Aspiring interior designers compete for the chance to start their own design firm.
Aspiring interior designers compete for the chance to start their own design firm.
It may be down to Nathan, Ondine and Preston going head-to-head in tonight's finale of Top Design (10 pm/ET), but TVGuide.com caught up with last week's cast-off Eddie to chat about what inspired him to audition for a reality show, as well how his big boss lady, Martha Stewart, feels about on having an employee on the series.
The Magical Elves (the team behind Project Runway, Top Chef) are sprinkling their fairy dust on the new season of Bravo's Top Design (Wednesdays at 10 pm/ET) to shake things up — including Todd Oldham's move to his new Tim Gunn-esque mentoring role. We caught up with the design guru to get his take on Season 2 changes, contestants clashing and the new "hottie" host, fashion model India Hicks. TVGuide.com: What made you switch from your hosting gig in Season 1 to solely mentoring in Season 2?Oldham: It was just about the only room my schedule would allow! I was excited it worked out, and that I was able to do my very favorite part, which is mentoring. It was really fun to show up and help wherever I could — or leave them alone, because that can be just as helpful. TVGuide.com: How was it doling advice ou
Consistency paid off for Chicago-based designer Matt Lorenz, 32, who on Wednesday night won the final challenge on Bravo's Top Design. In the first-season finale, Lorenz was pitted against his pal Carisa, but eventually came out on top. Now, he's extremely relieved to finally be able to reveal to family and friends that he's the champ, although his 4-year-old daughter did walk into her preschool after the March 28 episode announcing that Daddy had "won." "I had to explain to her and to her teachers and classmates that I won the challenge that night, not the show," Matt chuckles. "I had to be sure that was clear." Matt points out that while Bravo's portrayal of the tense group of competitors was very accurate, "I don't think people realized how truly exhausted we were
"See ya later, decorator!" It may sound corny, but when interior designers on Bravo's Top Design (Wednesdays at 10 pm/ET) hear Jonathan Adler utter that dreaded line, they know it's time to pack their paint swatches and leave. Over the last seven weeks, Adler and his team of take-no-prisoners tastemakers have whittled 12 hopefuls down to a minimalist five. Here's a look at the ambitious finalists who are still hoping to ace the ultimate DIY test. GOIL AMORNVIVAT, age 33Job: Teacher, Parsons School of Design Style: UltramodernFavorite room color: A combo of off-whites Why the judges always heart him: "I think they liked that I'm a problem solver. Todd [Oldham] would give us a proble
Tonight's episode of Bravo's Top Design mixes reality TV with harsh reality, as John Gray, whose outbursts have already caused friction among the cast of competing interior designers, reveals that his anger was fueled by medication used in treatment of his HIV-positive condition. "I just want everyone to know," USA Today quotes Gray as telling his fellow contestants. "I'm not making excuses or apologies."Though Gray disclosed his HIV status during casting, producers had no designs on revealing it. As exec producer Clay Newbill tells USA Today, "This isn't a relationship show, so it wasn't an issue."
The folks at Top Design (premiering Wednesday at 11 pm/ET) kicked off the start of Bravo's newest reality show with a serious challenge — redecorating the New York City subway system. To celebrate the premiere, interior design mogul and Top Design judge Jonathan Adler transformed a 42nd Street platform into a stylish living room complete with a flat screen TV and plug-ins for iPods. "If a New York subway stop can look a whole lot better than my living room, then they must be doing something right," Bravo president Lauren Zalaznick said at the Jan. 29 event. "Or else I'm doing something really wrong with my living room." What Project Runway and Top Chef did for fashionistas an
Last call for your burning questions for Smallville exec Al Gough. Post 'em here, by noon/ET.... Elizabeth Taylor was among the first to contribute to Hillary Clinton's presidential run, chipping in the maximum allowed.... Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson plays himself on an upcoming episode of Disney Channel's Cory in the House.... Toon Disney premieres its "Great Toon Weekend Getaway" programming block Saturday at noon.... If you're in the vicinity of Grand Central Station on Monday morning, Bravo's Top Designer Jonathan Adler will be there at 10:30 am to unveil a transformed 42nd Street shuttle platform. Do bamboo shades go with hobos, though?