It’s this art thing she’s created called Yucky, I think. Her surname is Abdullah.
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Ironically I thought Duran should have won the first week (the beach hut) where she made it look cavernous inside and the quirky squiggles worked really well to highlight the curved opening into the kitchen.
Every week I've thought the wrong person has gone. Frankie's room in the castle was much more in keeping than others and their main issue was a gold headboard. The pair who went who designed the multi-space had a nightmare brief and it was so much better than the basement one with the missing cork tiles and hideous blue circles on cupboard doors. Jonni's mess room was great - a much nicer space than the tacky one which replicated a pub and shoved in a clapped out piano.
I agree Michelle is a hate-watch and I've been ok with that until now but this season has been pretty awful. The reasons for picking winners or sending people home aren't consistent (eg. Duran's open bedroom onto a kitchen was utterly wrong for the space yet Ajeet was booted off).
The programme has so much potential to be absolutely amazing. It needs some different energy.
Every week I've thought the wrong person has gone. Frankie's room in the castle was much more in keeping than others and their main issue was a gold headboard. The pair who went who designed the multi-space had a nightmare brief and it was so much better than the basement one with the missing cork tiles and hideous blue circles on cupboard doors. Jonni's mess room was great - a much nicer space than the tacky one which replicated a pub and shoved in a clapped out piano.
I agree Michelle is a hate-watch and I've been ok with that until now but this season has been pretty awful. The reasons for picking winners or sending people home aren't consistent (eg. Duran's open bedroom onto a kitchen was utterly wrong for the space yet Ajeet was booted off).
The programme has so much potential to be absolutely amazing. It needs some different energy.
It's shops week next episode so I presume the guest judge is Mary Portas.... looking forward to seeing LLB when he comes back.
Michelle literally said in her critique this week "I'm seeing this across the board, as a collective, my designers are not getting certain things about cohesion and furniture" - she seemed really frustrated at the standard.
Maybe they need a masterclass or be told to read a book or two - do they learn everything from AI and Tiketty Tok?
The ultimate prize isn't even a design job like it used to be. A step on the ladder for interior design on a real world space. It's a product line which is a lesser thing and as we see with celebrities is just driven by others behind the scene with the celebrity name attached. They need to rethink this show.
I wonder if they are going to have the human cigarette aka Matthew Williamson as a judge this series?
Or even Abigail Aherne who always reminds me of a bad Edina Monsoon at a fancy dress party?
Using AI is an absolute cop out, what made it even worse was that Ajeet used it to create that heron - anyone with a shred of artistic ability should be able to draw that themselves, it's just so lazy!
Or even Abigail Aherne who always reminds me of a bad Edina Monsoon at a fancy dress party?
Using AI is an absolute cop out, what made it even worse was that Ajeet used it to create that heron - anyone with a shred of artistic ability should be able to draw that themselves, it's just so lazy!
Oh definitely, the prize is not helping them kickstart an interior design career with a major win for their portfolio, as you say a collab in Next feels like something so generic as to be pointless. I can't see any of the designers who are left creating a range that I'd want to buy something from.
I've been reflecting on Ajeet's elimination and I think Michelle was right, for such a small space, zoning each individual area ended up highlighting just how small it was and how many functions that small space was trying to fulfill. I also just adore the drama-free elimination process. Absolutely no suspense, just immediately naming him, critique and off you go!
What I did note was she didn't get up to give him a hug goodbye this week, just an awkward seated wave, does she normally embrace the person leaving?
Next series the winner will be designing a collab for The Range
I don’t think the segment aired but the BBC reached out to someone who voiced their opinions on the use of AI art in the show for Points of View
Aaah i missed that. I thought AI had told them how to layout the apartment and suggested zoning and colours and furniture etc. i guess using an image isn't THAT bad and bound to happen.
I disagree here. They are creatives on a creative TV show. If they couldn’t draw what they wanted they could have found a similar piece online and bought it or gone for a different idea. The whole show is around sustainability but AI is the worst culprit for wrecking the environment.
In case it's of interest, Michelle explains the rationale behind her decisions to keep or fire designers each week on her Substack: https://michelleogundehin.substack.com/s/interior-design-masters
That's really interesting, thank you.
Agree it should be banned. About can generate a room plan using AI and I bet some of them have been doing that.
With the guitar shop I immediately thought they should have had a sort of museum aspect - photos of bands and artists using those guitars, a history of those guitars in photos, clippings from NME etc.
Just a lot more info.
Just a lot more info.
How the duck did that "tree" win?
The tree shop counter was awful too
I guess at least they've taken the dreadful "leaves" off it, and changed the window display a bit
And it looks like the guitar shop is basically the same, except it now sells bikes too.
And it looks like the guitar shop is basically the same, except it now sells bikes too.
Yes more imagery would have helped. Made it seem less like a guitar warehouse.