Design U is a Canadian television series which premiered on April 4, 2005, on HGTV. It ran for four seasons. Produced by Mountain Road Productions, the series gives clueless designers a crash course in interior design. After one intense day with a professional designer learning the ins and outs of design theory, the design students test their knowledge during a two-day makeover. With $3,000 and a team of renovators at their disposal, the student has to transform a single room in a house. At the end, the professional designer returns to review the results.
Hosted by Maureen Ross Neilson, the show featured designers Ernst Hupel, Melanie Martin, Ramon Robleto, and Penny Southam; lead carpenters Tyler Hamilton and Baron Bryant; seamstress Christina Maureen Rice; assistant carpenters William Mood, Jeff Palmer, Lucie Soulard and Blair Varden.
Episodes
Season 1 (2005)
Season 2 (2006)
Season 3 (2007)
Season 4 (2008)
Awards
| 2009 | Design U | Gemini Award, Category: Best Original Music for a Lifestyle/Practical Information or Reality Program or Series – David Burns "Bruno’s Daughter’s Bedroom"
| 2009 | Design U | New York Festivals, Category: Educational/Instructional TV - "Sandra's Bedroom/James' Basement/Bruno's Daughter's Bedroom" | Gold World Medal |- | 2008 | Design U | Summit Emerging Media Awards (EMA), Category: Media Website | Leader Award |- | 2007 | Design U | Summit Awards (SIA), Category: Movie/Film Music Website | Bronze |- | 2007 | Design U | Yorkton Film Festival, Golden Sheaf Award, Category: Lifestyle Programs
International Syndication Country / Region Name Television Network Dubbing / Subtitles Design U ION Media Networks English
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