Thom Filicia

Thom Filicia (born May 17, 1969) is an American interior designer,^[1] known for his role as an interior design expert on the American television program Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. He is also a co-author of a book based on the show.

Biography

Filicia is founder and chief creative officer of New York City-based design firm, Thom Filicia, Inc. Since launching the enterprise in 1998, Filicia's New-American Style has earned him clients in the worlds of entertainment, finance, sports, media, fashion and hospitality. Filicia is known for his ability to create modern, yet classic interiors that retain an inviting aesthetic which reflects the individuality of his clients.

Filicia has received accolades from the design world including being named by House Beautiful as one of their “Top 100 Designers,” House & Garden dubbed him an “International Taste Maker”, and Elle Décor called him an “A-List Designer.” Filicia has been featured in The New York Times, People, In Style, Vogue Home, O, USA Today and other publications.

Filicia was cast as the interior design expert in the highly rated and Emmy-Award winning show Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Filicia was assigned the program's segment about transforming the home of a design-challenged man. Filicia’s camera-friendly personality and design acumen led to numerous TV appearances including The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The View, The Today Show, Ellen, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Filicia has also hosted several shows for the Style Network, including Dress My Nest and Tacky House and is now featured talent on the HGTV Network.

Filicia’s design portfolio includes various first-class hotels and special projects such as the VIP Suite for the USA Pavilion at the World’s Fair in Aichi, Japan, an eco-friendly apartment for Riverhouse, Manhattan’s first premium (LEED certified) “green” luxury condominium tower, which received a merit award by Interior Design magazine for “Best Eco-Residential Design Interior”, and designing the holiday decoration installation with American Christmas for the Radio City Music Hall.

He is the author of Thom Filicia Style published in 2008 by Atria/Simon & Schuster, and is a contributing author of the best-seller Queer Eye For The Straight Guy: The Fab 5 Guide To Living Better. His book for Clarkson Potter Publishers was scheduled for release in November 2012.

Filicia is the creative mind behind the Thom Filicia Home Collection, which includes furniture, rugs, textiles, art and broadloom for the retail market. He has had partnerships and projects with American Express, Audi, Bosch, Barilla, Kravet, Soicher Marin, Safavieh, Classical Elements, Shaw, Vanguard, Procter & Gamble, Xerox, Kohler, Water Works and Viking.

Filicia graduated from Syracuse University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design and started his career at the renowned design firms, Parish-Hadley, Inc., Robert Metzger Interiors and Bilhuber & Associates. Filicia resides in Manhattan and Skaneateles, New York.

Awards

• Queer Eye won an Emmy in 2004 for Outstanding Reality Program, and received a nomination again in the same category in 2005.
• In 2011 he was named as one of Elle Decor's top 25 A-List Designers, in 2006 he was chosen as one of House Beautiful's Top 100 American Designers and House & Garden's Top 50 "Tastemakers."

References

External links

• Official website
• Thom Filicia at the Internet Movie Database
• Food Bank For New York City public service announcement