From the Mailbox

The leading lights of the design world descended on Christie’s Rockefeller Center galleries Monday evening for a cocktail party and auction preview co-hosted by Christie’s and ELLE DECOR. Guests browsed through galleries highlighted by paint colors by event co-sponsor Ralph Lauren Paint and admired furniture, fine art, and decorative objects to be featured in the auction house’s two-day Interiors sale on April 1 & 2. Read more here.

Pictured: Nathan Thomas and Margaret Russell

From the Mailbox

Nathan Thomas is interviewed over at Design*Sponge. And offers a tantalizing little tid-bit about his latest foray into television!

Eddie Ross' online empire has expanded to include a fantastic vintage finds shop on Etsy.

Nathan Thomas' DWR Challenge: How'd he do?

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Nathan Thomas' DWR Challenge

Nathan Thomas Design Challenge at Design Within Reach, NYC
Thursday, February 12, 7:30-9:30pm

Nathan Thomas will be faced with a new design challenge at Design Within Reach's Upper West Side location. His brief? Create a warm and welcoming personal work space using the items on hand. The twist? DWR will throw in a few curve ball pieces sourced from local Housing Works (www.housingworks.org/) thrift store. After Nathan presents the results of his inspired choosing and combining, there will be time for questions and to meet the him.

Click here for more.

Image from NathanThomasStudios.com

Nathan Thomas Feature in Elle Decor

The March issue (now on newsstands) of Elle Decor features Nathan Thomas's winning design. Click here for more information. Congratulations again Nathan!

Wednesday Mailbox

Andrea Schroder is decking the halls for Staples in their first ever holiday window display in New York City. All decorations are available at Staples and will be donated to the Boys and Girls Clubs. Andrea also visited with some Boys and Girls Clubs of America students who came to the Staples store and participated in a craft hour with her, where they learned how to make their own ornament out of office products.

(image courtesy of Business Wire)

Ondine Karady and Eddie Ross stopped by to visit Andrea as well!


Preston Lee chats about TD and what he's looking for in life with The Edge Boston.


Nathan Thomas talks art and lofty inspiration at Loft Style.

In the Mailbox

Lovely Andrea Schroder was interviewed on Blog Talk radio this week. Click here to listen!

Nathan was not-so-exclusively interviewed on BuddyTv about his win.

Reality Blurred thinks Top Design is the new Top Chef, which is the new Project Runway...

A big thanks to Margaret Russell for her BTD Shoutout!

And, we're almost ready to announce the finalists for the Swarovski Crystal chandi contest! Meanwhile, we'll be doing a "Reader's Choice" poll next week to see if you agree with the BTD team and Ms. Russell herself - so stay tuned!

BTD Podcast with Nathan Thomas

Image courtesy of Nathan's Facebook.

Linda Merrill interviews Season 2 winner Nathan Thomas. Click here for the podcast.

Click here for his website.

TV Guide Interview With Nathan Thomas

BTD Congratulates Nathan Thomas!

Congratulations to Nathan Thomas - you are the winner of Top Design Season 2! You bested 12 other highly accomplished designers with your truly unique style. You wowed the judges who were clearly enamored with you throughout the season and you were a consistent favorite with the viewers.

This post is only for positive comments about Nathan and his work this season.

Click here to comment on the episode.

Tuesday Mailbox

Nathan Thomas is on the cover of OutFront Colorado. Read the story here.

Eddie Ross was featured in November's Domino Magazine in a story on decorating and entertaining.

Episode 7 Poll Results

(l) Nathan Thomas (r) Andrea Schroder
Click on image for larger view. Courtesy Bravo.

Our episode 7 polls are now closed and you resoundingly disagreed with the judges on all accounts last week. Over 50% of you felt that Nathan Thomas should have won the episode. Click here to read the results. Likewise, but nearly the same percentage, you felt that Andrea Schroder should have been latered. Click here to view the results.

Stay tuned for our poll for Episode 8. We always want to know what you think!

Congratulations Nathan [and Natalie]

There were really two winners this episode.


Nathan won two of the three legs of the design triathlon and was named overall winner. His chair makeover and and deconstructed table scape really impressed the judges. While his garden room was not a winner, his first two mini-wins was enough to take the challenge.







Natalie was also a winner. She won the third leg of the triathlon - designing a garden room. For this win, her room will appear in an upcoming issue of Elle Decor ! Which is a great prize!









So, BTD congratulates both Nathan and Natalie for your hard work and successes in this first individual challenge of the season.

This post is only for positive comments for Nathan and Natalie and their work.

Click here to comment on the episode in general.

From the Mailbox

The New York Times was party hopping on September 3rd as they visited the premier parties of Eddie Ross, Ondine Karady and Nathan Thomas. (image courtesy of eddieross.com)




And click here for a new video, which includes TD judge Kelly Wearstler dressed up as... um... well, who knows what.

Todd Oldham tells the Winston-Salem Journal that he'd never want to be a contestant.

Eddie Ross will be on Martha Stewart Living Radio's Living Today show to talk about how to make the most of flee market shopping with tips on looking past the object sitting in front of your eye. Monday, September 8 at 1:00.

Preston Lee has decorated the LA Mart Table at this weeks Dining By Design event to be held at the LA Mart Design Center. It runs from September 13-15.

Congratulations Team Kelly

Congrats to Wisit Prapong, Ondine Karady, Teresa Keegan and Nathan Thomas for winning the first challenge!! And a big challenge it was! A two story loft, two days and a lamp size budget didn't stop you from creating a lovely space filled with interesting textures and accessories. Designing for one of America's preeminent taste makers could have been daunting, but you were all professional and hardworking. A great team effort!

This post is only for positive words for Team Kelly or their work. If you have anything to say about other designers or the challenge, please click here.

The Waiting Room

Top Design airs tonight! Here are a few tidbits from the mailbox to hold us over until 10:00 PM EST. Don't forget to join us in the Party Room to watch and dish together! It's all decorated - wait till you see it! Come back a little before 10:00 and join me! I'll be the one thumbing through the swatch books and sipping a designer Cosmo.


The New York Daily News dishes apartment design with New York based designers Nathan Thomas, Eddie Ross, Ondine Karady, Jennifer Newsom and Serge Van Lian.

CasaSugar gets the goods from India Hicks. Sweet!

TD mentor Todd Oldham was out and about with interviews with the Seattle Post Intelligencer and TV Guide.

Kerry "Big Daddy" Howard tells the Forsyth News that he's gained a fresh perspective since appearing on the show.

Natalie Williams talks about the 90-to-nothing pace of competition with the Montgomery Advertiser.

The importance of the right footware was on Shazia Kirmani's mind when she shared her Top Design experience with The Star Telegram. [editor's note: as a gal who always has the wrong shoes on, I always wondered about the pull between cute shoes and comfort on these shows!]

From the Mailbox

Teresa Keegan and Nathan Thomas -image courtesy of Bravo.

Nathan Thomas talks about what's hot in interior design with the Denver Post.

India Hicks and Todd Oldham get real over at Reality TV News.

Designer Bio - Nathan Thomas

Nathan
Age: 30
Hometown: Denver, Colo.
Resides in New York City

Originally from Denver, Colo., Nathan was exposed to blueprints and drafting tools at a very young age, by his mother who worked at an architecture firm. His passion for design was instinctual and he always yearned to see more art and architecture. Although he had a love for design, Nathan originally entered college thinking that he was interested in science, but it didn't take long for his true passion in the arts to come through. He became inspired by photography, drawn to the art of manipulating space and time. To further his education in the arts, Nathan transferred to Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, N.Y. in their interior design program, transferring again shortly thereafter to the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, where he received his BFA in interior design. Following graduation, Nathan went on to become a Junior Designer at Alexandra Champalimaud & Associates, where his projects included The New York Palace Hotel and The Marriot Financial Center. Nathan is currently a Senior Designer at Nathan Egan Interiors, where he focuses on high-end residential work from Manhattan to the East End. He is inspired by the world around him and finds beauty and inspiration everyday.