Sophie Robinson (designer)

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Sophie Robinson
Education The Kingsley School, Brighton University
Occupation(s)Interior stylist, designer, journalist, presenter
Years activeSince 2000 (journalism)
Employer BBC
Known for The Great Interior Design Challenge , 60 Minute Makeover , Cowboy Builders
SpouseTom Pike
Children1
Website http://www.sophierobinson.co.uk

Sophie Robinson is a British interior stylist, designer and journalist. She is a guest judge on BBC 2's The Great Interior Design Challenge .

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Education and career

Robinson attended Kingsley School in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire. [1] [2] Later, she studied 3D design at Brighton University in the late 1990s, intending to become a product or furniture designer. [3] [4]

After graduating in 1997, Robinson moved to London where she had a workshop at Cockpit Arts, a social enterprise scheme which supports people to grow businesses. [5] She initially began assisting with interior design projects to help pay her rent, which led to a career working on shopping pages in magazines before her first full-time job as an in-house stylist for the BBC Good Homes magazine from 2000 to 2005. [4] [6] [7] She then became a freelance interior designer for eleven years in London before moving back to Brighton where she continues to work as a freelance interior stylist, designer and journalist. [3]

Robinson also runs interior design Masterclass courses with fellow judge on The Great Interior Design Challenge, Daniel Hopwood and presents interior design videos on the YouTube channel Sophie Robinson. [3] [8]

Television

For five years, Robinson was an on-screen designer for ITV's 60 Minute Makeover . She has appeared on Channel 5's Cowboy Builders . In January 2014, she became one of the judges on BBC 2's The Great Interior Design Challenge. [6] [9] Robinson left the show as lead judge after the third series to take a "complete career break" to spend time with her son, but was a guest judge during the fourth series. [10] [11] She was replaced on the show by interior designer Kelly Hoppen. [10]

In 2022, Robinson began presenting a new show on Channel 5 (UK), Dream Home Makeovers with Sophie Robinson.

Bibliography

  • Dyckhoff, Tom (6 November 2014). Great Interior Design Challenge Sourcebook: The DIY Way to Add Value to Your Home. Pavilion Books. ISBN   978-1909815865.

Co-authored with Sophie Robinson, Daniel Hopwood and Katherine Sorrell

Personal life

Robinson lives in Brighton with her husband Tom Pike, who is a builder. They have one son. [3] [7]

At the age of 21, Robinson became a rally driver after being encouraged by her father, Adrian, to take up the sport [1] [12] and competed in the British Rally Championship. [13]

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  4. 1 2 Kwiscombe, Sarah. "A CUP OF TEA WITH: SOPHIE ROBINSON, INTERIOR STYLIST AND PRESENTER". sarahkwiscombe.com. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Cockpit Arts Open Studios in Holborn". craftscouncil.org.uk. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. 1 2 McGuire, Jane. "Sophie Robinson – the Great Interior Designer". hotcourses.com. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  7. 1 2 "About". sophierobinson.co.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Sophie Robinson YouTube channel". YouTube.com/sophierobinson. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Hello! I'm Sophie Robinson – an Interior stylist, designer and journalist". sophierobinsoninteriors.co.uk. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  10. 1 2 Bullock, Andrew (3 August 2016). "The Great Interior Design Challenge given primetime slot as Kelly Hoppen joins as judge". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  11. ↑ Robinson, Sophie (24 July 2016). "Breaking News! I won't be returning to The Great Interior Design Challenge. – Sophie Robinson". Sophie Robinson. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  12. ↑ Harris-Gardiner, Rachel. "Speedqueens - Sophie Robinson". speedqueens.blogspot.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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