissioned by homewares chain HomeSense to open a series of new stores across England,[27] including Cheltenham,[28] Solihull[29][30] and Salisbury.[31] Hamilton has also been a brand ambassador for Bosch (home appliance brand)[32] and Dulux.[33][34][35]
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.