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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 homewares chain HomeSense who in 2014 commissioned her to open a series of new stores across England. [25] [26] Hamilton has also been a brand ambassador for Bosch (home appliance brand) [27] and Dulux. [28] [29] [30]
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.