The Great Interior Design Challenge

The Great Interior Design Challenge is a British television annual interior design competition broadcast on BBC Two.

Each series aims to find 'Britain's best amateur interior designers.' Presented by Tom Dyckhoff, the design tasks are judged by Daniel Hopwood and Kelly Hoppen, with guest judging from Sophie Robinson and along with Michelle Ogundehin, Elle Magazine's Decoration UK editor-in-chief.

Each episode introduces a new location with distinctive architecture and focuses on a 3 participants at a time. Contestants have a main challenge - usually to make-over a room in the home of their allocated client - and an additional small task, such as the upscaling of an old item.

Having identified that interior design may be the industry I want to work in, the programme would be a potential route to this profession in the future. I find the act of choosing stock, binding and finishes of design a parallel to choosing interior stylings and accessories - creating a synthesis between my two passions within the greater design industry.