Ellen’s Design Challenge is an American furniture design competition series that premiered on HGTV on January 26, 2015. The first season of the six episodes was announced in April 2014 as the first cable television series produced by talk show host Ellen DeGeneres. In June 2015, HGTV updated its second season series, which premiered on January 18, 2016. Here’s everything we know about Ellen’s Design Challenge Season 3 Release Date.
In the competition series, six furniture designers will compete in furniture sketching, designing, and building skills within 24 hours. Contestants need to demonstrate creativity and diversity in order to impress the judges after completing each task. HGTV’s handyman and television personalities Jeff Devlin, Brooks Utley, Karl Champley, Chip Wade, David Sheinkopf, and Matt Münster are a team of carpenters who help athletes.
Jay Montepare is the host of the show, with Dowell Editor-in-Chief Amanda Dameron and Wayfair Executive Creative Director Christiane Lemieux on the jury. DeGeneres is an executive producer and has numerous appearances throughout the show.
Ellen’s Design Challenge Season 3 Release Date
Ellen DeGeneres will test eight furniture designers coming to Los Angeles, take part in a variety of challenges, and design and build stunning furniture pieces. Participants will need to make a new build for each episode, using workshops, chief carpenters, and all the tools they need. Along with the performance by Ellen, the panel of experts eliminates them one by one.
There is no information related to the further fate of Ellen’s Design Challenge in Episode 3, but we will share our knowledge as HGTV announces more information. There was a controversial moment in the season 1 finale. Katie Stout and Tim McClellan were the last contestants in the show, and the judges chose McClellan. Later, it became clear that the furniture designed by the winners was almost a complete copy of the existing European design.
The judges had to disqualify McClellan and declare the winner to Stout. McClellan later stated in the media that the controversies and similarities found were convincing. Still, he fully accepted Katie as the winner. She received a $100,000 prize and the opportunity to be featured in HGTV Magazine.
Name of the Show | Ellen’s Design Challenge |
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Season Number | Season 3 |
Genre | Reality Show |
Ellen’s Design Challenge Season 1 Release Date | 26 January 2015 |
Ellen’s Design Challenge Season 3 Release Date | Not Announced Yet |
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Ellen’s Design Challenge Season 3 Cast

The seven candidates include Vidivixi founder Mark Grattan, Indo founder Urvi Sharma, Artless founder Alejandro Artigas, Slash Objects founder Arielle Assouline-Lichten, Christina Z., and many more.
Ellen’s Design Challenge Season 3 Story
The six contestants for Season 1 were Jose Gaspar de Jesus, Katie Stout, Tim McClellan, Carly Eisenberg, Mark Moskovitz, and Leslie Shapiro Joyal. Katie Stout has been declared the winner and has won the highest prize of $ 100,000 and the opportunity to be featured in HGTV Magazine. Tim McClellan was originally a winner but was disqualified and finished second in June 2015, HGTV updated Ellen’s Design Challenge in the second season and aired in January 2016.
In the second season, additional competitors appeared and there were more episodes (9 instead of 6), including a 60-minute special featuring behind-the-scenes moments. Season 2 contestants include Vivian Beer, Bradley Bowers, Julie Browning Bova, Miles End, Mackenzie Gibson, Kyle Huntoon, Alexis Moran, Sef Pinney, Melissa Rivera Torres, and Dave Ale. Participants’ goal is to maximize their creativity in order to impress the judges while mastering tricky tasks. The designer team is supported and mentored by a team of professionals and television personalities.
The project moderator is Jay Montepare. DeGeneres is the executive producer of the show and occasionally appears in episodes. The second season was released in January 2016. It was longer than the previous work and consisted of 9 episodes instead of 6 episodes. This was also a one-hour special that included a behind-the-scenes episode.
Ellen’s Design Challenge Season 3 Trailer

A distinctive dining table is created. During the build, the designer gets a new joiner. Ellen DeGeneres seems to have set the first task. It’s building a signature bed. Ten furniture designers were carefully selected by Ellen DeGeneres and then she arrived in Los Angeles for the finale. In the challenge, participants begin their journey through the world of furniture design. Ellen gives each designer a unique furniture assignment. The last four designers will tour the Warner Bros. Studios and Ellen talk show set. Designers make multifunctional furniture.
Where to Watch Ellen’s Design Challenge Season 3 Online?
Viewers can enjoy this series only on HBO Max.
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