Sally Walsh

Sally Walsh (April 1, 1926 – January 12, 1992) was an American interior designer best known for her work in the Houston area in the "contemporary" style of the period. She was inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame in 1986. Walsh was Partner in Charge at S. I. Morris Associates from 1971 to 1978.

Early life and training Walsh was born in Inspiration, Arizona, on April 1, 1926. From ages 6 to 10, she attended schools at the Anaconda Mining Camps where her father worked, and graduated from high school in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

She attended Augustana College, but dropped out because she was bored with the course.

In 1971, Walsh joined S. I. Morris Associates as Partner in Charge of Interior Design. Walsh designed the interiors for Houston's first open office building, which was published in the April 1974 issue of Interior Magazine. She also designed the interiors for the Braniff International Airways Headquarters and the Rice Memorial Center at Rice University. During this period, she also designed the interior of Houston's Central Public Library, a design lost through a remodelling project in 2008.

From 1980, she worked independently. In 1986, she was inducted in the Interior Design Hall of Fame, the first Houstonian to be admitted. Her name is recognized by many because of the lecture series endowed by Raymond Brochstein and named in her honor, as she "brought modern design to Houston and became an inspiration to a whole generation of Houston architects and designers." Her prototype for an executive desk is held by the MFAH.