Kelly Hoppen was born on 28 July 1959 in Cape Town, South Africa.
24 Facts About Kelly Hoppen
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Kelly Hoppen's mother Stephanie Hoppen is of Estonian-Jewish ancestry and her father Seymour Hoppen who was a member of the Weinstock family from Dublin, is of Irish-Jewish ancestry.
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Kelly Hoppen began her career at 16 when she quit school and took on her first project designing a family friend's kitchen.
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Kelly Hoppen has since then designed for a number of celebrities, including David and Victoria Beckham; and Martin Shaw, who was one of her early clients.
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Kelly Hoppen has designed the homes, yachts and jets of private clients, as well as commercial projects in several countries, including hotels, restaurants, offices and aircraft.
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Kelly Hoppen is the author of thirteen design books to date.
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Kelly Hoppen received much critical acclaim and recognition following the publication of her first book, East Meets West, which was published in 1997.
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Kelly Hoppen is known for her signature neutral palette and trademark Perfect Neutrals, and is often referred to as the 'Queen of Taupe'.
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In 2021, Kelly Hoppen was included in Architectural Digest China's AD 100 list, which recognized her as among the top 100 most influential architects and designers working in China.
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Kelly Hoppen has been named among the top 100 designers in the 2022 LuxDeco 100.
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Kelly Hoppen was a dragon on BBC Two's Dragons' Den from 2013 to 2015.
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In 2016, Kelly Hoppen had a cameo appearance in Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie.
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Kelly Hoppen appeared as a guest judge on the final episode of the third series of BBC Two's The Great Interior Design Challenge.
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In 1996, Kelly Hoppen was awarded the Andrew Martin Interior Design Award by Andrew Martin International.
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Kelly Hoppen has subsequently won a number of other awards including European Woman Of Achievement in 2007, ELLE Decoration Award and Grazia Designer of the Year.
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Kelly Hoppen was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2009 New Year Honours for services to interior design.
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Kelly Hoppen is an Ambassador for rainforest charity Cool Earth, alongside Patron Dame Vivienne Westwood, as well as breast cancer charity Future Dreams.
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Kelly Hoppen has worked with Made by Dyslexia and The Diana Award.
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In December 2013, Kelly Hoppen was awarded the Natwest Everywoman Ambassador award for inspiring young women to excel.
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On 29 October 2015, Kelly Hoppen was listed by UK-based company Richtopia at number 35 in the list of 100 Most Influential British Entrepreneurs.
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Kelly Hoppen was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to the GREAT campaign.
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Kelly Hoppen had a ten-month relationship with ex-England footballer Sol Campbell.
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Kelly 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".
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Kelly 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.