Interior Design Masters with Alan Carr 2025 episode 5
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00:00This week we're in Twickenham, home of England Rugby, doing up hospitality suites and I'm
00:11expecting everyone to work like elite athletes. I want to see speed when you're sanding and stripping.
00:17The walls, Piers, the walls. And I want to see power save the batteries for game time.
00:25I want to see teamwork. Love it. Now all I've got to do is get me hands on some odd shaped balls.
00:33Catch. Welcome to Interior Design Masters. Last time, the designers transformed dog training rooms
00:47at Battersea. Oh, I hope Michelle doesn't have a bone to pick with me for these. Craig's bold pop art design
00:54was best in show. Oh, this is spectacular. I've walked into a cartoon. Winning standout space for
01:01the second time. Congratulations. It was so brilliant. John, Brani and Bradley were left in
01:07the dog house. We asked for a home environment. It doesn't feel like a domestic space. But it was
01:12Bradley who was sent home. Well done. Thank you. I am feeling gossers. The dog's got me.
01:19Thank you. Have you ever been to a rugby match? No. No, never. Have you? Yeah. I have no idea
01:33about rugby, but I'm so ready to tackle this brief and win it. Hopefully. They made me play at school.
01:41OK. How was that for you? That's where the affair ended. So I had an amazing week last week. Standout
01:48space. But now the slate is clean. It's all going to blaze in for week five. I've never been in a
01:54hospitality box. Probably expensive. The expensive. Very. I've got to go all out on this one. I want
01:59standout space. That's what I'm aiming for. Going from the sofa into the next week, you always feel
02:05like you've got such a lot to prove. So new week, new start. Hello, everyone. Hello. Hello. Hello. Michelle,
02:15what would you call a group of designers who've survived four very intense challenges? Tired.
02:21Yes. Well, there's no rest for the talented. It's game time. And boy, have we got a lot for
02:30you to tackle. Hospitality boxes at Twickenham. Allianz Stadium, Twickenham is the home of England
02:39rugby. It seats 82,000 people, making it the largest purpose-built rugby stadium in the world.
02:46There are also 150 hospitality suites with unrivaled views of the pitch that can host around 12 guests
02:52with a well-stocked bar and a slap-up meal. These are premium hospitality suites for die-hard rugby fans
03:02and for corporate entertainment days out. So they need to be super smart and swanky, but also good
03:07for relaxing both before and after kick-off. And helping Michelle referee your designs is someone
03:14who is no stranger to hospitality. It's the wonderful Nisha Katona.
03:18Ooh. So you've got two days and a budget of £2,000 to play for the win.
03:29Get out there. Come on. Thank you. I love this whistle. I think we should have a...
03:33Victoria. This has given me a real sense of power. Yes, I see that.
03:39In West London, our designers are touching down at the epic stadium.
03:48Look at it. It's huge. It's so massive.
03:56Underneath the tiered seating of the north stand lie the hospitality boxes the designers are heading to.
04:03I want to walk into these suites and feel the passion behind this ancient game. I want to know
04:08that I'm at the heart of England rugby. Here we go. Good luck, everyone.
04:16Oh, wow. What a view. This is gorgeous.
04:20With suites costing around £60,000 a year to hire.
04:24This is an interesting little room. Thinking it's going to be squeezed to get 12 people in here.
04:31Our designers must make sure these premium spaces are practical for serving food and drinks.
04:36OK, at least it's a nice blank canvas to work with.
04:40And give a real sense of occasion.
04:42It's like a dentist's waiting room, albeit a purple one.
04:46I've essentially got a van full of boxes of chairs.
04:52I've got some pretty truck bibles. Aren't they cool?
04:55Underneath the boxes of the chairs are boxes of tables.
04:58I've got my beer bottles.
05:00I've got something exciting.
05:02Last order.
05:04Don't be handing those beers out just yet.
05:06To help nail their hospitality suites.
05:10Hello.
05:12The designers will team up with a carpenter.
05:14Hey.
05:15How are you doing?
05:16Very good.
05:17And a decorator each.
05:19So, my suite is a very good one because it's about girls' power.
05:23So, this week, I thought, because there's 150 suites, why not dedicate one to women's rugby?
05:30So, this lady was the first girl that ever played rugby in the 19th century.
05:34Emily Valentine.
05:36I love a good story because it helps me to be more creative.
05:40If I imagine the character that will use the space, then it helps my creativity a bit more.
05:45I would like it to look like a cozy, warm pub.
05:48The other inspiration was this beautiful painting of a young girl that was 10 years old that played rugby.
05:54I'm inspired by the background in the painting.
05:56For a decorator, the whole room is green.
05:59Great.
05:59Awesome.
06:00I love it.
06:00Yes.
06:02Do I look like a rugby player?
06:04Not like that.
06:06Bryony is also a fan of the pub vibe.
06:09I've chosen a pub theme because, to me, a pub aesthetic really hits this brief.
06:15You want to open the door and feel premium, but feel the comfort.
06:21A pub just really hits that part of the brief in terms of the crossover between premium and informal.
06:27Bryony's bougie pub will embrace her signature style of earthy neutral walls and panelling.
06:34Her collection of rugby balls will create an installation on one side of the room.
06:38The bar will add a touch of class to the suite with dark charcoal paint and beveled glass cabinets.
06:45She's the only designer using all the existing furniture.
06:49She's simply dressing the tables and she'll upcycle the chairs using charcoal fabric paint for backs and gold velvet for the seats.
06:56We've got the lovely pale stone colour, makes it feel a bit warmer, and with it coming up over the ceiling as well, it's going to make it feel quite cosy.
07:06Nice, a bit posh.
07:07That's a bit bougie, isn't it?
07:08Ready for the next one?
07:10Absolutely.
07:11Yes.
07:12Victoria has been doing some hospitality suite research.
07:15I don't know much about rugby, so I tried to get myself into stadiums to have a better look at what they can offer.
07:23So what I've found is ultimately it needs to be functional more than anything else for the end client.
07:29So I'm hoping to create a far more luxe environment, trying to make it modern corporate and having a bit of me in there as well.
07:37In terms of decorating, we're doing a whole lot of wallpapering.
07:40OK.
07:41I'm taking my colour palette from an England strip.
07:45So these stripes, hopefully it helps you massively that I've had them printed onto wallpaper.
07:50Sure.
07:50So the stripe is going across the wall and then also down following this line as well.
07:54So it's going to go down there, like that, yeah.
07:57It's then going to get a V-shoot and then go straight the way down.
08:00Right.
08:01Thanks. Cheers.
08:03Hey, oh, look at that.
08:05Love that colour.
08:06While Victoria's bought a ready-made striped wallpaper,
08:10here's a little indicator as to where we're going.
08:14John's painting his by hand.
08:17Really, I was looking for a wallpaper that looked something like this,
08:20but I couldn't find one anywhere.
08:22So I thought, well, I wonder how difficult it would be to paint it.
08:24I'll mask one off.
08:26So I did one in about, well, I did this board in about a half hour.
08:29Not much for you to do, don't you?
08:30I can't get my gear.
08:31I don't know.
08:31My inspiration for this week's design is vintage rugby
08:36and premium gentleman's clubs, that kind of thing.
08:39The top half of the walls, I'm going to do a series of stripes
08:42that resemble the kind of old rugby shirts.
08:45Once we've got these walls masked off,
08:47hopefully I've got a lovely stripy room by the end of the day.
08:50It's just a wish list.
08:53No pressure.
08:56John's hand-painted horizontal stripes in vintage rugby shirt colours
09:00will add to the sense of a gentleman's club,
09:03along with panelling the lower half of the walls.
09:06They will be painted a traditional green to echo the ceiling.
09:10His guests will be served their food across two tables,
09:14seated in tan leather effect chairs.
09:16But the pièce de résistance will be the bar,
09:20elevated with gold leaf and mirrors.
09:22There will be storage cabinets for drinks
09:24and John's using his design and technology skills
09:27to create a routed fly cladding,
09:29which will incorporate the England rose on the TV wall.
09:34How's it going?
09:34The bar area is going to be clad in wood
09:37and lines are going to be cut into that wood,
09:40leaving just straight grooves
09:42going essentially up the length of the wood.
09:45It's not something I've seen before.
09:47It seems like it could work.
09:49Let's see if it does.
09:51I did a tidy up of exactly how many of these grooves I'll be cutting.
09:54It came up to a grand total of 126 grooves.
09:58So my aim is to keep cutting the rest of these.
10:00All right, mate. I'll see you later.
10:04Oh, no, not you again.
10:06Oh, it's the tall one.
10:07Bloody hell.
10:08Also going down the classy gentleman's club route is Craig.
10:13So my inspiration for this hospitality suite
10:16is going to be like a 1950s gentleman's cocktail lounge.
10:20I've been inspired by Don Draper, TV's Mad Men.
10:24Obviously, I have a very vintage retro aesthetic,
10:26which pleases me.
10:27So, of course, I was going to lean into that.
10:30This one, there'll be Mark Rothko-inspired wood panelling.
10:35I don't know if people who come to watch rugby matches
10:37really will appreciate that,
10:40but I felt I have to sort of go with my style.
10:44It's going to look really luxe, but it's a lot of work.
10:48So to make my beautiful wall panelling,
10:51I need a lovely dark colour on this wood.
10:54This is very quick. I'm liking this.
10:56I should have had high heels.
10:59Oh, oh, my goodness.
11:02Oh, hello.
11:06Nice colour.
11:08Oh, my God, our rooms are so similar.
11:11Is it actually?
11:12Why do you think it's similar, the rooms?
11:14Because we've both got panelling.
11:16Yeah.
11:16Our panelling's green, the exact same, green.
11:20Are you... everything going to be green?
11:23Yeah.
11:24Ceiling going to be green?
11:25Everything. It's a green room.
11:27Wow, you're going more green than I am.
11:29I know.
11:29Nice to see you've got a bit of panelling in here as well.
11:31Inspired by you.
11:33Challenge three, you know.
11:35I thought I'd try...
11:35Looks good.
11:36I'll try something different.
11:37No, it looks nice.
11:38You're very kind.
11:39See you later.
11:40Bye.
11:40Bye.
11:42Me and Rita have picked exactly the same colour paint.
11:45She's painting her whole room this colour.
11:47Don't know how we do it.
11:49I'm slightly concerned that I walk into his and think,
11:51oh, my God, this is identical.
11:53May the best green win.
11:54It's incredible to be here in Twickenham.
12:02And when the Women's England squad asked me to join them for a game,
12:05I couldn't believe it.
12:07What we're going to be?
12:08Fly, prop, prop, off, flanker.
12:11Oh, here they come now.
12:12Come on, girls.
12:13Woo!
12:14We got this.
12:15We can do it.
12:16So, Red Roses, where do you want me on the pitch?
12:18On the side.
12:19On the side.
12:19Alan, you're the mascot.
12:21Come on, Alan!
12:25Better go check on the designers.
12:31Rita!
12:32Hi, Alan!
12:33Oh, Rita!
12:35Welcome to the pub.
12:36Now, listen, who is this?
12:38So, my inspiration was this beautiful painting.
12:41And then my entire pub idea and colours came from this.
12:45What a lovely painting!
12:46I'm dedicating my space to women's rugby.
12:49And do you play rugby yourself?
12:51No, I just like watching them because I have good legs.
12:54That's all about, I know about rugby.
12:56You're shallow, just like me.
12:58We just like a beer and watch men running around with little shorts playing rugby.
13:02I'm looking at this green.
13:06John's got the same green.
13:08Who had the green first?
13:09Is he stealing your ideas?
13:11I don't know.
13:12I also saw him with an old painting of a girl holding a rugby ball.
13:15And he was attaching it to a mirror.
13:18No, he's not.
13:19OK, already I'm like, I want my green to look better than his.
13:22I know, you're not here to play, you're here to slay.
13:25Don't tell John that I prefer your green.
13:27I knew you were going to say that.
13:28See you soon.
13:29Bye.
13:29I love Rita's Eye for Detail and this week her hospitality suite has a painting of a Victorian
13:36child on the wall.
13:37Does it look more like the set of a horror film?
13:40Is it less premium and more screamium?
13:43I'm very happy with the panelling.
13:45It's given the exact vibes I wanted.
13:47Yeah, I'm really happy.
13:49And Bryony is also jumping on the panelling bandwagon.
13:53It looks good, doesn't it?
13:55I do love a bit of panelling.
13:56I think it does a lot.
13:57Oh, somebody's been busy.
14:01Oh, hello there.
14:02Hello.
14:03It's fabulous.
14:04It looks fabulous.
14:05Love the panelling.
14:06It's what we're going for, isn't it?
14:07Yeah.
14:07A bit premium.
14:08What about you, where you at?
14:09Mine's probably slightly more modern, more corporate.
14:13Mine definitely isn't as far on as this.
14:15It looks fantastic.
14:16What inspiration did you take for here?
14:18So, definitely pub vibe.
14:19I feel like that really fits like that informality part of the brief.
14:24And then I got my vintage rugby balls.
14:25Beautiful.
14:26I'm trying not to be on the sofa this week.
14:28But we'll keep positive.
14:29It's going to be fine.
14:30Yeah.
14:30Thanks, Fig.
14:30See you soon.
14:31Go on, be gone.
14:32Bye.
14:32I don't feel the better of seeing Bryony's room.
14:35I feel like her room's a whole lot further on than mine.
14:38But I suppose you just need to trust the process and just hope that it all comes together.
14:43Easy, dub it or it'll rip.
14:44Oh, it's starting to rip.
14:45Yeah, come on.
14:46Nice and steady.
14:47The problem is the paper is terrible.
14:50I think the decorator's having a nightmare.
14:53Tried to make it easier for him by getting this paper printed.
14:56But I think I've actually done the exact opposite and it's taking forever.
15:01Trying to think what I can do.
15:04And he's not pleased with the job.
15:06Is he causing you a nightmare?
15:07It's a nightmare.
15:08I don't know what to suggest with it.
15:10It's just like, just swelling and...
15:13You look worried.
15:14No, I'm disappointed.
15:15I'm disappointed because...
15:16Yeah.
15:17I don't know what to suggest.
15:18Do we tape it on?
15:20Like, double-sided?
15:21We could have a go, I suppose.
15:23At this stage, I just want it up.
15:25It'll be what it'll be.
15:27Hi, Victoria.
15:29Hi, Alan.
15:30How's it all going?
15:31I mean, it's going now.
15:33Oh, I mean, I'm no authority on strike, but that's called bubbling.
15:37Bubbling?
15:38Bubbling.
15:39Anyway, whatever, it don't look good.
15:41Are you going to try and get rid of that?
15:42Yes, I've both got time.
15:43Oh, God.
15:46Oh, no!
15:46When did you notice it going wrong?
15:49To be fair, as soon as we put the paste on it,
15:51the paper's been a nightmare,
15:52so I was trying to help the decorator,
15:54but I've actually hindered them massively
15:56by getting terrible paper.
15:58And what's plan B?
15:59Is there a plan B?
16:00Yep, so we've started on the ceiling
16:02using double-sided tape now,
16:04and it's going up a whole lot easier.
16:06Well, listen, get the bubbles out of that.
16:08Yes.
16:08Not slagging off your work.
16:10I've just seen better stripes.
16:12That's all I'm saying.
16:12Oh, dear.
16:16Victoria's stripes might be bobbling.
16:18I really need some new glasses.
16:21But John's are a long way off.
16:23Being aware that this is, you know,
16:25potentially quite a time-consuming job,
16:27I've tried to make it easy by the spacing here
16:29is the width of masking tape,
16:31so it's not like you're having to measure out.
16:34It was always kind of a bit wishful thinking,
16:36thinking we might have the stripes done today.
16:38I guess that's like pie-in-the-sky nonsense, isn't it, really?
16:44Hello, my friend.
16:45It's looking good.
16:46The main feature in the suites is the bar area.
16:49What can I get you?
16:50Oh, I'll have a pina colada.
16:53And the designers have to make them look high-end
16:56as well as fully functional.
16:58So I've designed a lovely 50s-inspired bar,
17:02has a beautiful tiled front, marble top, gold edge.
17:06It's going to be quite luxy.
17:07See, that's perfect.
17:09Little curve on there.
17:10Sexy enough curve for you?
17:11Yeah, it's hitting all the sexy buttons.
17:13The big build stuff I haven't really lent into,
17:16so I thought it was time I did that.
17:18This is something I've not really done before.
17:20I've always been a bit more decorative,
17:22and hopefully we can pull it off.
17:24While Craig goes for a tiled front...
17:27OK.
17:28Victoria is going more squishy.
17:31So what I'm doing here for the front of the bar
17:33is I'm going to cut down this slat of pallet wood
17:37to the same length as the foam that I've had cut
17:40so that I've got something to upholster to
17:42to hopefully make it look nice and expensive.
17:46So my partner actually bought me a drill.
17:49I have expanded the collection since then,
17:50so I now have a jigsaw and I have a sander to my name too.
17:55I'd rather a drill than a designer handbag
17:57or a designer pair of shoes, to be honest.
18:02There's no stopping me now.
18:03So basically, we can pin this on.
18:08Yeah.
18:09It's a hospitality suite, so it's a big deal.
18:11We've got to do a lot to these bars,
18:12so existing cabinets are going to try and use what I've got,
18:15and then I'm also creating another faux cabinet.
18:18Those just literally will match up next to there.
18:21Aesthetically, your eye runs a little bit nicer across that wall.
18:24Makes it more of an impactful moment.
18:26Thank you. Love that.
18:27Yeah, is that what you want?
18:27Yeah.
18:27Yeah.
18:33Surfers, can I have a pink gin, please?
18:36Don't be, sir.
18:36Bear with.
18:38It's wonderful.
18:40We're kind of in the sexy 50s now.
18:42Ooh.
18:4350s executives in smart suits, all that sort of thing.
18:45Oh.
18:46And tell us about this tile.
18:48I mean, they remind me of a Kit Kat.
18:50Yes, they're called matchstick tiles.
18:51I think they're very mid-century.
18:53Looking around, you haven't really gone for a sporty vibe.
18:56That might be a good thing, might be a bad thing.
18:58I don't know.
18:59I haven't leant heavily into the rugby styling,
19:02but I have done some subtle nods to the rugby.
19:05I've got oval mirrors, which definitely look like rugby balls.
19:09So, yeah, I've nodded to it, but not heavy.
19:11Do you reckon you can have the hat trick this week?
19:13Imagine.
19:14Will you get a touchdown with this design?
19:17I'll try.
19:20Oh!
19:21I don't want to see you scrumbling around on the floor.
19:25I'm going to go.
19:26Before we run out of rugby pants.
19:27I know.
19:29Bye.
19:29Craig has created a Mad Men 50s cocktail bar vibe.
19:35I can't see much evidence of a rugby connection,
19:38but I wouldn't mind a ball butt on the rocks.
19:42Never up-coasted a bar, but here we are.
19:45We have seven down, about ten still to go.
19:48Fingers are pretty sore.
19:50The one thing that my dad said to me when I started this was,
19:52whatever you do, Vicky, don't cry.
19:54He didn't give me any pep talk on how to build a bar,
19:57which probably would have been more helpful at this stage.
20:01I hope Michelle likes gold.
20:04If I don't know, we'll find out.
20:07John's chosen to bling up his bar.
20:10So the idea is that obviously when I've put all these on here,
20:13I then brush them off and we'll have a beautiful gold finish.
20:18John!
20:18Hello, Alan.
20:20John!
20:21Why are you hiding up there?
20:23Your new haircut's not that bad.
20:25You were inspired by Sue Perkins last week.
20:28Absolutely, yes.
20:28I'm channelling Sue today.
20:30Gold leafing.
20:31Have you done this before?
20:32No.
20:33Can you tell?
20:34No, it looks ever so good.
20:36Now, tell me about your room.
20:40I can see some stripes there.
20:42So the stripes are taken off really old vintage rugby shirts.
20:46It's going to be a big rugby shirt.
20:48Now, can we talk about the sofa?
20:50Oh, no.
20:51You were on the sofa last week.
20:53Yes, and the week before.
20:54And the week before.
20:55Get me a season ticket.
20:57Don't want to be on that sofa.
20:59OK, great.
21:00So you're choosing to gold leaf for the first time?
21:02Yeah, I thought that would be the perfect opportunity
21:04to do something I've never done before.
21:07We really don't want you on the sofa for the third time, do we?
21:10No, no, I'm not going there.
21:12No.
21:12I'm going to be there this week.
21:13You've got this, come on.
21:14I've got it.
21:14Run!
21:19Going through the to-do list, I'm aware there's still loads,
21:21loads that's going to happen.
21:23But I've got a whole other day.
21:24And I feel like for the end of day one,
21:26there's paint on walls, there's panelling.
21:28We've had lots of wins.
21:30And I think we just do a bit by bit.
21:32Yeah, I feel like I'm a wee bit behind at this moment in time.
21:36But I'd like to think the rest of my design
21:37is relatively straightforward.
21:39Yeah, I'm going to be busy.
21:43Tomorrow, I've obviously still got the stripes to do.
21:45And of course, we've got the feature bar to do,
21:48which is being left in my fantastic character's hands.
21:51I'm not stressed yet.
21:53Saving all of that for tomorrow
21:54when I will unravel emotionally.
21:57Woo!
21:58Really happy with how things have come on today.
22:03We've got a fantastic bar.
22:04The wallpaper's amazing.
22:06But we have so much to do tomorrow.
22:08Nice early night, and we'll be back in the morning.
22:10Bye-bye, room.
22:11Please be ready when I come back tomorrow in the morning.
22:14It's day two of the hospitality suite builds at Twickenham.
22:21Come on, team.
22:21Who needs to push up the stairs?
22:23I have tons today.
22:25Yeah, I'm a wee bit stressed myself.
22:27So, last day today, girls.
22:29I mean, we have a lot to do,
22:30but we're not going to get overwhelmed by it yet.
22:32No, no.
22:33So, the bar area is going to be quite labour-intensive for my carpenter.
22:38I'm going to have a mirrored back in there,
22:41make it look expensive.
22:43This is the mirror that we're going to cut down.
22:45It was once a wardrobe door,
22:47so I'm going to be the back of a bar.
22:49I haven't cut glass before,
22:50but I've asked somebody to cut glass for me
22:52in Portsmouth, and it worked.
22:55I haven't cut glass before either.
22:58We'll score it by this.
22:59Be dead easy.
23:01As simple as that?
23:02Aye, easy, easy.
23:05And it cracked somewhere completely different.
23:08So, that did work.
23:09What if we do one central panel?
23:12Yeah.
23:13So, I've laid out the mirror for the back of my bar.
23:16Behind the bar, I've got a lovely recessed shelving unit
23:20with glass shelved,
23:21and I found this nutty spray,
23:24which hopefully is going to give a smoked mirror effect.
23:28I have no idea what this is going to look like.
23:31Let's go for it.
23:32That smoky mirror aesthetic,
23:36it just brings another level of sexiness,
23:38and it just sort of softens all the edges
23:40so you don't have to see your big, spotty face in it.
23:42You look all tanned and lovely and soft focus.
23:44No, I think this is a disaster.
23:47That is officially a disaster.
23:52So, I think we're going to abandon this plan.
23:56You know, smoked glass would have made it very sexy cocktail lounge vibes,
24:01but, you know, that's not happening.
24:03Gloves on.
24:06Rita's hoping she'll have better luck.
24:08You need to age 10 mirrors for behind the bar.
24:11And one way to age them, you use, like, a paint stripper.
24:15Then, with this, we need the mirror to be see-through in some places.
24:22I wanted to age mirrors because I'm transporting you into this era where, you know,
24:29it should look like an old pub.
24:31I'm just putting some copper on the back of the mirror,
24:35and that will give it a bit of aged effect.
24:40It looks like it's been there for 100 years,
24:42whereas it's been there for five minutes.
24:46We're going to adapt,
24:48so we're going to do one central panel right up the middle,
24:50rather than piecing in the two,
24:52because this is how much we have left to play with.
24:56We'll be fine.
24:57Find a way.
24:58Um...
24:59We will find a way.
25:11Not really breaking particularly well.
25:20Game over.
25:21Game over.
25:22Just keep smiling.
25:23Nothing else for it.
25:24No point crying over it.
25:32Reveal!
25:33Ta-da!
25:34This is the church pew.
25:37It is going to be very heavy to take it upstairs,
25:39but I'm sure there'll be some wonderful guys that would like to help.
25:44All the boxes need to seat 12 guests.
25:47When I thought about seating,
25:48I didn't want to have 12 chairs.
25:51I just thought it would be too cluttered for the space.
25:53It's quite heavy.
25:55In real life, when you think about church pew,
25:58you don't think about getting pissed in a rugby stadium.
26:01It's just like that contrast between where people used to pray and now they're watching the rugby.
26:06But it's part of it.
26:07It's the storytelling.
26:09Yes!
26:10This is why we need men in our life.
26:12What?
26:15You good?
26:15All good, all good.
26:16How are you getting on in there?
26:18I'm all right, neighbour.
26:19How are you?
26:20It's a bit like blind date, John.
26:23What would your dream date be then, Bryony?
26:26I don't know if it would be this, John.
26:28I'll be honest.
26:28Really?
26:29Yeah, just anywhere not painting.
26:31Bryony is the only designer upcycling the stadium's existing purple chairs.
26:36I am starting the painting for my 12 chairs.
26:41So I'm going to be painting the backs.
26:44The fabric is drinking this paint.
26:47I think they're going to need two coats, which is worrying me in terms of time,
26:54but also the amount of paint that I have.
26:57I'm slightly panicking.
26:59Up in the sewing room, I have six mid-century dining chairs.
27:03They are going to be revitalised into some beautiful cocktail bar chairs.
27:08You would never know this was a pair of old curtains, would you?
27:11It's gorgeous.
27:13Ooh, it's busy in here.
27:14We're so crowded with the ladies.
27:17How are you feeling, Victoria?
27:19Like, how is it going for you?
27:20I've got a whole lot still to do.
27:22Ten seat pads for my stools.
27:26Ten?
27:26Yeah.
27:27I've got one pew and I'm stressing.
27:29Pressure.
27:31Here goes nothing.
27:32Having run out of fabric paint, Bryony's come up with a plan B.
27:37I landed on the crazy idea of upholstering chairs for the first time in my life.
27:45This maybe wasn't the best idea.
27:47Run out of staples.
27:49Bryony!
27:50Oh, hi, Alan.
27:51Look at you upholstering.
27:53Yeah.
27:54Who knows what's happening?
27:55I thought, why not upholster 12 chairs?
27:5712?
27:58Yeah.
27:58Oh, you're a sucker for punishment, you are.
28:02But you know what?
28:03You're halfway through the competition.
28:04You've got to start pushing yourself.
28:06I know.
28:06That's what I thought, see.
28:08And now, Michelle said premium.
28:11Yeah.
28:11And you're from Croydon.
28:13Where do you go in Croydon for a premium experience?
28:16Oh, on the outskirts?
28:17I don't know.
28:18Because I like a bit of premium, me.
28:22Yeah?
28:22I will get a bag for life rather than a carrier.
28:25Wow.
28:26You are premium.
28:27Yeah.
28:27You must be from Croydon.
28:28I'm trying to bring the lux.
28:30Yeah.
28:30I don't know.
28:30I'm trying to find that balance between premium and informal.
28:34Yeah.
28:34I think that's what Michelle wants to see.
28:36I think that's what's key to this one.
28:38Well, listen, I'll leave you to it.
28:39Thank you, Alan.
28:39Looking good.
28:40See you soon.
28:40Thanks, bye, Alan.
28:41Bye.
28:42As well as chairs.
28:44This is looking good.
28:46The designers need to provide tables for pre- and post-match nosh.
28:50So, all my tables are at a posture height.
28:53Good for standing, good for sitting.
28:55Ultimately, it needs to be functional more than anything else for the end client.
28:59And you need to be able to have something good to eat and something good to drink.
29:02And other than that, I don't think they're really bothered.
29:05Nice height for a pint.
29:07Would you like to join me?
29:08Oh, I wouldn't say that.
29:11Yes, pub is happening.
29:14So, the tables are made out of timber.
29:17It's to give you, like, a warm, cozy feel.
29:20I feel like an old pub.
29:22Oh, feels good.
29:23Yeah, feels good, yeah.
29:24Perfect.
29:26So, I've got to turn this bit of old MDF into a deluxe table.
29:30So, I will be covering the top with my lovely marble effect vinyl.
29:37Let's get this baby on.
29:39So, it's another layer of work to do, but I just could not find off-the-shelf tables.
29:44So, I'll be making them from scratch.
29:46When I was just looking at mid-century interiors,
29:49it was something that did pop up, particularly in some cocktail bars.
29:53They always say, well, rugby's a gentleman's sport.
29:56So, I certainly wanted to lean into that more sort of gentlemanly vibe.
30:00I also am aware that not everyone are necessarily rugby fans.
30:04They might be here from a company, or they may be here to see a pop concert.
30:07So, I didn't want to lean too heavy into a rugby vibe.
30:11It's too obvious in a way, I felt.
30:13But this is going horribly wrong.
30:15It's because I'm talking.
30:19The suites boast a spectacular view of the pitch.
30:23How shall we stand and have our drinks?
30:25So, Brian has designed an additional area for hospitality.
30:29I'm creating, like, a high-topped table there.
30:32So, it gives you another space to eat and drink and watch the game from.
30:36Lovely.
30:36Thank you very much.
30:37No worries.
30:38And Rita's had a similar idea.
30:42These are vintage speakers that I got two for £5.
30:47So, I didn't know what to do with them.
30:49First, I thought stools.
30:50Then, now, I think they look really good for my shelf, my drinking shelf as legs.
30:55It might be too high, but I come up with a solution.
30:58For the buffet area, I extended the bar so we have a bit more shelving so you can serve food there.
31:04But I'm doing a whole shelf across my window because I didn't want the tables to be cluttered with food.
31:10So, they have two serving areas if they choose to.
31:13You beautiful man, Steve.
31:15I can't understand that one at my bar.
31:17Honestly.
31:18Watch the world go by.
31:20Isn't that a perfect height for a bar?
31:23Hey, Rhys, I think I've got what you need.
31:25Shall we see if it fits?
31:26Yes.
31:27Yes.
31:28Oh, my God.
31:30I can cry from happiness.
31:31It looks great.
31:34In the brief, we were asked to create a more casual dining experience.
31:38So, there's a buffet serving table.
31:41This space is perfect for standing or sitting and have a meal.
31:45Really informal, really social, whatever they feel most comfortable.
31:50Yeah, give you a wee bit high.
31:52But too late today, isn't it, about that night?
31:54Start from this one up here.
32:00Time for the big reveal of John's vintage rugby hand-painted stripes.
32:05Go for it.
32:05Oh, sexy stride.
32:11It's working.
32:11It's working.
32:12It's working.
32:12It's working.
32:13I can smell rugby right now.
32:16Yeah.
32:17Lovely.
32:18Something that I've picked up over the challenges is that the really successful rooms in all these challenges are ones that are memorable and have that link to, you know, what this place is famous for and that's the rugby.
32:31And it should be that quick and that easy to convey what the room's about.
32:35You know what?
32:36That's off to you.
32:37It looks stunning.
32:39I love the stripes.
32:43Having made the best of her stripe, Mayor...
32:46Everything I'm doing, I'm doing very, very quickly, including talking.
32:50Victoria is now creating a patriotic centrepiece.
32:54These are the individual petals for my ceiling rose that I'm painting just now, and then that is going to be fixed onto the ceiling.
33:01This rose, it's a 3D rose inspired by the Lancashire rose that is on the England rugby shirts.
33:08I would hope that it's instantly recognisable to be affiliated with Twickenham.
33:12I have never done this before.
33:14Again, terrible, terrible time to be learning how to do things.
33:19Victoria!
33:20Oh, hello!
33:21Celissa, what are you doing?
33:22So, I am going to create a ceiling rose.
33:26I'm cutting it out with this hot wire tool, if you want a shot.
33:29Don't touch the wire, whatever you do.
33:31Why?
33:31It's roasting.
33:32Why is it roasting?
33:33Because it's a hot wire tool, so it burns through.
33:36Oh, God.
33:38OK.
33:39Oh, yeah.
33:40Oh, it's like a knife through butter.
33:41Yeah.
33:42Look at that.
33:43Oh.
33:44That petal looks like it's been chewed by Greenfly.
33:48Is this hell for you?
33:49Because now you're putting up an English roast.
33:51It's fine.
33:51It's fine.
33:53Do you reckon this could be the room that wins you standout space?
33:57It would be ironic, wouldn't it?
33:58An English roast.
33:59Yeah.
33:59With rose.
34:00Yeah.
34:01Yeah.
34:01Would you come back maybe and replace it for a thistle?
34:04No comment.
34:05I'm making out you're, like, brave ass, aren't they?
34:10So how high would you like it?
34:14Actually, a tiny bit lower.
34:15I'm taking you back to a 19th century's pub.
34:18Little nice room where you can drink with your girlfriends.
34:22That's the story.
34:23Yeah.
34:24Perfect.
34:24I'm painting rugby balls.
34:28I've officially lost the plot.
34:29That's what's happening here.
34:30Oh, nice touch.
34:32Are they actual real rugby balls?
34:35Yeah.
34:35We've got some real rugby balls in amongst some faux, in amongst some abstract.
34:39Can I touch your balls?
34:40Of course you can.
34:41Oh, look.
34:46No, I like it.
34:48Yes.
34:49A bit abstract, isn't it?
34:50Of course.
34:51Yeah.
34:51I couldn't afford all the vintage ones, Alan, so we're, you know, we're getting a bit crafty.
34:56Like a dinosaur egg, isn't it?
34:57Or something.
34:58Imagine, like, one of those Valesa raptors to come out.
35:01Wow.
35:02Yeah.
35:02That's an image.
35:03Yeah.
35:04Yeah, just like that.
35:05You can have that image.
35:05Thanks, Alan.
35:08When it comes to adorning the walls...
35:10I'm working on my Mark Rothko-inspired piece of art.
35:16Craig's creations aren't exactly rugby-inspired.
35:19It's the epitome of mid-century modern art.
35:22I've chosen to make these colour fields because I think they echo the atmosphere I want to create in this room.
35:31Obviously, I won't be getting any critics in to look at it.
35:34Fortunately, Michelle is not an art critic.
35:36We've just a few hours to go.
35:41I made this tablecloth from a duvet.
35:44The designers have to set their rooms ready for a pre-match buffet.
35:48I feel like I've gone for more of a classic dining experience.
35:53I'm going to set my table for a gorgeous curry, and you're really going to want to, like, sit down and have a good time in there.
35:59It's a little vintage print.
36:01Just take the whole thing off.
36:03So, for this premium buffet experience, I've decided to take a beautiful mid-century cyborg and attach it to the wall.
36:10And this way, it'll add a little bit more prestige to the food service.
36:15I think it'll just be much more elevating.
36:17But John is a long way off from laying his tables.
36:34The bar has not changed.
36:36There's a part of me which is incredibly anxious right now about getting the bar done.
36:44Hey, Rob.
36:45How's it going?
36:46Yeah, all good.
36:46Yeah, yes.
36:49I am...
36:50This looks great, by the way.
36:52It looks amazing.
36:53I'm worried, though, that we're not going to get it all done in time.
36:57This is a time consumer.
36:58I'm going to hopefully make it easier for you.
37:01Go on.
37:02Go on, Tom.
37:02Let's not do the rose.
37:05So, we're not going to do the rose?
37:06No, but we'll still do the lines through, but just straight lines all the way through.
37:09That rose is just going to be a nightmare.
37:11It will be.
37:12It's disappointing to not include it, but if not including it means I have a finished bar.
37:21That takes kind of precedent at this stage.
37:26I'm adding my reeded vinyl onto the glass on the cupboards, because it just gives it a really cool look.
37:36The finish adds a bit of texture.
37:38And we're going premium.
37:41Not long to go now.
37:43You look great.
37:44I'm a flower.
37:45I can see that.
37:46I'm a rose.
37:48Come on, get a move on.
37:49Oh.
37:49Rita, I've got something for your pew.
37:56Oh, yes.
37:57I want to, you know, knock that dead Victorian child off the wall.
38:01Yes.
38:02That's perfect.
38:04The chairs in situ make me happy because they got finished.
38:09I'm proud of that.
38:10Look at that.
38:11I know I've got a fat face, but that is...
38:13No.
38:14So these plaques, I got them made as a reminder of the women that influenced rugby.
38:23So now we get to put Emily Valentine's name on one of the chairs.
38:28Does that look okay yet?
38:29Yep, yep.
38:31Done.
38:33The key part of my scheme, which was this feature bar with this incredible rose and everything,
38:39it just didn't come to happen.
38:41I've gone in there with really high aspiration and not been able to quite deliver what I wanted
38:49to deliver.
38:50Thank you, Rob.
38:52Oh.
38:54Time is up.
38:56Should I go sit at the bar?
39:00It's okay.
39:01We'll see.
39:02We will see.
39:04So, girls, we did it!
39:06Woo-hoo!
39:07Well done.
39:08Proud.
39:09I think it looks like a pub.
39:11Michelle has arrived at the stadium with this week's guest judge, Nisha Katona.
39:20I can't say that I know an awful lot about rugby, but I do think I know how I'd want to
39:24feel if I was coming here to this iconic stadium.
39:26It's going to be an absolute joy coming in here.
39:29Nisha is one of the UK's most successful food entrepreneurs.
39:33Famed for her Indian street food restaurant chain, Mowgli.
39:37So she knows a thing or two about what makes for the perfect set-up in the hospitality world.
39:43Interior design in hospitality is so important.
39:45You bring people into a space where they're going to eat, they're going to drink, they're
39:48going to chat, they're going to watch a match.
39:50And if you have a venue that has any kind of a history, you need to bring that alive through
39:55the design.
39:56We're here at the home of England Rugby in Twickenham, which has such legacy and the joy
40:02of the sport.
40:03And so I want to feel some of those feelings in these spaces, but it's also a place to
40:08be relaxed.
40:09So, somehow or another, our designers have got to get all of that into each space.
40:13I feel really happy with what I've produced.
40:18I love what I've pulled together and I'm confident with areas of it.
40:22But I always fluctuate with my confidence.
40:24You never know what Michelle's going to see.
40:26Yeah, I'm just happy with how I managed to pull it off in the end.
40:30Oh.
40:32Oh.
40:34So this is Bryony's room.
40:35My goodness.
40:37This is fantastic.
40:39I love those balls.
40:39You know, they say so much though because they are old, they are new.
40:43This is that ode to rugby.
40:45That just says so much to me.
40:47Beautiful panelling down here.
40:50I do feel the warmth of it.
40:51We've got the leaning bar by the window.
40:55I mean, slightly high.
40:56So if I'm sat down here, that is right through the middle of my pitch.
41:00She's just taken her eye off the bigger picture for that moment.
41:03But you can come and sort of stand by the bar and get somebody a drink.
41:07Handsome bar.
41:08The Twickenham 1909 vinyls on the doors.
41:11It's a small touch, but gosh, how effective.
41:13I love it.
41:14I think it's perfectly poised.
41:16Bryony's been quite canny in being the only designer that kept the original tables,
41:20which were rather, you know, unappealing glass-topped tables.
41:24So she's dressed it with a wonderful tablecloth,
41:27but then also kept the original chairs,
41:29but again upped them by recovering them with this sort of lovely mustard velvet.
41:34I kind of like that kind of thing, because it shows her bravery.
41:37She's got a real gift, you know, a real gift.
41:43What I wanted to achieve with my room is a cosy, warm pub vibe,
41:47dedicating it to female rugby.
41:49I'm hoping Michelle and Nisha will see that I've worked with one painting as a starting point,
41:55and it's almost like you're going on a walk into the painting.
42:01There's a depth and a darkness here, isn't there?
42:03Well, it's Rita's room, and I'm kind of getting used to seeing that from her.
42:08I mean, this is a deep, dark colour.
42:10It is.
42:10We've got the sense of, I feel like I'm in a pub.
42:12It's very pubby.
42:13I love the little bench, actually, there, with the view onto the pitch.
42:17Lovely way to stand and have a drink.
42:19Got somewhere to put your glass, haven't you?
42:22I love the fact that the window bench is the same glorious solid wood as these tables.
42:27It is interesting seeing a church pew.
42:29I like them aesthetically, and I think she's worked the different pieces together well.
42:33There is something just very casual, and I feel like it's a bit roughty-toughty,
42:37which kind of goes with the ambiance to me.
42:40We've got a picture of a female rugby play here.
42:43There is a bit of storytelling.
42:45This is a celebration of women's rugby.
42:47Rita has put little plaques with the names of iconic female rugby players.
42:53I love the colours, you know.
42:54I love their reflection of the springbok colours, that dark green, that gold.
42:58That's instantly rugby.
43:02I feel like I've pulled off a pretty good design,
43:04but at this stage of the competition, a pretty good design just isn't going to cut it.
43:08And I'm just hoping that Michelle sees that there was a lot of vision there,
43:12there was a lot of planning there, to really, really go for it and try and achieve something incredible.
43:18My first impressions are I like it.
43:21This paintwork is lovely.
43:24Oh, gosh, that is all painted, isn't it?
43:26That's very sports, you know.
43:29It's a bit old school.
43:30It's very premium.
43:32I get the rugby vibe.
43:34There's some beautiful panelling here, Nisha.
43:37I have seen a lot of different finishes and a lot of different panelling,
43:40and so I have to say I think it's kind of extraordinary.
43:43I mean, it's incredibly ambitious to have gone for doing that on these two different panels.
43:49His carpenter deserves a medal, and you can see that blood, sweat, tears and time have gone into this.
43:56I feel that the bar area, therefore, suffered because it doesn't feel finished.
44:02I can't get into this.
44:04You know, there's no fridge.
44:05Where do I keep the drinks?
44:07There's no TV.
44:08All the other rooms had a TV.
44:10That's really, really important so that when you're not looking out of the window,
44:13which you certainly wouldn't be if you're sitting here with your back to the pitch,
44:16it feels as though all functionality has been sacrificed at the altar of design detail.
44:22Clearly, he ran out of time, so he's just put up the panelling.
44:25I mean, he's bitten off too much, but I can feel that he went for it.
44:30I think it feels like time management, and that is something that somebody can learn.
44:35What they can't learn is having a heart for design and displaying boldly that heart for design,
44:41and he's got that in bucket loads.
44:43My vision for this room was a very much a sophisticated, mid-century gentleman's cocktail lounge.
44:53And personally, I think I've absolutely nailed it.
44:56If I could make my front room look like that, I'd do it in a heartbeat.
45:01Ooh.
45:03Craig was inspired by Mark Rothko, which I guess is the paintings.
45:07I think the panelling is really good.
45:09These are those Rothko shapes, that asymmetry and all of that.
45:12The sideboard wall hung with the panels behind it, beautiful.
45:17But walking into this iconic stadium, into this suite,
45:21is not at all what I'd expect to see if I'm coming to watch the rugby.
45:26Is that good or is it bad?
45:27I have to say, you know, when I walked in, I really loved it.
45:30This mid-century, it's tongue-in-cheek, it's like being round at your nan's.
45:36That is a perfect buffet.
45:38It makes you want to go and grab a bit of something to eat and then come to the bar.
45:42This speaks of food and drink.
45:44I'd be quite happy to stand here.
45:45I can still see my game.
45:47That, to me, is a beautifully designed piece, right down to the tiles.
45:51I think it's beautiful.
45:53Oh, I don't know.
45:54I'm torn because this was a restaurant I was coming to.
45:57I'd be quite happy.
45:59But do I know that I've come to see the rugby?
46:00Absolutely not.
46:01The theme that Craig has chosen has, you know, is Rothko and Mad Men,
46:05which has got nothing to do with rugby.
46:07The room is never going to speak rugby.
46:09There is one rugby ball up there, Nisha, but that is not enough.
46:13I'm loving this.
46:14Come on.
46:15I really like this room.
46:16Let's see what...
46:17Let me tackle you to the door.
46:18I think it is instantly recognisable as being affiliated to the England rugby squad.
46:26So I feel like I've nailed that aside of things.
46:28It's definitely more corporate than everybody else has gone for.
46:33I hope she sees that.
46:36This is Victoria's room.
46:38Look, go faster stripes.
46:39Zooming me down.
46:40The colours, I think, are the old England colours.
46:43Rugby colours and corporate.
46:45That is obviously what she wanted us to feel.
46:48Quite fond of a stripe.
46:49And I must say, I like the bar.
46:52This bar is great, because I came in and immediately I wanted to lean again.
46:55I quite like this padding.
46:56I wanted to lean here.
46:57I've got a great view of the pitch from here.
46:59And she's echoed the fluting on the wood behind, which is bringing in a bit of warmth.
47:04So she understands that wood can bring in warmth.
47:06She's brought that into the kind of, this is where you get your nice drinks bit.
47:10We've got bar table looking out into the stadium as well, which is a good way of thinking about
47:17seating.
47:17But then she's not understood how that relates to the remaining tables.
47:20I don't want to sit there.
47:22You don't want to sit there, because then you might see the finish of the wallpaper in
47:25the alcove.
47:26That's not a great finish.
47:28She can't be proud of that, the poor thing.
47:31But she is giving me little nods that she understands what she's doing.
47:34She went and checked out a lot of other hospitality boxes to presumably get some inspiration.
47:40And I think that's always a good start, but I don't think it's really helped her here.
47:45It's almost as though she's been shackled by looking around at what other people do.
47:49This is the time where you don't look at what other people do.
47:51You show us what's really in your heart and tie it into that brief.
47:55Before Michelle and Nisha make a verdict on their rooms.
48:02Check this out.
48:04The designers get their chance to suss out the competition.
48:07This is really sporty.
48:09This draws you in.
48:10Well done, Victoria.
48:12Is that a rose?
48:13Oh my God, that's amazing.
48:15She's got a posted bar.
48:17Very strengthy.
48:19So briny, it's classy.
48:21I love the rugby balls.
48:23This, I can't believe it's the same.
48:26Bar, so clever.
48:28Who's won it?
48:29I am.
48:30I am.
48:31Oh my goodness.
48:33Look at this bar.
48:35That's blooming genius, that is.
48:37It's so Craig.
48:40It's John's room.
48:41Look at this straggly wall.
48:42It does look like a rugby shirt, doesn't it?
48:44It does, but I do have exactly the same green.
48:47This is very sexy, this panelling.
48:49Yeah, this panelling is gorgeous.
48:50Look at this.
48:51That is Rita, isn't it?
48:53That's nice.
48:54I think the whole room is a female rugby.
48:57That's cool, isn't it?
48:58Last orders.
49:04The five designers have returned to the Brighton studio to find out who wins standout space.
49:10Who's taken up rugby?
49:12I'll get back to you on that one.
49:14And who will be on Michelle's sofa?
49:18Oh, here they are.
49:20Come on in.
49:21Hello.
49:22So how are we all feeling?
49:24John, you do look like you've lost a bit of sparkle.
49:27Finding it everywhere.
49:30Briny, you made it back alive.
49:33None of those dinosaur eggs hatched.
49:34I'm a proud dinosaur mum, actually.
49:36Well, listen, I'm not the one who scores your designs.
49:41Michelle and Nisha, please join us.
49:45So, how did the designers do?
49:48The art of cracking this brief was balancing, giving me something about rugby, telling me
49:54that story, and ticking all the boxes on the brief.
49:57You know, the premium aspect of the space, somewhere relaxed as well to hang out before and after.
50:03So, the one person who I felt absolutely nailed that.
50:13Briny, well done!
50:18Thank you so much.
50:19And, Briny, I loved so much about your space.
50:21It was just an absolutely fantastic palette for the history and the future of rugby.
50:26Thank you so much.
50:27Congratulations, Briny.
50:28You're through to the quarterfinal.
50:30Well done.
50:32So, who else is going through?
50:34Well, Rita.
50:37Congratulations.
50:37I'm going to put you through.
50:38We really did like the quality of your design.
50:41I thought, Rita, it had that lovely sort of pub feel.
50:44I love those dark colours and it really enveloped me.
50:46It's a lovely space to spend time in.
50:49Anyone else going through?
50:50I'm afraid not.
50:52Oh.
50:53So, that does mean that Craig, Victoria and John, I'd like to see you on my sofa.
51:00OK.
51:01OK.
51:01Congratulations to Rita and Briny.
51:04See you next week.
51:05Hey, well done, you.
51:12I'm super happy to get standout space.
51:14It felt like the expectation was high.
51:16Went in really nervous and I just wanted to get through.
51:19Like, this is a wicked bonus to get standout.
51:22Well done.
51:23Well done, sweetheart.
51:25Yes!
51:27I'm through to another week.
51:30Yes!
51:30I was expecting to be here, so, yeah, I just need to go in and try and explain my thought
51:38process.
51:39Well, I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later, wasn't it?
51:41It's part of the process.
51:43It's a competition.
51:44Can't pretend I'm not quite anxious.
51:47Third time on the sofa in three weeks, which obviously wasn't the plan.
51:52I'm absolutely ready to fight for my place to stay.
51:57Hello.
51:58Hello, everyone.
52:01I wanted to turn up to this iconic stadium and really be sold on the story of rugby.
52:07You know, why were so many people passionate about it?
52:09So, Craig, I want to start with you because I feel that you rejected the rugby story and
52:14I know you love an era and you pulled that off beautifully, but you didn't tell me anything
52:18about Twickenham.
52:19I think that when I approached this challenge, I was aware of this hospitality suite being
52:27used for lots of different purposes.
52:28But this brief was about a suite for rugby fans.
52:33I fear I may have slightly missed that essential rugby reference here.
52:37I think your approach to design is wonderful.
52:41You're building this real narrative.
52:42You're pulling in references from all over the place.
52:44You're making me see connections that I wouldn't have before.
52:48Yes.
52:48But this is what happens when you go too far.
52:51I did absolutely love it.
52:53But the tricky thing is, Craig, is that the client here is actually the stadium.
52:57And what you need to do is create a space that is uniquely Twickenham where rugby emanates
53:02through the walls.
53:03Are you surprised you're on the sofa?
53:06Well, I'm not that arrogant to think I'm immune from the sofa.
53:09But maybe I just lost sight of the client.
53:12So, yeah.
53:13It definitely felt premium, though, didn't it?
53:15It was so classy.
53:17But, John...
53:18Hello.
53:18We've walked in...
53:19Hello again.
53:21Pretty sure I said I didn't want to see you back on the sofa.
53:24I had a firm intention of not being here.
53:26We walked into your room and, in contrast to Craig's, was like, okay, here was a rugby
53:31that actually I recognised or felt familiar with.
53:34I sort of, I felt comfortable with those colours, the premium aspect of it, and then blown
53:40away by that wood that you used.
53:43I have never seen that done before.
53:45I thought it was absolutely extraordinary.
53:48And so I felt the quality, I felt the passion that you poured into that room.
53:53However, you are here because you paid a big price for being that ambitious.
53:58Half the room, you just put the boards up, and I know you rushed the bar.
54:02But talk me through it a bit.
54:04To me, premium is skill and what they can do with those materials.
54:10So I really wanted to showcase them there.
54:13Unfortunately, you know, my poor carpenter worked tirelessly.
54:18We got to a level of completion, but it was obviously not where I wanted to be.
54:22In the real world, when you're building restaurants and building spaces like this
54:26that need to operate, we need three things to happen, really.
54:28They've got to be operational when they're finished.
54:31They've got to be on budget, and they've got to be on time.
54:34And that really matters.
54:37But it's better to have that ambition and that vision than not.
54:40OK, thank you.
54:41Victoria, why do you feel that you're on the sofa?
54:44I feel like I had a strong idea, a strong design,
54:49but the execution of it and the way that I presented the materials
54:52for my trades to work with ended up being a complete disaster.
54:55I think you did try and tell us the story of rugby.
55:00I think my main issue with yours was actually the mood of the room.
55:05I wonder if I think you said you did research and went to look around stadiums.
55:08It's almost as though that shackled you a little bit.
55:11Probably.
55:11And I felt I wanted to feel a bit more of you in that room.
55:14I wanted a bit more heart.
55:16So you walk into the rooms and I could feel Craig or John.
55:20And it left me wondering who Victoria is a little bit.
55:23And your heart's in there and I'd like to have seen it.
55:25Yeah, completely agree.
55:27It didn't, I don't feel like it reflected me at all.
55:30So yeah, completely agree.
55:31What is so fascinating, okay, is that each of you is representing
55:36a kind of a different dimension of what makes a great design.
55:39So there is this telling me the story,
55:41there's giving me the quality that I want,
55:44but then there's also the functionality.
55:47So on that basis...
55:50Victoria, I think you know already,
55:57because although you gave me some of that functionality,
56:00I just didn't get the mood.
56:03Thank you very much.
56:04It's been wonderful feedback and a wonderful opportunity.
56:07So thank you.
56:08Oh, lovely getting dinner for you.
56:10You too.
56:10Well done.
56:12Thank you very much.
56:14I'm trying not to be here.
56:16Yeah, I am.
56:18Well done, guys.
56:20Well done.
56:22Well done.
56:23I'm so sorry to see you again.
56:25I'm just really glad to be going home,
56:26but what a ride it's been.
56:29I can really see what Victoria was trying to do this week
56:32and it's brilliant that as a designer,
56:34she did a lot of research.
56:35Great hug.
56:37But at the end of the day,
56:38the feel and the finish just wasn't there
56:40for that premium look that I wanted.
56:43I cannot even tell you how happy I am
56:46to be, you know, through to the quarterfinal.
56:49I would really desperately like a challenge
56:51where I don't get stuff wrong.
56:56Next time...
56:59Absolutely love it.
57:01It's girls versus boys.
57:03We're on it.
57:04We're on it, yeah.
57:05We're so on it.
57:06As the designers pair up and hit the high street...
57:10Very easy.
57:11Idiot-proof, you could say.
57:12Yes, let's see.
57:15Transforming shops in the historic town of Rye.
57:18People of Rye love you, John.
57:22They love you.
57:23We're so on it.
57:53I'm talking to you.
58:02You can hear about a lot of medicine.
58:05Let's talk to you here.
58:05What a hundred years ago.
58:06I'm trying to...
58:11I'm trying to...
58:12What a hundred years ago.