AS SEEN ON HGTV's DESIGN STAR...
"Design Star" -- Hosted by Clive Pearse, 10 designers navigated a gauntlet of design challenges for the chance to win the ultimate prize, their own show on HGTV. For the Final Challenge, "Episode #7: Glass Houses", the two finalists were required to design a room inside a 12' x 16' free-standing Four Seasons Sunroom in Bryant Park in Midtown Manhattan, NY.
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FOUR SEASONS 'DESIGN STAR' on HGTV
NEW YORK, NY -- It was a dark and stormy night in New York City when a professional crew of Four Seasons personnel dressed in yellow and black descended upon Bryant Park, right in the heart of Manhattan, and began unloading two truckloads of CONSERVADECK panels, aluminum extrusions, glass ... glass ... and more glass.
It's the Final Challenge of HGTV's phenomenally popular reality series, "Design Star" and Four Seasons Sunrooms takes center stage.
"Design Star" is HGTV's most popular program in the channel's history. The most recent show shattered ratings records. It was the:
- Highest-ever HGTV show with a Household rating of 2.21 (6 million)
- Highest-ever HGTV prime time program rating among ages 25-54 & 18+
- Highest-ever HGTV prime time rating & average impressions among women 18-49, 25-54 & 25-54
While the show is not a Four Seasons Sunrooms' commercial, it is expected to help expand consumer awareness of sunrooms as an alternative to conventional construction and increase the brand awareness of Four Seasons Sunrooms.
Leading up to the "Design Star" Final Challenge, 10 aspiring designers sought to impress home viewers and an expert judging panel with their design expertise, ingenuity, creativity and "it" factor during the reality competition. Hosted by Clive Pearse, the eight-week event airs weekly through Sept. 10.
To get to the Final Challenge, HGTV Design Star finalists navigated a gauntlet of design challenges for the chance to win the ultimate prize — their own show on HGTV — as their efforts were critiqued by renowned designer Cynthia Rowley; television designer, Vern Yip; and In Style executive editor Martha McCully. On each show a participating candidate was eliminated until only two remained for the final, over-the-top challenge.
That's where Four Seasons came in. While this was the Final Challenge for the Design Star contestants, Four Seasons had its own challenges, including just 24 hours to build not one, but two, 12' by 16' Series 230 Sun & Stars Cathedral Rooms in the middle of Manhattan, in Bryant Park. And they had to start at midnight and finish the job in the pouring rain.
Despite the short time to build, and the fact that these were temporary installations, they were put to the ultimate test. During the four days they remained standing for the show, it rarely stopped raining, including hours of steady heavy downpours, yet neither of the rooms had one leak during the entire filming -- a true testament to the quality of the Four Seasons product and installation team.
