Kelly Hoppen

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Kelly Hoppen
MBE
Born Kelly Elaine Hoppen
July 1959 (age 53)
South Africa
Occupation Interior designer
Spouse(s) Graham Corrett (1982-1989), Ed Miller (?-2002)
Children 1

Kelly Elaine Hoppen MBE (born July 1959)[citation needed] is a South African-born British interior designer and owner of Kelly Hoppen Interiors.

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Career [edit]

Hoppen began her career at the age of 16. She has designed for a number of celebrities including David and Victoria Beckham and Martin Shaw, who was one of her first clients.[1] Kelly puts her design stamp on the homes, yachts and jets of private clients, as well as select commercial projects the world over, including hotels, restaurants, offices and aircrafts. One of her most recent projects was a collaboration with Pearl Motor Yachts.

Kelly is the author of seven design books to date. She became famous on the back of her 1997 book.[2] Her most recent book was Kelly Hoppen Ideas.

As well as sharing her knowledge in the Kelly Hoppen Design School, Kelly also designs ranges of home accessories, wall paper, wall art, furniture, taps, lighting, carpets, fabrics, paints, bed linen, candles & scents as well as a highly successful QVC range. In 2011, she presented her own show on Channel 5 called Superior Interiors.

Hoppen is famous for using a neutral colour palette such as taupe and beige.[1][3] Of her design philosophy she has said, "My philosophy has always remained the same, its about creating calm balanced environments based on Eastern cultures, ie order and creation of harmony. How people feel in a space is as important as the way it looks, one can't be without the other to succeed."

In 1996 she was awarded the Andrew Martin Interior Design Award by Andrew Martin International. She has subsequently won a number of other awards including European Woman Of Achievement in 2007, ELLE Decoration Award and Grazia Designer of the Year.[1] In March 2009 Kelly was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.[4] The award was given for services to Interior Design. Kelly is an ambassador for the Prince's Trust, the Government’s GREAT campaign and now works with UK Trade & Investment and other parts the government, as an adviser and mentor to small businesses.

On 19 February 2013, Hoppen was announced as one of the new dragons on BBC Two's programme Dragons' Den[5] following the departure of Hilary Devey and Theo Paphitis.

Personal life [edit]

Hoppen was born in Cape Town, South Africa.[6] She moved, with her family, to London when she was 2 but returned to South Africa every year for Christmas. She was bullied at school because of her dyslexia .[7] Her father worked in the fashion industry and her mother has a gallery in London exhibiting artists and photographers from around the world. Her older brother,[1] Michael Hoppen, owns the Michael Hoppen Gallery.[7]

Kelly's daughter Natasha Corrett is the author of healthy eating book, Honestly Healthy: Eat with your body in mind, the alkaline way.

News of the World legal action [edit]

Main article: News of the World phone hacking affair

Hoppen lodged a claim against the News of the World and one of its reporters, Dan Evans, for "accessing or attempting to access her voicemail messages between June 2009 and March 2010".[8] Hoppen's case was one of five test cases concerning the hacking of the mobile phones of public figures by the paper due to be brought before the High Court early in 2012. In October 2011 she accepted £60,000 in damages from News International in relation to phone hacking in 05/06. No acceptance of liability was made in relation to the allegations against Evans in respect of 09.[9] Since settlement her test case has been replaced by that of footballer Ashley Cole.[10]

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Kelly Hoppen: 'I've had an amazingly colourful life...'". The Telegraph. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2011. 
  2. ^ East Meets West
  3. ^ "An interview with Gary Rhodes". Caterer Search. 18 April 2007. Retrieved 17 May 2011. 
  4. ^ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58929. p. 18. 31 December 2008.
  5. ^ [1], Digital Spy. 19 February 2013.
  6. ^ [2]
  7. ^ a b Karine Kong (15 July 2011). "La Famille... C'est Important - Kelly Hoppen". Hufington Post:United Kingdom. Retrieved 10 August 2011. 
  8. ^ Milmo, Cahal (2011-01-28). "New claims suggest that phone hacking is still going on". The Independent. Retrieved 2011-01-30. 
  9. ^ "Kelly Hoppen accepts £60,000 damages in hacking case". BBC News. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2011. 
  10. ^ Katy Dowell (25 July 2011). "NoW phone-hacking saga: the legal line-up". The Lawyer. Retrieved 10 August 2011. 

External links [edit]

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