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Jo Hamilton is one of Britain’s  most sought-after interior designers, renowned for her use of colour and space. She has been running her own highly-successful consultancy for 15 years and has been involved in many prestigious developments in Britain and on mainland Europe.

Past commissions have ranged from exclusive City apartments to stylish country retreats, from sleek bars and restaurants to stunning offices and homes.

In addition to her commissioned work, Jo runs a highly successful series of  interior design courses at London’s Sanderson Hotel. The  courses are based on her firm belief that by understanding a few key principles, even the least confident and experienced person can create designs that work. A journalist from a leading London magazine who attended one of Jo’s courses “under cover” rated it the best on offer in London and described her programme  as “the ultimate in home education.”

Jo’s distinctive flair and televisual personality have led to a wave of media interest. Among other projects:

- Jo was the specialist interior design consultant for the BBC’s “What to do with the house when the kids have left”.

- She was the featured interior designer in ITV’s 2011 Easter edition of  “60-Minute Makeover”.

One highlight of last year was an invitation to 10 Downing Street and a reception the Prime Minister gave for movers and shakers in the world of voluntary community service. Jo is contributing to a major charity project at the Brompton Hospital in London, where a member of her own family has received life-saving treatment - exactly the kind of venturet that exemplifies David Cameron’s Big Society project. “It was good to see another side to the grab-it-all  society so often promoted in the media”, she says. “It was good to see gathered together so many individuals who are putting something back instead of simply taking out.”

 An unusual piece of work Jo undertook in 2011 was to become the face of, and the brains behind, a promotional drive for a range of Bosch Power Tools aimed at women. “It was fun to do and in stark contrast to my other work”, she says, “ but I am an independent woman myself and women today want to be independent. These particular products put more power –literally – into the hands of women and I was more than happy to be associated with that”.