Judy Fox arrived from Boston in Arizona 33 years ago after being educated at the New York School of Design and Harvard.

She initially planned on a brief visit with an aunt who was an artist in the Phoenix area and then return home to continue her education, but instead Judy saw a market void for distinctive home accessories for custom homes and launched a retail business in Phoenix.

Over time many of her retail customers insisted that Judy not only sell them the accessories from her shop, but also do the entire interior design for their home. As this service business grew, she decided it was more creatively fulfilling than retail, so she sold the shop and formed Judy Fox Interiors, Inc.

Judy’s philosophy was to get totally immersed into the lifestyle of her clients and fully understand what their needs are for their living space. The successes multiplied and so did the client referrals. Judy didn’t need to advertise as her clients spread the word about her unique approach to interior design.

Her ability to think quickly and solve tough design problems, as well as her insistence in being totally involved from the concept through the client’s move in, earned her respect and gratitude from architects and contractors alike. Judy may have been a best kept secret in the early years, but as clients referred their friends and family, her fame as a talented and successful designer spread.

Judy traveled the world and brought back to her studio a personal understanding of architectural styles, interior designs and how these could be incorporated and blended into new and wonderfully innovative interior plans. Her client base grew even more briskly and so did her awards and industry recognitions. She hand-picked some of the most talented young designers and moved the team into a beautiful studio in Old Town Scottsdale.

Judy is an introspective perfectionist who discounts the many accolades given her and the extensive media coverage her designs have attracted over the years, including “home of the decade in the 1990s.” Instead she focuses on the “next” prestigious residential or commercial design project as being her signature piece, like a fine artist signing a work and then moving on to a fresh canvas.

Like many artistic people, Judy has woven herself into the fabric of the community through her many contributions and associations. She is, of course, an ASID designer, but locally is involved in or contributes to the Economic Club of Phoenix, Women of Scottsdale, Childhelp USA, The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and the Sojourner Center.

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