| HGTV Design Star | |
|---|---|
| Format | Design, Reality, Competition |
| Presented by | Clive Pearse (2006-2009) Vern Yip (2010) Tanika Ray (2011) |
| Judges | Vern Yip Candice Olson (2009-present) Genevieve Gorder (2009-present) Cynthia Rowley (2006-2008) Martha McCully (2006-2008) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 44 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | 495 Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | HGTV |
| Original run | July 23, 2006 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
HGTV Design Star is an American reality competition show airing on the cable television network HGTV. It premiered July 23, 2006,[1] and has completed six seasons.
Clive Pearse served as host for Seasons 1-4. Vern Yip (Deserving Design), Genevieve Gorder (Dear Genevieve), and Candice Olson, (Divine Design) currently serve as the show's three judges and were co-hosts for Season 5. Previous judges include Cynthia Rowley, a designer of fashion and home accessories, and Martha McCully, executive editor of the magazine InStyle as well as guest judge Mary Jo Wardle.
The contestants compete for their own design show on HGTV, which follows the format of The Next Food Network Star on sister channel Food Network. Each week, the judges decide whom to eliminate; and, in Seasons 1-4, Clive Pearse would tell the contestant(s) who had been eliminated, "Your show has been cancelled...please exit the studio."
Each week, the remaining contestants participate in an interior design challenge such as designing a living space or creating a space in an empty room, using unconventional items from a pet store, mechanics store, or a discount store. The designers are given a specified amount of time and cash to create their designs, sometimes working alone and sometimes in teams.
Contents |
| Presenters | Seasons | |||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Clive Pearse | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ||
| Vern Yip | ♦ | |||||
| Tanika Ray | ♦ | |||||
| Mentors | Seasons | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| David Bromstad | ♦ | |||||
| Judges | Seasons | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| Vern Yip | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ |
| Cynthia Rowley | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |||
| Martha McCully | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |||
| Genevieve Gorder | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |||
| Candice Olson | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |||
| Season | No. of Designers | Season Premiere Date | Season Finale Date | Location | Winner | Winner's Show | Runner-up | Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | July 23, 2006 | September 10, 2006 | Miami, Florida | David Bromstad | Color Splash | Alice Fakier | Tym De Santo |
| 2 | 11 | July 29, 2007 | September 16, 2007 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Kim Myles | Myles of Style | Todd Davis | Will Smith |
| 3 | 9 | June 8, 2008 | August 3, 2008 | Nashville, Tennessee | Jennifer Bertrand | Paint-Over! | Matt Locke | Trish Beaudet |
| 4 | 11 | July 19, 2009 | September 13, 2009 | Los Angeles, California | Antonio Ballatore | The Antonio Treatment | Dan Vickery | Lonni Paul |
| 5 | 12 | June 13, 2010 | August 22, 2010 | New York City, New York | Emily Henderson | Secrets from A Stylist | Michael Moeller | Casey Noble |
| 6 | 12 | July 11, 2011 | September 12, 2011 | New York City, New York | Meg Caswell | Great Rooms | Karl Sponholtz | Mark Diaz |
This was Clive Pearse's final season as host, and two new judges (Olson and Gorder) joined the panel. The winning designer was Antonio Ballatore.
Season 5 featured a new producer and a new format. Prop stylist Emily Henderson won the competition; and her show, Secrets from a Stylist, premiered August 29, 2010.
This season features Tanika Ray as host and David Bromstad as mentor. It premiered July 11, 2011.
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