Vern Yip

Vern Yip
Born (1968-06-27) June 27, 1968 (age 56)
Hong Kong
Alma materUniversity of Virginia
(B.A. Economics, B.S. Chemistry)[1]
Georgia Tech
(M.B.A., M. Arch)[2]
Occupation(s)TV host and interior designer
PartnerCraig Koch
ChildrenGavin Joshua Mannox
Vera Lillian Beatrix
Websitewww.vernyip.com

Vern Yip (born June 27, 1968, in Hong Kong) is an American interior designer based in Atlanta, Georgia. He periodically appeared on TLC's Trading Spaces through its fourth season, and was known for frequently including silk, candles and flowers in the rooms he designed. He is one of the panel of judges on HGTV's Design Star. Yip hosted four seasons of HGTV's show Deserving Design.[3][4] Yip hosted an HGTV special called Urban Oasis, in which he designed a Chicago loft in the Trump International Hotel.

  1. ^ "VERN YIP". American Program Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  2. ^ Krystal, Becky (May 11, 2008). "Vern Yip's Career by Design". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  3. ^ Cathy Lubenski (2007). "Vern Yip Solos in Deserving Design". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on February 2, 2013. Retrieved September 13, 2007.
  4. ^ Kathryn Shattuck (September 12, 2007). "What's on Tonight". The New York Times. Retrieved September 13, 2007.