Alexa Hampton
Encyclopedia
Alexa Hampton owns and operates her own interior design firm in New York City, Mark Hampton LLC. She also designs licensed products within the home furnishings category through her company Alexa Hampton Inc.
. She did graduate work at New York University
’s Institute of Fine Arts in Florence
, Italy
and in New York City
. She cut her design teeth working with her late father, the legendary Mark Hampton, in the firm that he opened in 1976, both as an apprentice at a young age until later achieving the position of senior designer. After her father’s death, she took over Mark Hampton LLC and continues to own and run the business. In 2000, Alexa Hampton launched her first licensed product collection with a fabric line by Kravet
. She now also designs lines for Hickory Chair, Visual Comfort and Stark Carpet.
’s top 100 of the world’s best interior designers and architects. Since 1999, Alexa Hampton has also been included in House Beautiful
’s list of “America’s 100 Best Designers.” In 2002, Hampton was named one of New York’s “100 Best Architects and Designers” by New York Magazine. Interiors Magazine named Hampton one of eight “Female Leads” in the design industry, and she was named one of twelve “Fun, Fearless Females” by Cosmopolitan Magazine. Alexa Hampton was awarded the “American Spirit Award” by the American Folk Art Museum in January 2005 for her commission as the interior designer of the Trowbridge House
, the official guest house of past presidents of the United States in Washington, DC. Hampton received an honorary doctorate in 2008 from Moore College of Art & Design and regularly lectures about design all throughout the country.
. She was the show’s first and only regularly appearing female cast member. She was also a co-host on Find!, a PBS series, and she worked on a special magazine edition of Find! and contributed to their website. She continues to make various television appearances.
Career
Alexa Hampton is a graduate of Brown UniversityBrown University
Brown University is a private, Ivy League university located in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Founded in 1764 prior to American independence from the British Empire as the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations early in the reign of King George III ,...
. She did graduate work at New York University
New York University
New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...
’s Institute of Fine Arts in Florence
Florence
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
and in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. She cut her design teeth working with her late father, the legendary Mark Hampton, in the firm that he opened in 1976, both as an apprentice at a young age until later achieving the position of senior designer. After her father’s death, she took over Mark Hampton LLC and continues to own and run the business. In 2000, Alexa Hampton launched her first licensed product collection with a fabric line by Kravet
Kravet Inc.
Kravet Inc. is a privately held, fourth-generation American family business that services the interior design trade exclusively. Founded in New York City as a small decorative trimmings store in 1918, the company now has over thirty showrooms in the U.S. and Canada as well as warehouses and...
. She now also designs lines for Hickory Chair, Visual Comfort and Stark Carpet.
Notable accomplishments
Alexa Hampton has had a steady stream of important projects and accolades including her designation from 2002 to the present as one of Architectural DigestArchitectural Digest
Architectural Digest is an American monthly magazine. Its principal subject is interior design, not — as the name of the magazine might suggest — architecture more generally. The magazine is published by Condé Nast Publications and was founded in 1920, by the Knapp family, who sold it in 1993...
’s top 100 of the world’s best interior designers and architects. Since 1999, Alexa Hampton has also been included in House Beautiful
House Beautiful
House Beautiful is an interior decorating magazine that focuses on decorating and the domestic arts. First published in 1896, it is currently published by the Hearst Corporation, who purchased it in 1934...
’s list of “America’s 100 Best Designers.” In 2002, Hampton was named one of New York’s “100 Best Architects and Designers” by New York Magazine. Interiors Magazine named Hampton one of eight “Female Leads” in the design industry, and she was named one of twelve “Fun, Fearless Females” by Cosmopolitan Magazine. Alexa Hampton was awarded the “American Spirit Award” by the American Folk Art Museum in January 2005 for her commission as the interior designer of the Trowbridge House
Trowbridge House
The Trowbridge House is an historic town house, adjacent to the Blair House on Lafayette Park across the street from the Old Executive Office Building of the White House...
, the official guest house of past presidents of the United States in Washington, DC. Hampton received an honorary doctorate in 2008 from Moore College of Art & Design and regularly lectures about design all throughout the country.
Television
Alexa Hampton has served as senior design consultant for PBS TV’s This Old HouseThis Old House
This Old House is an American home improvement magazine and television series aired on the American television station Public Broadcasting Service which follows remodeling projects of houses over a number of weeks.-Overview:...
. She was the show’s first and only regularly appearing female cast member. She was also a co-host on Find!, a PBS series, and she worked on a special magazine edition of Find! and contributed to their website. She continues to make various television appearances.