Hampton, Mark

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Name
Hampton, Mark Gender: M
Mark Iredell Hampton Jr
born on 1 June 1940 at 03:35 (= 03:35 AM )
Place Indianapolis, Indiana, 39n46, 86w09
Timezone CST h6w (is standard time)
Data source
BC/BR in hand
Rodden Rating AA
Collector: Scholfield
Astrology data s_su.18.gif s_gemcol.18.gif 10°43' s_mo.18.gif s_aricol.18.gif 17°25 Asc.s_taucol.18.gif 26°41'



Mark Hampton (Replica of the Oval Office as decorated by Mark Hampton for President George H.W. Bush)
photo: George Bush Presidential Library and Museum, license cc-by-2.0

Biography

American designer primarily known for residential interior design work for clients such as Brooke Astor, Estee Lauder, Mike Wallace, Saul Steinberg, H. John Heinz III, Lincoln Kirstein, as well as three U.S. presidents. In 1986 he was inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame, and in 2010 Architectural Digest named him one of the world's top 20 designers of all time. In addition to interior design commissions, Hampton licensed his designs in fabrics, trimmings, and furniture. His weekly columns for House & Garden were later compiled in the book Mark Hampton on Decorating. He died on 23 July 1998, age 58, in New York City.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Events

  • Work : Prize 1986 (Interior Design Hall of Fame)

Source Notes

Sy Scholfield provided birth certificate from Indiana Archives.

Categories

  • Vocation : Art : Fine art artist
  • Vocation : Building Trades : Interior design
  • Notable : Awards : Hall of Fame (Interior Design)
  • Notable : Famous : Top 5% of Profession