Design U

Design U
GenreDesign
Created byTim Alp
Directed byJanet P. Smith
StarringMaureen Ross Neilson, Ernst Hupel, Melanie Martin, Baron Bryant, Christina Maureen Rice, William Mood, Blair Varden, Penny Southam, Ramón Robleto, Tyler Hamilton, Jeff Palmer, Lucie Soulard
Theme music composerBartmart Audio
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes52
Production
Executive producerTim Alp
ProducerMarisa Fusaro
Production locationsOttawa, Ontario, Canada
Running time30 Minutes
Production companyMountain Road Productions
Original release
NetworkHGTV
ReleaseApril 4, 2005 (2005-04-04)
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Design U is a Canadian television series which premiered on April 4, 2005, on HGTV. Produced by Mountain Road Productions, the series turns clueless designers and gives them a crash course in interior design. After one intense day with a professional designer learning the ins and outs of design theory, the design students test their knowledge during a two-day makeover. With $3000 and a team of renovators at their disposal, the student has to transform one room in their house. At the end, the design professor returns to review the results.