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Jo Hamilton (born 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 (architect).
Further speaking appointments have included London's Decorex, [9] the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), in New York, [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.