Kelly Hoppen, one of the world's leading interior designers, discusses her work with celebrities and luxury brands. She talks about achieving good design on a budget, growing up in South Africa, and how music inspires her work. She also shares insights on dyslexia in business and the importance of concise information. Hoppen offers advice for those starting out and reflects on challenges faced in her career.
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Successful interior design can be achieved on any budget by making small changes and looking within what you already have.
Kelly Hoppen's unique ability to visualize spaces before designing them on paper allows her to understand her clients' vision and make quick adjustments.
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Interior designer Kelly Hoppen: Creating Dream Spaces
Kelly Hoppen, a renowned interior designer, shares insights into her approach to design and creating dream spaces. She emphasizes that successful interior design can be achieved on any budget, by looking within what you have and making small changes. Hoppen's design studio serves as a creative hub where dreams are brought to life, whether it's for a private home, hotel, yacht, or airline. She believes in immersing clients in the design process, using visualizations and music to create the desired atmosphere. Hoppen's signature neutral palette provides a harmonious backdrop, while incorporating her clients' personalities and desires through art and eclectic elements.
Kelly Hoppen: The Power of Visualization in Design
Kelly Hoppen discusses her unique ability to visualize a space before it's even designed on paper, allowing her to excel as an interior designer. She believes that this skill is more effective than computer-aided design technology because it allows her to make quick adjustments and truly understand her clients' vision. Hoppen immerses herself in her clients' heads, extracting information to create designs that reflect their desired feelings and identities. She emphasizes the importance of music in her creative process, as it helps her get into the design zone. Hoppen also highlights the role of CGI in presenting designs to clients, allowing them to visualize and connect with the proposed spaces.
Designing with Neutrals and Embracing Color
Kelly Hoppen shares her design philosophy of using neutrals as a base tone to create harmony while incorporating color to reflect her clients' personalities and desires. She believes that neutrals are calming and better for bedrooms, but she embraces diverse color schemes based on her clients' needs and preferences. Hoppen stresses the importance of listening to clients and creating their identities within a neutral backdrop. She rejects the notion that interior design is only accessible to the wealthy, emphasizing that everyone can have a fabulous home by making small, thoughtful changes and creatively utilizing what they already have.
We meet one of the world's leading interior designers.
Kelly Hoppen finds design solutions for celebrities including the Beckhams, but also works with luxury brands and businesses too.
And she is enthusiastic about people achieving good design on a budget. She talks about growing up in South Africa, and explains how music inspires her work.
Producer/presenter Dougal Shaw.
(Image: Kelly Hoppen. Credit: BBC)
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