HOLLY HUNT

Known for a look that is consistently at the forefront of style and quality, HOLLY HUNT showrooms and collections lead the industry in luxury home furnishings. The company designs, produces and showcases custom made product including indoor and outdoor furniture, lighting, rugs, textiles and leathers. About Holly Hunt: The Woman Behind The Name A native of Texas, Holly Hunt graduated from Texas Tech in 1965 and entered an executive training program at Foley's, a Federated Department store in Houston. She claims to have gotten her 'business degree' working at Foleys and following the path to become a buyer. Holly, more interested in becoming a designer, moved to New York in 1969, as a designer and assistant to the President of a costume jewelry firm. Marriage, and three sons later, she opened her first eponymous showroom in Chicago's Merchandise Mart. HOLLY HUNT soon became the premiere design entity for luxe furnishings in the US. Over the following years she opened showrooms coast to coast, while building and designing her own collections of home furnishings for interior designers and the HOLLY HUNT brand was formed. As an arbiter of refined taste, her eye for what is now and what is next has led to her success. Holly has long been credited with raising the bar in interior design showrooms. HOLLY HUNT was voted the Top Showroom in the Best of the Best Awards voted by Interior Designers across the US all three years the award was given. Her work has received numerous industry awards such as the Timeless Design Award from The Royal Oak Foundation, the Innovation Award from New York C&G and the prestigious IIDA Leadership Award for Excellence. Texas Tech honored Holly with their Distinguished Leadership award in 2012. Holly remains CEO today overseeing all creative and HOLLY HUNT showrooms worldwide. She currently resides in Chicago serving on the Board of Directors of the School of the Art Institute and the National Council of the Aspen Art Museum.