Jo Alcorn, Design Expert
Jo has earned her reputation as a design expert. She has developed a diverse client base and is proud to be able to provide style and continuity for a wide range of personalities and décor preferences.
One of Jo’s most proud adventures has been designing her own furniture line along with a dog bed and home pillow collection, as well as a lighting collection for Artcraft Lighting that is in major lighting stores. She also has her own paint colour with Para Paints, and is in the midst of adding more products to her collections line up.
To add to her credentials, she is the Style Editor for Home Trends Magazine, and has a monthly newspaper column. Further, she has been teaching Humber College North Campus since 2010, developing young minds of the industry.
Jo graduated with a B.A from a Liberal Arts School in New York City, Manhattanville, after which she had the opportunity to explore Europe studying colour and architecture while attending London’s City University.
Jo’s passion for design has been showcased on HGTV, Discovery Channel, Rogers Stations, CHCH, Global Morning and Noon Show and BT. She has become the design face of HGTV for their 2014 Critical Listing show and is designing her way through the new HGTV show Home to Win out Spring 2016.
Her design expertise has also been proven within the film industry where she has been a Production Designer for a handful of films. She has been running her own successful business since 2005, which caters to clients’ design need on any budget.
Jo is also an advocate for animal rescue groups and is the volunteer coordinator for the Jack Russell Terrier Rescue Organization.
“Think Adopt for your next best friend and help stop puppy mills everywhere!”
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