• Network: Bravo
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 31, 2007
  • Season #: 1 , 2
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  • Starring: Goil Amornvivat, Margaret Russell (II), Kelly Wearstler
  • Summary: On the heels of "Project Runway" and "Top Chef" comes Bravo's latest talent competition, which pits a dozen aspiring interior designers against one another for a chance at a large cash prize.
  • Genre(s): Reality
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 11
  2. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Reviewed by: Jessica Shaw
    91
    The contestants are highly entertaining. [2 Feb 2007, p.116]
  2. Reviewed by: Matt Roush
    90
    Nobody said the creative process was pretty, but rarely has it made such electrifying TV.
  3. "Top Design"... comes closer to capturing "Runway's" singular appeal than "Top Chef" ever did... Yet with each scan of the "Project Runway" blueprint, a little more of the original's crispness and clarity gets lost.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 21
  2. Negative: 8 out of 21
  1. EganM
    10
    This is the most creative, intelligent, and fun-to-watch reality show I have ever seen. I really loved the first two episodes and am eagerly awaiting the third! Expand
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  2. MarkoW
    5
    Bravo thought that since they had a winning formula for reality shows (Project Runway and Top Chef) an interesting or engaging host and judges was unnecessary. They were wrong. The interactions between and designers is the meat. The host and the judges are the bones. Half the show is for the dogs! Next season could be a real winner with the right staff! Marko Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. JasonS
    3
    Interior design was the next obvious step for Bravo's competition reality series; in fact, as a joke I told my friends who watch Top Chef that next would be a show like this. On paper, it seems like a good idea, but the reality is interior design does not lend itself well to competition as does fashion and even food, which the viewers can't even taste and therefore truly judge. The host is dry and talks like he's reading cue cards, the judges are bland (and one looks like Cruella DeVil) and the send-off phrase is a simple and dumb "goodbye" (as opposed to the much more interesting "you're out" or "pack your knives"). All in all, the show isn't worth the time and will most likely not see another season. Plus, two words: later decorator??? Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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