Interior Design Masters

Are the contestants amateurs or professionals (masters)? I'm sure they mentioned them having businesses or already working as interior designers, but one was a restaurant manager and another was a lawyer? I was confused and seems a bit unfair in a competition!

Besides this and the awful judging the program was ok. I think the 1 star reviews are harsh, but I just can't see it getting another series.

I just entered to check if am the only one who's surprised about the judgment in the last 3 episodes and am very happy To that the most of the viewer are really upset from that it's the worst judgment EVER

It became apparent that in order to remain on the show didn't require so much as talent and an eye for design, but a mouthy and egocentric demeanor. The more that the contestants became amenable and comfortable with each other they were eliminated. Designers who failed to generate conflict were deemed too boring for Reality TV and sent packing. One would expect these trite and tired production values from so many American 'singing' contests, but not from our friends across the pond. A useless import for Americans mobbed by omnipresent TV people looking for a fight.

Wish I could rate higher because this is the show that got me hooked on other interior design shows like Apartment and Great Design Challenge. However, it's impossible to undermine the major flaws of the format: giving absolute power to only one judge and asking contestants to demonstrate their talent and signature styles via chaotic "teamwork"-based war zones. Perhaps starting with a smaller group of contestants and including more opportunities for sole-masterminded work may have helped with the overall outcome. For accountability purposes, the guest judges should have had voting power.

The fact that a show like this had only one judge destroyed the show. I think there should be a second judge and the guests should be involved in the decision making. The finalists definitely did NOT deserve to be there.