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How to Decorate

Ep. 77: designer Alexa Hampton

How to Decorate

Ballard Designs

Arts, Business, Design

4.2785 Ratings

🗓️ 26 February 2019

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Renowned interior designer Alexa Hampton has done it all — TV, books, magazines, you name it and Alexa has been featured there. Today, she joins the show to talk about growing up with her  designer father Mark Hampton, the inspiration behind her two books, Decorating in Detail and Language of Interior Design, her recent travels for an upcoming furniture collection, and why there is no room for snobbery in design. What You’ll Hear on This Episode: What has been Alexa’s biggest challenges over the many different collections she has created and titles she juggles. Alexa’s habit of drawing on a photograph as a low tech and practical way that gave her a “Eureka” moment. Her father’s designation between a decorator and a designer. People may not realize how much they really can put in a room. Alexa’s self-described “rookie mistake” when redoing her bedroom, and the lesson learned in bouncing back after a misstep. More about Alexa’s trips to Vietnam to check out prototypes for her new furniture collection, and going to Ireland with a group from the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art. How publishing books in the world of decorating is more different than it has ever been. The point of views from her books The Language of Interior Design and Decorating in Detail. Design is no place for snobbery, and there is always more to learn, discover and see. How the fee can grow, but the markup will be scrutinized. The balance between having a trademark look, and being open to adapting based on the client’s needs.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hi and welcome back to the How to Decorate Podcast from Ballard Designs.

0:03.2

We want to teach you how to decorate your home and unleash your inner decorator.

0:06.8

So we'll be interviewing inter-designor, stylists, and other talents in the design world,

0:10.8

sharing the trials and triumphs of our own homes, and also answering your decorating questions.

0:15.0

I'm Caroline. I run the Ballard Designs blog, How to Decorate.

0:18.4

And I'm Terran and I do product design at Ballard.

0:23.3

And I'm Karen, and I head up branding of Ballard.

0:24.2

And where are your hosts?

0:36.1

Today, we are so excited to have Alexa Hampton on the podcast.

0:39.7

She is a renowned interior designer. She has two books, decorating in detail and Alexa Hampton, the language of interior design.

0:44.9

Your work has been in every shelter magazine, basically. You're on the AD100 list. We've seen her on on television and your firm Mark Hampton LLC was

0:58.1

opened in 1976 by your dad Mark Hampton another legendary designer you're famous you've done it all

1:06.6

television books shameless shameless self-promotion

1:10.8

right that's all this is actually

1:12.8

yeah give us our five dollars

1:15.1

get out of here get me a gig

1:17.2

welcome yes

1:20.5

well thank you for having me we're excited to have you

1:22.5

you're a highlight of our day

1:24.0

I'm sad I know it's downhill from here

1:26.8

we're hoping to get cocktails later.

1:29.3

Get you tickets to at least like a movie theater or something tonight.

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