Candice Olson

Candice Olson (born October 27, 1964) is a Canadian interior designer. She is the host of the Toronto-based home-makeover shows Divine Design and Candice Tells All, which air on the W Network in Canada and on HGTV in the United States.

Education

Olson attended the University of Calgary and played for the Canadian National Women’s Volleyball Team at the same time. She later attended the school of Interior Design at Ryerson University in Toronto. Scouted upon graduation, Olson honed her skills for several years in many of Canada’s top interior design firms before establishing her own residential and commercial design practice, Candice Olson Design, in 1994.

Career

Television

In the fall of 2001, Divine Design debuted on Canada’s W Network and quickly established itself as one of the network’s flagship shows. Two years later, in 2003, the series premiered on HGTV in the United States in more than 90 million homes.

On January 1, 2011, Olson's new series, Candice Tells All, premiered on HGTV. It debuted on the W Network in Canada on January 6, 2011.

Collection

The Candice Olson Collection is made up of products in the home décor market. The lines include an upholstered furniture line for Norwalk (), The Furniture Idea; a line of fabric from Kravet Inc.; a lighting line in conjunction with AF Lighting; a line of carpets for Surya Rugs; a line of broad case good, occasional, and table line with Revco International; and a wallpaper line for...
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