Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr 2025 S06E02
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00:00This week we're getting down to business as our designers transform office spaces in Bristol.
00:24Stand back, Lord Sugar. Alan Demerara's in town. And this mummy's boy is now a money boy.
00:32It's my MD. Michelle Darling.
00:38She wants to touch base, crunch my digits and examine my bottom line.
00:43I'm phoning HR. And my mum. Welcome to Interior Design Masters.
00:49No, you're fired.
00:50Nine designers remain as they compete for the chance to win a collaboration contract for a range with John Lewis.
01:00Last time.
01:02Oh, isn't it a little slay.
01:03Our budding designers went wild in Windermere.
01:06I think this is the first time I've gone shopping in a forest.
01:10Expressing their signature style on youth hostel bunk rooms.
01:14Is it going to look a bit mad? Is it going to look too much?
01:17Rita literally brought the outside in.
01:20I'm turning skip to sexy.
01:23And one standout space.
01:26Victoria showed off a contemporary luxe style.
01:29This space is going to be a flower explosion.
01:32But miss the brief.
01:34It's not quite enough youth hostel.
01:37Emma drew on her art teacher skills.
01:39I'm going to have steam coming out of my sewing machine.
01:42Too much craft.
01:43Let's just focus on the design.
01:45And Essay.
01:46I think I have a few rough edges.
01:48Overlooked the main feature of a hostel.
01:51It's just all gone a bit wrong on the bed.
01:53And yet the bed is the reason that you book the room.
01:56So was the first to leave the competition.
01:59Make me proud.
02:00We did it!
02:16Offices this week.
02:17I mean, this should be my 40, but the pressure.
02:20Oh, the pressure.
02:21We're back.
02:22We're back.
02:23No more bunk beds.
02:25Two.
02:25Here we are again.
02:26Yeah.
02:27Lots to prove.
02:28Last week was really good because I had the standout space.
02:32I think I need to be leaving myself a bit more this week.
02:35And go for it.
02:36How are we feeling?
02:37No, I'm not.
02:38I feel good.
02:38Very refreshed.
02:39Fresh.
02:40So last week on the sofa, I learned that I put too much pressure on myself.
02:44I'm glad I have that feeling.
02:46Oh, that's good.
02:47That's good.
02:47So this week, I'm putting more pressure on the trade.
02:52So if you're my trade guys, this next challenge, watch out.
02:56Go on, Emma.
02:57Go on.
02:59Hi, guys.
03:01Hello.
03:01Hello.
03:02Hello.
03:03As it's week two, we're going to have to get down to business.
03:07So pop on your out of office because you're heading to Bristol, where you'll be transforming
03:12some office spaces of the future.
03:15On a building site in Bristol, a modern business district is rising from the rubble of the
03:25historical home of British Concord.
03:30Our nine designers must use sustainable materials and upcycled furniture to transform a repurposed
03:38shipping container into a modern office for a small creative company.
03:45Renovating a shipping container into the sort of office that will tempt people away from
03:50working from home is the perfect way to dive into the idea of sustainability.
03:55And to help Michelle judge this week is a designer who's going to feel right at home in your spaces.
04:01He's the eco-friendly design king, Max McMurdo.
04:06Oh.
04:06Max will be joining us later when it's decided who will win standout space and who will be
04:12going home.
04:13But before all that, you've got to impress this boss.
04:17You've got two days and a budget of £1,300.
04:21Good luck.
04:22See you in Bristol.
04:23I've been in retail a long time, so I have unloaded a lot of containers.
04:31I've never stopped to look around to think, hmm, what would I do in here?
04:35I'm feeling a bit nervous about this week, just because I've never worked in the office
04:40before.
04:41But my boyfriend, he loves watching the office on tele.
04:44They do a little dance on the office, yeah.
04:46In North Bristol, slap bang next to Concord.
04:58Wow.
04:59It's such an iconic plane, isn't it?
05:01It's incredible.
05:02The designers have arrived at the emerging business district, made from 40-foot shipping
05:07containers.
05:08Our designers have a lot to consider in this challenge.
05:11You've got a box that's narrow and long.
05:14It's clad in OSB.
05:17Bye, guys.
05:17Hey, bye.
05:18Have fun.
05:19You too.
05:20It's the fanciest-looking container I've ever been in.
05:23Already.
05:24Sounds a good start, isn't it?
05:26I'm asking them to really source materials.
05:28Yeah, this is cool.
05:30This is really cool.
05:30And to investigate what they're made of, because that's really crucial.
05:34The nine designers have had to come up with an imaginary client to help theme their office.
05:39Who's your client of Skatewater Magazine?
05:42Because my client is an online magazine.
05:44Oh, no way.
05:45Bring on the magazine competition.
05:51To help turn a box into an enticing place to work, each designer has a decorator and a
05:57carpenter.
05:59Hello.
06:00Hi, how are you doing?
06:02Emma is designing her office for an arts charity.
06:05I was thinking about Concord and I was thinking about flight, so then I sort of latched on
06:11to the idea of a spaceship.
06:12Right, we're going to take you through the plans.
06:14Yeah.
06:14If I sum it up, I want it to look like an art gallery in a spaceship.
06:19Excellent.
06:21Emma's imagined spaceship will be colour-drenched light blue, and she'll be displaying her own
06:27colourful artworks in her gallery-inspired office.
06:30Four desks will face the walls with plywood waves above them.
06:36The end of the office will be a warm, yellow meeting space with an upcycled chandelier and
06:41semi-circular sofa made out of second-hand chairs.
06:46I was on the sofa last week, but it's not a place I want to go back to this week, so I
06:51really want to nail it.
06:53Okay.
06:53On this first day.
06:54Take me to the blue paint.
06:55Let's go.
06:56While Emma gets started with her blue-sky thinking...
07:03Morning.
07:04Morning.
07:04Rita has grand plans for a bespoke workstation for her imaginary magazine company.
07:11So the plan for this office space is to have a curved desk in here that goes all the way
07:17four metres this way, so they can all work together.
07:20And then these staircase spindles, there will be the legs.
07:24Okay.
07:25I hope they're going to work.
07:26My inspiration was to create a space for four women that all work for an online magazine
07:32that tell women's stories.
07:35I'm all in.
07:35Upcycled chic.
07:36Yeah.
07:37Upcycled chic.
07:38That's what I'm doing.
07:39It is important to me because personally, you know, I lived two wars and moved different
07:45countries, four countries.
07:47And it would be nice to have a place where women feel safe to share their stories.
07:54We're going a bit colourful this time.
07:57I'm taking inspiration from the razzle-dazzle patterns.
07:59What is the razzle-dazzle?
08:00So the razzle-dazzle camouflage was, like, used back in the day to confuse the enemy on
08:06what way the ship was going.
08:08Learn something new every day.
08:09Yeah.
08:09You do.
08:10You're out of the shipping container.
08:11Ships.
08:12Shipping container.
08:13Makes sense.
08:14Yeah.
08:15Yeah.
08:15Yeah.
08:19Bradley aims to dazzle by framing his entranceway with black and white striped wallpaper and
08:25a checkerboard lino.
08:26He's designed four brand new desks to be attached to the walls.
08:32He'll decorate the furniture in bold colours and paint colourful motifs on the walls and
08:37ceilings.
08:39My desks are going to be a divisor and two shelves.
08:44So essentially it looks like a plane, if that makes sense.
08:46Yeah.
08:47Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
08:48And what material are we going to use for this?
08:50MTS.
08:51Okay.
08:51Yeah.
08:52Down the corridor, Aisha and Bryony are keen to get the measure of what
08:56neighbour Craig has planned.
08:58Oh, hello.
08:59Well, hello.
09:00Right?
09:01Hey.
09:01Oh, this looks nice.
09:03This is nice, Craig.
09:04Right, talk us through it.
09:05What have we got?
09:05Well, so we've got a kind of a cool 70s design vibe.
09:09Lovely colours.
09:09So I've got this, you know, the classic 70s sexy stripe.
09:13It's going to go all the way down, up there and across the ceiling.
09:18Oh, it's brilliant.
09:19Down the other side.
09:20So how come you're doing your desks at an angle like that?
09:24It's really cool.
09:24I didn't want to face the wall.
09:26Yeah.
09:26That's, personally, I've been in offices where you face the wall.
09:29It's a bit depressing.
09:30I'm actually doing my desk facing the wall.
09:32Yes.
09:32Are you?
09:33Oh, that's all.
09:33Yes.
09:36Yes, I am.
09:36I didn't want a desk shaking you.
09:40But you have.
09:41It's about half.
09:41It's all right.
09:42Yeah.
09:42Yeah.
09:43My designs are simplistic, and I think I can really easily get freaked out when I see other
09:48people's designs, and I see how the big builds and what they're doing.
09:52And so I just need to channel into me and stick to, like, what I believe I'm good at.
09:58My partner and I started a home and giftware business.
10:01We had some bricks-and-mortar stores that went online, which left me without that creative,
10:08physical outlet.
10:09So I've been waiting for an opportunity like this to come along.
10:15Hello.
10:16Hello.
10:17Welcome aboard, guys.
10:19Welcome aboard.
10:19We're going to try and create a bit of a Concord theme in here.
10:23I've used the Concord to help me create zones within my office that gives you that inspiration
10:30and that nod to where we are.
10:33All the painting, we're going aeroplane white, touches of navy and reds and some brass from
10:38the pilot's cap.
10:39It's going to be good.
10:40Nice.
10:40I like it.
10:41Let's go.
10:42To the work, babe.
10:45The first job on the designers' list is to get some colour on the walls.
10:50I've got 30 litres of white paint, so it's just a little bit of painting to do, just a
10:56little bit.
10:57While Bryony's office goes all white...
11:01I'm only going to paint the ceiling.
11:04...Holly's walls will be completely bare.
11:07Design-wise, we're going 1960s space age.
11:11Maybe we're trying to make it look like it's kind of been forgotten about for 50 years,
11:15like when Austin Powers got frozen.
11:18Then he got defrosted and he was like, what?
11:20Where am I?
11:20But all these lighthouses stayed the same.
11:23So, a bit like that.
11:25If my personality was a room, it'd probably look like my caravan.
11:32So, I've literally done all that up with everything that I like, not listened to anyone.
11:36I think my dream interior design job would be working on, like, layouts for camper vans
11:41and boats and stuff.
11:43I think that sounds really cool.
11:44Oh, holly!
11:46Yes?
11:48I've got some bad news.
11:49Oh, go on, then.
11:50We need more paint.
11:51Oh, it's OK.
11:53What have you got left in your budget?
11:54I've got £10, and that'd be all.
11:57You only need another two and a half litres.
11:59OK.
12:00How much should you get in a normal tub?
12:01Two and a half litres.
12:03Oh, yeah, OK.
12:05And if you can get it for £10, you're lucky.
12:08OK.
12:09Right, leave it with me.
12:10I'll sort it.
12:11Oh, so I didn't buy enough paint, so I might have to sacrifice from it.
12:2018 quid!
12:22I paid eight quid plus that at my place.
12:25Yeah.
12:27Right, so I need to sell something for £9 and then have enough money.
12:33Plant.
12:34Get rid of a plant.
12:37Sounds like the designers need some help managing their spreadsheets.
12:42Good job I packed me thylopax.
12:48Where to, love?
12:49925 Parton Street.
12:52Go as fast as you can.
12:53My boss is expecting me.
12:59Thanks, darling.
13:00Me feet were killing me.
13:01I've come to Bristol to see how our designers are getting on.
13:07And as it's office week, I thought I'd dole myself up a bit.
13:11Hey, put that drill away.
13:15Guys, my face is up here.
13:17Now, where's those designers?
13:18Think that I would deserve that promotion.
13:21Want to move on.
13:23Stroop me cup of ambition.
13:26What a way to make a living.
13:27Yeah, sometimes that man is out to get me.
13:31So, where do we start?
13:37The key elements for this brief is putting sustainability into every design that you do.
13:42So, I managed to pick up this drum kit.
13:44I'm going to do a wee bit of upcycling.
13:46So, this might look like a drum kit to you, but it's going to happen for new life as a coffee table.
13:50I'm a project manager for a commercial property company.
13:58So, on a day-to-day, I'm usually developing very industrial properties.
14:03I then got the amazing opportunity to design an office for the company I work for.
14:07And from there, I really feel like it is my passion.
14:14Victoria.
14:15Hello, Alan.
14:16What? Who's your client? Animal from the Muppets?
14:18So, I'm going for somebody in the music industry, maybe, like, an events management company, something like that.
14:26Ah, and how much did this cost?
14:29£10, full drum kit.
14:30Where did you get all this stuff?
14:32A man's garage in Dumfries.
14:34I travelled a bit to get it, but it was cheap, so...
14:37Your room last week was stunning.
14:40It was beautiful, but you didn't listen to the client.
14:43Oh, I know. It was too bougie and less backpackery.
14:46That's one thing I've learnt from being on the sofa last week.
14:50Just need to think about the end user.
14:51Right, well, I'll leave you to it. Drum roll, please.
14:54Yeah!
14:55Bye!
14:56Bye!
14:57Bye.
15:04So, this should, hopefully, if my measurement's right...
15:07Fair.
15:08I've been there.
15:09Steve, I mean, rock and roll.
15:11Pencil?
15:12Oh.
15:12The curve.
15:13Draw your curve now.
15:15Yeah, OK.
15:16The main design of the desk is to have this curve right.
15:19So, fingers crossed, I haven't made it too small.
15:24I'm a visual merchandising expert.
15:27I build the layout of the store, the window dressing,
15:30and just to make it a great experience for the customers.
15:33OK.
15:34Let me see.
15:35That's fine.
15:35Thank you so much.
15:36I'll just meet it up a little bit.
15:37Yes, please.
15:38OK.
15:39Rita's desk might be big, but John's planning something even bigger.
15:44I've got my pride and joy, which is going to be my amazing meeting table.
15:48It's massive and really heavy.
15:50It's a piece of kind of industrial furniture.
15:52Thanks.
15:53Oh, yeah.
15:54So, I'm going to need, like, a crew of people to get this out of here.
15:56Right, we're doing it.
15:57I am probably taking a risk in the huge collaborative desk.
16:01How about to you?
16:02How about?
16:03You all right?
16:04It's a big piece.
16:06I've planned a lot of furniture for this.
16:07You know, my carpenter is going to be pushed really hard this week.
16:11So, that is a risk.
16:14Oh, thank you.
16:16Whoop, whoop, whoop.
16:17It's big.
16:17You can get round it, just.
16:19Yeah.
16:19Yeah, we can get round it.
16:21Yeah, I think that works.
16:23One of my concerns at the moment is that it's potentially going to be too big.
16:26I can't do anything about the size of the dolly.
16:28That's obviously a reclaimed piece.
16:31If it is too big, I'm going to have to make changes to my design.
16:36John's giant desk will sit at the back of his office,
16:39complete with storage for stools, plans and paperwork.
16:43A black and white mural inspired by his architect client
16:47will be painted across all the walls.
16:51He's hand-decorating four desks
16:53made from pieces of reclaimed office furniture
16:56and installing a partition to create an entranceway.
17:03What's up, mate?
17:04Yeah.
17:04Come, look at this.
17:05You know who's up?
17:07Oh, wait.
17:08Is it a bird?
17:09Is it a...
17:10It literally looks like a plane.
17:12We're clear to take off.
17:13Take it upstairs.
17:14Come on, then.
17:14Yeah.
17:14So I do content creation for a living.
17:18I upload videos on social media of many DIY hacks and upcycles.
17:23I would describe myself as a DIY Derek.
17:26I'm very creative and I love getting the look for less.
17:29I would love to be known for colour, pattern and creating fun, playful spaces.
17:36This is Byzantine boxworks and it's characterised by these lovely columns, arches, mosaics and polychromatic tiles.
17:52I've designed my own wallpaper and fabric for the space
17:55and it's kind of a little interpretation on the polychromatic Byzantine tiles.
18:00And colourful wallpaper isn't the only thing Aisha's turned her hand to.
18:05Aisha, what's going on?
18:08You need to explain.
18:08Yeah, I do.
18:09What is this?
18:10So this is an old oil drum.
18:12Yeah.
18:12And I'm kind of upcycling it with old broken tiles, like a terrazzo effect, tabletop.
18:17And the word that Michelle kept going on about is sustainability.
18:21Now this is definitely sustainability.
18:23That's sustainable, isn't it?
18:24I mean, that is an old drum with some broken tiles.
18:27And what is this? Black grout?
18:28This is black grout, yeah.
18:29I feel like that's going to really lift it a little bit, obviously, in keeping with the rest of my design.
18:35That's getting quite pongy now.
18:36I'm going to go.
18:37All right, OK.
18:37See you later.
18:38Bye.
18:39Bye, see you.
18:43Emma is also getting creative.
18:45Bristol's famous for a hot air balloon festival that it has, which I've been to, which is visually just so stunning.
18:53So I wanted to just do a painting that was a nod to all of that.
18:57Bring a bit of joy to a box.
19:03So these two mirrors will create the centre for our breakout space.
19:08OK.
19:08So the other one will be directly opposite.
19:10Yeah.
19:10OK.
19:11Craig is trying to create a 70-seating area from second-hand finds.
19:20Oh, Jesus.
19:22There's a gobbins-y thing out there.
19:23I don't know what that is.
19:24It's in the way, though.
19:26I think it's Wi-Fi.
19:27Oh, no one needs Wi-Fi.
19:29It's the 1970s.
19:30You just send...
19:31You just write a letter.
19:33My mirrors won't fit in where I want them to be, and it's just really boring.
19:37You plan your design.
19:39You want it to be as you planned it, but life's not like that, is there?
19:42We're seeking perfection in an imperfect world.
19:46See, that's not too bad, is it?
19:47I think it's all right.
19:48Yeah.
19:49Maybe it would have been a bit heavy, like, internal.
19:51Yeah, you would have this infinite mirror.
19:52Wouldn't it really annoy you?
19:53So, I think, uh, thank you, the Wi-Fi gods, for putting a router there.
20:03With only £1,300 to overhaul each office...
20:07Hey!
20:08Hello!
20:08Emma's had to think clever about her seating.
20:11Oh, great, the pads are off.
20:13Yes.
20:14So, because, um, curved sofas are hugely expensive,
20:18I've, um, picked up five freebies, which are old waiting room chairs,
20:22and I'm converting them into a curved sofa.
20:25It's rifty and sustainable.
20:27That angle there...
20:29Yeah.
20:29I think that's...
20:30I think that's perfect.
20:31Yeah?
20:32Yeah.
20:32I'll do the same with each.
20:34Perfect.
20:35And then they'll take up the section so I can upholster them in...
20:38In place.
20:38In situ.
20:39Yep.
20:40Nice one.
20:41OK.
20:42I feel like it's quite ambitious, but it's go big or go home, isn't it?
20:47So, I'm going big.
20:49Also going big is Victoria.
20:51OK, so the first thing is the booth placement.
20:55And then if you could potentially create me a nice little wall in between each of them.
20:59And then bums on seats will be this way.
21:02We've got a tabletop coming out here, which I've got a sporting leg for there as well.
21:07I managed to pick up the booth seating from a Turkish restaurant in Glasgow.
21:11It'd been sitting in a warehouse for years, and the guy was pleased to get it out the way,
21:16so I got that as a steal.
21:17As well as booth seating with outward-facing hinged desks,
21:24Victoria is going to make wall lights from old symbols,
21:27install a mirrored partition, and build a stand-up meeting desk.
21:32Her bass drum coffee table and snare drum lamp
21:35will go in the entranceway to her music-themed office.
21:38It's lame as for two people to sit on here, possibly.
21:42Will two people fit?
21:43Will it fit?
21:44I mean, it'll be cosy.
21:45It's like being on a train, look.
21:47Easy.
21:47Or a Turkish restaurant.
21:49Well, where else where they're from?
21:51If we put the first desk round about there, then that's the divider.
21:54Holly has been inspired by the industrial materials in the container for her booths.
22:00I'm well excited to see the dividers.
22:03So Neil's made the frames, and then we're going to put the strand board over it.
22:07Yeah, it's going to look in.
22:14These are old, reclaimed scaffolding boards.
22:17So these are going to act as shelves.
22:19So we've got scaffolding poles to go up into the ceiling to hang stuff off,
22:23because they look pretty industrial.
22:26We're in a shipping container.
22:30And they look cool.
22:36But Brian has landed on a more playful approach to office seating.
22:41Rob?
22:42Hello?
22:42How do you feel about making a swing?
22:44Um, I'm, okay, I'll give it a go.
22:47I think it would look really pretty, and I do love this rope,
22:51and it'll be a lovely feature.
22:52However, I am concerned that Michelle would think,
22:54why are you putting a swing in an office?
22:55I like the idea.
22:56You're feeling stressed, can't get your mind focused.
22:59You know what, let me just have a swing, look in the distance.
23:02You don't know, idea could come to you while you're swinging on a swing.
23:04Rob sold it, hasn't he?
23:07Rob sold it.
23:08We're doing a swing.
23:09We're doing a swing.
23:09I'll show you what I've got.
23:14It's midway through day one, and things are hotting up.
23:18I'm sweating.
23:20It's the sun.
23:21This ginger skin, you know what I mean?
23:23Jump back.
23:24Yeah.
23:25Okay.
23:27You know, I'm in a vest and shorts, and I'm boiling hot.
23:30Emma is having a go at upholstery for the first time.
23:35I'm cutting these in half so that I can put them on my curved seating,
23:43and then cover it, and then it's going to look like a curved sofa seating area.
23:49I'm struggling a little bit.
23:59I've never reupholstered before, and I'm just thinking about the feedback that I had last time.
24:05I don't want to make the same mistakes again.
24:07So I'm getting rid of that.
24:09I'm going to re-cover these, paint it, and make it look slicker and nicer.
24:13Emma!
24:21Hey!
24:22Is everything going to plan?
24:24No.
24:24Does it ever?
24:25Oh, no, no.
24:26What's going on?
24:28Well, I think you'll agree.
24:29I was starting to upholster and put some foam over here.
24:35It didn't go well.
24:37I can see that, love.
24:38So that's been abandoned.
24:40And then what was the whole idea of the box?
24:44I was thinking this long box is a bit like a spaceship.
24:47Now I'm looking around, I can see it's got spaceship vibes.
24:51It has.
24:52It's gravity, man.
24:54Wow, it's really messing with my head.
24:59See you later.
25:01See you later, darling.
25:03Back on Earth...
25:05I love doing a good mural.
25:06Design and technology teacher John is mapping out a monochrome masterpiece inspired by his childhood.
25:13So when I was a kid, my mum painted me a mural in her bedroom.
25:18And she spent months painting this thing and I absolutely loved it.
25:22And I remember all my friends coming around saying how cool that was.
25:24And I like artwork in a room, but actually why can't the wall itself be a bit of artwork?
25:30And you've got these giant canvases that are walls, why not do something with them?
25:34Many of the designers are covering their boxy offices in paint.
25:38How many coats do you think?
25:40Looking at it, about four.
25:42But others are focusing their efforts elsewhere.
25:45Hi, Holly.
25:46Oh, hello, Alan.
25:47Hey, you're putting a sink in.
25:50Yeah, we're putting a sink in.
25:52No one else is doing a sink.
25:53Why haven't you done a sink?
25:54You know, because it gets so cold and rainy in the winter, make yourself a pot noodle.
26:00Make yourself a pot noodle.
26:02So that's all attached to here.
26:05Have you ever made a sink before?
26:07No.
26:08Well, you're really pushing yourself then, aren't you?
26:10It is the place to try it, isn't it?
26:12Well, you've got, yeah.
26:14Pulls up.
26:19And it goes down again.
26:20Oh, my.
26:22Isn't that amazing?
26:23How cute is that?
26:24It's so cute.
26:25It works.
26:28Listen, tea break, you've got all that covered.
26:31But it is an office.
26:32You know, you've got to make money.
26:34That is a good point.
26:37At least when the business goes bankrupt, they can have a nice cuppa and a custard cream.
26:42That'll solve it.
26:43That'll make them feel better, definitely.
26:47Holly is throwing the kitchen sink at her room, literally.
26:50But Michelle wants these offices to entice people back to work.
26:54Yes, you'll get a nice cuppa in her container, but the walls are bare.
26:58Hey, Victoria.
27:03Oh, hello.
27:03How's it going?
27:04Very good.
27:05Wow.
27:07This is unbelievable.
27:09You're very ambitious.
27:10Yeah.
27:11Quite determined.
27:12Yeah.
27:12Determined to turn it around.
27:13I think I have quite the gumption to do this sort of scale.
27:17So Victoria has these huge rock and roll-y booths.
27:21They are really quite impressive, and I really take my hat off to her chutzpah.
27:25She really goes for it.
27:27Because I've put my desks on a slant, it's really essential that we get the angle right.
27:33Let's stick to the classic angles.
27:35Yeah.
27:35Let's do 45 degrees.
27:37I think it'd be nice and clean.
27:39And we know they'll all be the same.
27:41Bradley, tell us about your layout.
27:44How many desks have you got?
27:45So we've got four going on, a little bug-off deal over here, two and one.
27:50But is this desk a bit small?
27:52I don't want it to be cramped, so we think, the sizes are ample.
27:57OK, all right, I believe you.
28:03We've got loads done today.
28:05Doing good.
28:06OK.
28:09The Spaceship Oak Gallery.
28:11Yeah.
28:12Jobs are good.
28:12Alan did mention, are they too small?
28:17Alan hasn't been working in offices, has he?
28:19You know what I mean?
28:20He's all about the showbiz, not about the desk life.
28:24So what does he know?
28:26Day one done.
28:27I'm pleased with progress.
28:28I'm trying to think more about the client and less about my personal style.
28:32It's not a space designed for me to work from.
28:35It's to be functional over fancy.
28:39I feel like everything is a little bit of everywhere.
28:41I'm not really sure what I have achieved yet today.
28:44So I do feel a little nervous.
28:47I think my design is coming together, how I pictured it.
28:50I think I'm the only one that hasn't painted any of the walls at all.
28:54So I'm a bit worried that there's not enough going on in there.
28:58It's day two in the Bristol offices.
29:07Are you ready for this?
29:09Kind of.
29:10Yes.
29:10Oh, yeah.
29:12Morning, guys and girls.
29:13Morning.
29:14Oh, looks great.
29:16Good high five.
29:17We've got loads to do still.
29:20We've got the big unit to build today.
29:22We'll just double check all the measurements and everything again, make sure we're right
29:24with that.
29:25So I'm really keen for us to get onto the desk this morning.
29:29This frame, it's unfortunately bigger than a sheet of OSB.
29:35Yeah.
29:36John's reclaimed dolly is forcing him to go back to the drawing board.
29:40The kind of metal frame that I got is bigger than advertised.
29:44And so what I've calculated can't be built out of the materials I've got.
29:49So we're going to have to join parts together to do this.
29:53Which is a bit of a shame, but that can't be helped.
29:55But round the back of the Aerospace Museum, John's spotted something that might just solve
30:01his problem.
30:01Hi there.
30:03Hi.
30:03Very, very random request.
30:05I'm working on the container units over there.
30:07Yes.
30:08And I noticed you have some pallets around the side of the building.
30:11Could I possibly take some?
30:13Yeah, of course.
30:14Oh, you're a star.
30:17Oh.
30:25Oh, yeah.
30:31It is exactly the right size to go in this frame.
30:35That means that I can build what I wanted to build in the rest of it.
30:39And now I've got something here that I can build shelves on.
30:43So lighting, I'm hoping to use these carpet tubes to create a light feature along the
30:52ceiling.
30:54The designers are turning their attention to lighting.
30:57This jampan is going to be my pendant light.
31:02And repurposing where they can.
31:04My shade for the light is going to be in the form of a symbol.
31:09Ta-da!
31:09I'm making lovely lamps.
31:13These are made out of old electrical amp meters.
31:18They should look good.
31:19So this fine object is from the bottom of an office chair.
31:22I'm going to do that into a chandelier.
31:25I think they'll like that.
31:28Hey!
31:29We have a light.
31:33That's the best thing I've ever designed.
31:35It's like sustainable but stylish.
31:37Yeah.
31:39It's really rewarding when you see a design come to life.
31:46There's like not a feeling like it.
31:50Ta-da!
31:51I'm going to make out of it light fixture.
31:55A floor lamp.
31:56That's what I'm going to make.
31:57Ta-da!
32:03Rita!
32:04Hi!
32:05I've just slipped on a puddle of tea because someone's taken a massive...
32:08Oh.
32:09Oh, this is awkward.
32:11You need to go and speak to HR because I've pulled a muscle.
32:14Do you like it?
32:15I love it.
32:16Mmm, that's going to be my floor lamp.
32:19Floor lamp?
32:20Yeah.
32:21Because it's all about sustainability.
32:22Yes, yes, yes.
32:23This challenge, right?
32:24We're going to spray it.
32:25That is going to sit here.
32:27Yeah.
32:27And then when we turn it on, ta-da!
32:29We've got lights.
32:30Your imagination is something else.
32:33I was hoping to keep that little one as a reminder.
32:36Well, just with wet there.
32:40Will you please help me to spray?
32:41Of course.
32:42I would love to, yeah.
32:43Shall I do it?
32:44You go first, yeah.
32:46Shake it, shake it, shake it, yeah?
32:48Shake it, shake it.
32:49And then stay like 30 centimetres.
32:50I'm like Tom Cruise in Cocktail.
32:55Oh, yes.
32:56Look at you, bro.
32:57Oh, wow.
33:00I like that.
33:02That feels good.
33:02I think it's nice.
33:03I'll sit on the Trolley of Joy.
33:07The view of the car park, delicious.
33:10I think that's quite special.
33:13It is quite special.
33:21Fire.
33:22Fire.
33:27Ta-da!
33:27This is going to be my screen.
33:42So we've got a bit of inspiration from 1960s office spaces.
33:45There's a bit of space age in there.
33:48So this is, like, you'd have that in a spaceship, maybe.
33:52I don't know.
33:53I've never been on one.
33:54Oh, it looks sick, doesn't it?
34:01Yeah, that's cool.
34:02Yeah, I'm buzzing.
34:04Yeah, it looks really good.
34:05Oh, hello, Holly.
34:06Oh, hello, Holly.
34:09Oh, hello there.
34:11This is amazing.
34:12Are you pleased how it's coming on?
34:14Yeah, I'm really pleased.
34:15And I love how you've just left OSB as it is.
34:18Yeah.
34:19Which is the only thing that we've painted is the ceiling.
34:21Holly is one to watch, definitely.
34:23I think she's got a very similar idea to me
34:26in terms of, like, subdivising the desk in space.
34:28Instead of trying to, like, absolutely coat the place
34:31in a coat of paint, she's, like, celebrating the OSB
34:33rather than trying to cover it up.
34:35So, like, she's super clever.
34:42Now, can we discuss this swing?
34:44We can discuss it.
34:45Do you want to get on it?
34:46Yeah.
34:46It was made for you.
34:48Don't, because if it snaps, this is embarrassing.
34:50It won't.
34:52Are you sure?
34:52That's relaxing, that is, isn't it?
34:53Oh, that is so nice.
34:55Right?
34:56So, what have you got a swing in an office for?
34:59I think this is my cockpit quiet zone.
35:01We're at the head of the aeroplane here.
35:03Why is it called a cockpit choir zone?
35:06Quiet zone.
35:06Quiet.
35:07Oh, I'm like, ah, Concord.
35:10You can do that if you like.
35:11Yeah, I've got the range.
35:13Yeah, you have got the range.
35:14I love the whiteness of this,
35:16which is your signature style, isn't it?
35:18Yeah, yeah, earthy neutral, yeah.
35:19But does it look a bit bare?
35:21It does at the minute, Alan.
35:23Yeah, but what are you going to do to make it less bare?
35:26We've got our desks about to come in.
35:28I've got an upcycled pine table going in.
35:31I've got my chair.
35:32I've got, listen, it's coming.
35:33It's about to all kick off.
35:35We're ready for a party.
35:37All right, balance.
35:45Let's go!
35:55Oh, I see a man at the back, a man at the back.
35:58There?
36:00Yeah, perfect.
36:00Oh, it's okay.
36:02I've got a play.
36:04I've got to let go.
36:05All right, let's go.
36:07All right, let's go.
36:08You need to look black.
36:10Yeah, I'll be there.
36:11It's nice.
36:13Go.
36:15Love us.
36:18In the man at the back city, everyone attack,
36:20and they turn into a ballroom list.
36:22Yeah.
36:22And the girl and the concert boy,
36:24and the one, it'll turn into a ballroom list.
36:26Ballroom list.
36:27Yeah
36:33We can get that clad yeah, and then I can get my desks into position whilst we're finishing that okay, and then we can get the shelving
36:41Above here
36:43Alright, yeah, okay cool cool
36:47Right now feeling a little stressed because I know I've got just a white box at this point
36:57Oh no, I could do with a drinking buddy. Oh
37:02I love this time of the day where you can have a nice brew. Oh, yeah
37:06Oh, have you done everything then everything so it's it. We're pretty much there. Yeah, I saw the other lot
37:12They're sort of running around quite frazzled to be honest. Yeah
37:18Not really been out for a while. No
37:20Just stay near love. It's chaos out there. They're running around finishing the rooms. I'm boring
37:27I
37:46You stay here you going to the back oh
37:49Oh
37:51Paintsident
37:53It's um paint things quick
37:55I'm everything you planned
37:57It's your favorite biscuit. Custard cream. Oh a little flair. Do you double dunk sometimes? Oh, yeah, if you can get away with it
38:10Shelves to go up, right? Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay, cool. Thank you. Oh
38:14Oh
38:16I know Brian needs panicking. I need like 15 drops
38:19It's nice just to think isn't it? I think it's time. Yeah, thank you time
38:28I'm done
38:30Just in time
38:44Michelle's arrived to judge the offices with this week's guest judge Max McMurdo
38:49Max McMurdo
38:51Max is known for his innovative design transformations that use sustainable materials and pre-loved objects to create unique living spaces
39:01I absolutely adore shipping containers
39:03The main reason is because I live in one
39:05Even though they're small if you're clever with your design you can get a lot out of them and that's what I'm excited to see today
39:13The main idea of this challenge is to really get our designers to explore what is sustainability and how creative they can be with that
39:21So if I walk into one of those spaces and I actually think hey I could sit here and write
39:25And that will be a winning design
39:33I'm very proud of the space that I've managed to achieve
39:35I'd like to think that I've nailed the brief on this one by using the booth seating as showing that I like to push the boundaries as to what a space can be defined as
39:44Oh
39:46Very
39:47Gentle theming
39:49I'm really quite impressed by what Victoria has done here her music client you've got pieces of the drum kit
39:54There's little side tables
39:56So I think that's actually quite quite fun
39:59Oh it's a bit lighter down here isn't it?
40:01Look at these lovely booths
40:03I think they're all repurposed from an old restaurant so we've not created new so I'm loving that
40:08And look at this
40:09That's clever
40:11I can work on my own or
40:12A lovely little sort of set of four
40:14We see more of the symbols from the drum kit
40:16And that's a cost effective way of creating some really gorgeous brass lighting
40:24I've pushed the use of space to the maximum
40:27I don't think I could have filled it anymore
40:30It would have become unusable
40:31So yeah, hopefully I've got this right
40:36It's such a different feel
40:39John's imaginary client was an architectural office
40:42I do like the use of wood in here I must admit
40:45And nice that he's picked up on the material that's been used for the walls the OSB to make this unit
40:51Not much space actually behind the stool is there?
40:54It's a big old table I was imagining this was a stand around thing
40:57And you can tell John's a design technology teacher can't you?
41:00That's why I think he's put those two different timbers on the end there
41:03It's about that attention to detail isn't it?
41:05Yeah
41:09I do think I've managed to create a space that's enticing
41:12I want them just to think it's a nice, calming, lovely space to work
41:16But it's not too clinical
41:18It still has like homely touches
41:23I love that Emma has so many ideas and so many concepts
41:26And she starts from this position where I think
41:28Oh you've referenced Bristol, you've referenced the history of the area
41:31And yet design is about then narrowing that down into a concept that's appropriate for here
41:38And so I feel she's got a little muddled
41:47This is different to the others isn't it?
41:49I like the idea of a softer seating area at the end of the space
41:53It's just it's not very soft
41:56Not as comfy as it looks is it?
41:58I do however like these chairs
42:00Projecting this round so they can link together to form a curve
42:03That's quite a clever piece of design
42:05How genius is that?
42:07That is lovely, so that's the bottom of a chair isn't it?
42:10But what I said to her last week was that there was too much
42:13And I feel like I've got too much again here
42:20I'm really pleased with the space, I really love it
42:23The way the screens turned out
42:25I love the little sink area
42:27I think it looks like a little mini kitchen
42:28It's dead cute
42:32This is different isn't it?
42:33I'd love this though
42:35I'm just going to come straight out and say it
42:37I wonder if it's because Holly is the first person that's kept all of the OSB
42:41The dimensions and proportions of the booth are perfect
42:44I think that's it, it's the generosity of the space
42:48Oh my goodness, it keeps getting better
42:50Wow, first person to put a little sink in so I could actually make tea
42:55Hang on
42:57Oh yes, that's fantastic
43:00So there must just be fresh water and waste water underneath
43:02I love it when the front and back of your design starts to speak to each other
43:07And this is actually a really functional kitchen area
43:09It's a high bar now isn't it?
43:11It certainly is
43:17I hope Michelle and Max really feel the vibe of the space when they walk into it
43:21I hope that they see my vision and I hope they see all my repurposed items
43:29Loving these cardboard tube lights which seems so weird
43:33But there's a warmth to the cardboard that then the lighting as well is also quite a soft lighting
43:39It feels spacious, it feels calming, a place you'd like to spend time
43:48I am feeling happy with the space, like it's all come together
43:52It is my interior design style and I think it is very fitting for the container spaces
43:58It's a bit of me and I'm really happy with it
44:01It's all gone a bit bonkers in here hasn't it?
44:06I mean imagine working there for eight hours a day
44:10Facing into this dark little corner
44:13That doesn't feel very inspirational right now
44:15I've also made a discovery
44:17While sat at that desk
44:19It's all made of MDF
44:21Oh
44:22MDF is just not a clean sustainable material
44:26Bradley has clearly done what is his signature style
44:29It's just not working for me practically and functionally as an office
44:38When Max and Michelle come into my office
44:41I hope they're going to feel the joy
44:45They're going to feel the warmth
44:47It's very sunshiny
44:48And hopefully they'll take a few minutes in my breakout space and have a little bop
44:52I would
44:58Look, non-aligned desks
45:00I really like that
45:01It means that I'm not facing the wall
45:04I absolutely love this colourway
45:06It's really really consistent and coherent throughout isn't it?
45:10I've definitely stretched myself this week
45:16There are small tweaks and things I would have changed if I'd had a bit more time
45:21But I'd just run out of time
45:22And to be honest I'm quite impressed with how much I got done in that last hour
45:28Considering where we were with an hour to go
45:30Briony was inspired by Concord and the whole space has been drenched in white
45:36So she's very much kind of negated the OSB
45:39She's not having it with the natural texture at all
45:42Even though that is very much her thing ordinarily
45:45Yeah, there is a big galley way down the middle isn't there?
45:47It's a bit bizarre to see all the desks shoved against one wall
45:51I am drawn to the back though
45:52It's a bit darker
45:53I think this is our first class lounge
45:55It really feels like it as well, doesn't it?
45:58Reusing old doors really works I think as a partition
46:02I'm less comfortable with this space though
46:04This space feels a bit odd to me
46:06I've got a big armchair, a swing and then a little wooden chair
46:10I'm not quite sure I'm either chilling here, relaxing here or having a meeting here
46:14Yeah, I personally love this blue
46:16And I think that goes really well with the brass and the copper in the upcycled jam pots
46:21So I think I'd like to have seen a little bit more of this blue coming through
46:28I wanted this space that feels sophisticated and sexy
46:32So my desk area, I'm really pleased with it
46:34The staircase spindles worked really well
46:38And I hope they like it
46:44Ooh
46:45Rita's kept the OSB but then brought in black as a very dynamic colour all the way through
46:52Some really nice upcycled elements
46:54That's what that is
46:56No, looks like some sort of cone
46:58Yeah, it's a wet floor sign
47:00That's lovely, isn't it?
47:01See, that's really clever
47:02When you're recycling and repurposing stuff
47:04But it looks brilliant
47:06Now that is some amount of desk space
47:10Oh, isn't that nice?
47:11It really embraces the space, doesn't it?
47:14It doesn't hurt
47:15And look
47:16Oh
47:17I love this
47:18Are they stair spindles?
47:20They are, because look, there's the big corner one there
47:22That's fantastic, isn't it?
47:24I love that they're odd
47:25Wow
47:26This is tough, isn't it?
47:27This is going to be tough
47:28So let's go and do some deliberation
47:32Ooh
47:33Before they hear what the judges think
47:34Oh, wow
47:35The designers get their chance to check out the competition
47:38Love this
47:40It's wholly old, isn't it?
47:44John's office feels a bit more grown up than mine
47:47Yes, that's true
47:48Are you worried that yours isn't grown up enough, St. Crowe?
47:50At one point, I thought it started to look like a children's TV presenter set
47:54Sort of like, play away from 1974
47:57Oh, look at the colours
47:59These are clever boys, our little Craig
48:01Yes
48:02It's obviously colour coded, isn't it?
48:04Red chair, red desk, red lamp
48:06Oh, yeah
48:07I wish I'd thought that
48:09I love how she's gone for, like, the whole thing
48:12She painted it, the whole thing is painted
48:13Yeah
48:14Very different to mine
48:15Like, the whole layout
48:16Is it? Yeah
48:17And all the colours
48:18I've kept mine, like, natural
48:19The whole thing, yeah
48:20Yeah, so I've not painted any of the walls
48:22I get nervous when I see colours
48:24I'm like, oh!
48:28Our nine designers return to the studio to find out who wins Stand Out Space
48:33And who will be on Michelle's sofa
48:35Ah, here they are
48:37Thank you
48:38Hello
48:39Hi
48:41Craig, how did your 70s disco go down?
48:44I think it went all right
48:45Yeah, yeah
48:46A little bit of a boogie in there
48:47Holly, enjoyed our little sit down together, did you?
48:49Oh, yeah, it was lovely
48:50Aw, I love double dunking with you, Holly
48:53Aw, me too
48:55Can I just say, I thought all your containers were fab, but I ain't the boss round here
49:01Let's bring out the head honchos themselves, Max and Michelle
49:05Woo!
49:06Lovely
49:10Hello everyone
49:11Hi
49:12When we dreamed up this challenge, I was not sure that I could be convinced to want to work in a container
49:17But you guys, you did it, I am totally ready to rent
49:21Oh, thank you
49:22And given that I live in one of these containers, so I understand the challenges
49:26But the thing I'm most impressed with is repurposing is really hard work, isn't it?
49:30So I really applaud you all on the endeavour and the hard work you've put into this
49:34Well, you gave them boxes, and there was a lot of boxes to tick
49:39Who do you think deserves standout space?
49:43Well, I think for truly embracing the authenticity of the container
49:49Holly, congratulations
50:03I felt you just really leaned into the materials that you were given
50:06And then took them to a higher level to create a space that was so warm and welcoming
50:11We really wanted to work there
50:14It was the only place where you could actually prepare a cup of tea
50:16So it was beautiful and practical and functional
50:19So well done
50:20Thank you so much
50:22And who else is through?
50:24Well done Victoria
50:26Thank you
50:27I really saw that you learnt from your feedback last week
50:30And nailed this for your client
50:33Thank you very much
50:36And the next person going through is Aisha
50:40What I really loved about your design was sustainability was at the core
50:43It wasn't just greenwashing or box ticking
50:46All of the materials, everything about it was properly eco-friendly
50:49So well done
50:50Thank you
50:52So next through
50:54Craig, congratulations
50:57I was a bit worried that you'd only be able to do 1930s
51:00But you show me you can do 70s with Greater Blob too
51:04Next through, Rita
51:06Another really triumphant design, congrats
51:08Thank you
51:09Some of the items you repurposed were fantastic
51:12Including the wet floor sign which really caught us by surprise
51:14So well done
51:15Thank you
51:16And John, you're going to be the next person going through
51:19What I really loved about your design, John, was the mix of materials
51:23You're clearly a design teacher because that came through in your work
51:26Remember last week, I really loved how paired back your scheme was
51:29I felt that this week, you felt you had to show me that you could do more and pattern and extra and plus plus plus
51:36Stick to that thing that you do that's really core you
51:40Yeah
51:41Anyone else going through?
51:43I'm afraid not
51:44So that means that Bradley, Bryony and Emma, I'd like to see you on my sofa
51:49Congratulations everyone else, see you next week
51:52Thank you
51:53I don't really know what I'm doing as much as a lot of the other designers
52:02But then for me to get the standout space I must be doing something right
52:06Which is a very nice feeling
52:08Bravo Kim
52:10Thanks guys
52:12I was thinking I might be on the sofa, I can't lie
52:15Just because the whole sustainability aspect
52:18I feel like I could have done a bit more
52:20Good luck
52:22It's good to have the chat
52:24It's an opportunity, yeah exactly
52:26Yeah
52:27I did think I was going to be on the sofa this week
52:30My room wasn't singing to me how I wanted it to sing to me
52:33But I really want to stay in this competition, I'm absolutely loving it
52:36I thought that I'd managed to create an airy, beautiful, colourful space
52:43So I am interested to see what the feedback is
52:46Hello
52:47Hello
52:50So you three are all here because I feel I need a little bit of help understanding your design inspirations
52:57So Bradley if I can start with you
53:00Yeah, yeah
53:01You have a beautiful approach, it's playful, it's fun, it's colour and it's joyful
53:06Was that the right approach to this brief in a container where the key element of it was sustainability?
53:13I thought it made sense in a modern container, so in my eyes I thought it matches the space maybe, but obviously it hasn't translated over
53:25I think we loved a lot of the items that you made, but my key thing is you were one person who used a lot of MDF
53:33Yeah
53:34MDF is not a sustainable material, it can be toxic, it's horrible to work with, creates a lot of dust
53:39It's definitely one that I'd put in the non-eco bin
53:42I wasn't aware of it, obviously I've just learnt that now, so future reference
53:48Emma if I could turn to you, thinking about your inspirations we had 70s spaceship meets art gallery with some hot air balloons on the side
53:57Explain please
53:59When I was little, you know, Concorde was so exciting and I was thinking about the future of flight
54:05And Bristol's such a lovely, lovely place
54:07To me it means colourful houses, it means festivals, it means music and it means shipbuilding
54:14So I wanted my paintings to be the bow of a ship and to represent the inside of a hot air balloon
54:19But do you hear how many things, like in addition to the spaceship, we've got Concorde, you've got hot air balloons, you've got, I mean the list went on and on
54:29I mean it's a lot to try and cram into one space
54:33The concept probably sounds complicated, but I wanted it to come out in a simplistic way
54:39So Bryony, if I could come to you
54:41I felt that you didn't want your client to feel like they were working in a container
54:45And that's perhaps why you made it all white, you were like, no, don't worry about the OSB boards, don't worry about the container
54:50I'm taking you somewhere different
54:52Yeah
54:53And so there was that element that when we walked on it was like, wow, she did not like OSB, did she?
54:57That was the assumption
54:58Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, but I couldn't agree more
55:01Like, I have no comeback other than I got that wrong
55:07Yeah
55:08Well I think you all three just kind of over complicated it
55:11There is no right answer in design, but there are better approaches
55:16And so that's, I think, why you three are here
55:19Yeah
55:20But I've got to send someone home
55:31Sadly, I think Emma is going to be you
55:34Okay
55:35It's just, you have all these brilliant ideas
55:37But design has got to take you higher than craft
55:41And just take that one idea
55:43It's what I said to you last week
55:45And really have the courage of your convictions
55:47But I want you to know
55:49There were moments of genius in both of the designs that we've seen so far
55:52So I know you can do it
55:54But well done
55:55Thank you so much
55:56And I just want to say thank you so much for a lovely opportunity
55:58I've enjoyed every second
56:00And you're going to be fine
56:03So thank you so much, everyone
56:05Oh, you've gone
56:06You've been so much fun
56:08And good to meet you
56:09And you
56:11Come on, you
56:12All right, come on then
56:13I'll see you two next week
56:14Thank you so much
56:15Interior Design Masters is a crazy, wonderful experience on every level
56:23It tests every little part of you
56:25Your tenacity, your emotions, your design decisions
56:30But I will never, ever regret being part of it
56:33Ever, ever
56:34You've brought so much to her
56:36Thank you so much to her
56:37You're going to be missed
56:38Yeah
56:39I'm your little bestie
56:41I love her
56:43I love her
56:44And I'm going to miss her
56:45But I know she's going to be on to big things now
56:47Emma has been giving me all her ideas and her enthusiasms
56:51But this challenge, I think there was just a bit too much concept
56:55And not enough functionality
56:57Next time
56:59The new 60 is cool
57:00It's luxury retirement apartments
57:03That's my brain on a wall
57:05What colour would you describe this?
57:07Mouldie Satsuma
57:08Designed for some unique clientele
57:10Retired sailor, retired mermaid
57:12Torn birdimizi
57:13Yes
57:14On the west side merma es
57:15Yeah
57:17Yeah