About this season
Design aficionado Ellen DeGeneres gives up-and-coming furniture designers the chance to push their creativity to the limit in a competition series featuring designers who tackle furniture-making challenges from studios in their hometowns.
Episodes (6)
1. Back to Basics
Aired 22 April 2021
Scott Foley tasks seven designers handpicked by Ellen DeGeneres with their first furniture-making challenge: transforming basic raw materials into show-stopping signature pieces.
2. Portia's Art of Design
Aired 22 April 2021
Ellen's wife and special guest Portia de Rossi gives the designers their next challenge: use the color, form, and general feeling of a painting from her art publishing company to inspire an original piece of furniture.
3. Shaping Up With Ellen
Aired 22 April 2021
The remaining competitors work against the clock to incorporate a 3D geometric shape – from a humble cube to a 20-sided icosahedron – into a furniture design of their choice.
4. Foley Artists
Aired 22 April 2021
After a virtual tour of Scott's new home, the designers are tasked with building a safe, beautiful, and fun outdoor play structure.
5. Ellen Loves Surprises
Aired 13 May 2021
Jockeying for a spot in the finals, the designers face their most ambitious challenge yet: bringing a surprise element to a multifunctional piece of high-end furniture.
6. The Collection
Aired 20 May 2021
For their final challenge and the $100,000 prize, the remaining designers face the ultimate test: creating a cohesive three-piece collection for an iconic Los Angeles home.