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<p> <i>Top Design</i> is an American <a href="/facts/Reality_television/B0RFLdsB">reality television</a> series. <a href="/facts/Interior_designer/xuPYsKB1">Interior designers</a> competed to win cash and receive a spot in New York's Designer showcases. The <a href="/facts/Top_Design_(season_1)/vywIBzB7">first season</a> premiered on January 31, 2007, following the season finale of <i><a href="/facts/Top_Chef_(season_2)/pSL7Ac7h">Top Chef</a></i>. <a href="/facts/Todd_Oldham/96rQFD1a">Todd Oldham</a> was the host, while famed potter and interior designer <a href="/facts/Jonathan_Adler/LHuKMKM1">Jonathan Adler</a> was lead judge. <a href="/facts/Kelly_Wearstler/osTNR2CS">Kelly Wearstler</a> and <a href="/facts/Margaret_Russell/r4gqcuVe">Margaret Russell</a> also served as judges. Matt Lorenz was declared the winner. Although the first season received poor ratings, Bravo decided to air a <a href="/facts/Top_Design_(season_2)/vywIBzB7">second season</a> starting September 3, 2008, with <a href="/facts/India_Hicks/Afy9fbxP">India Hicks</a> as host and Oldham serving in the role of mentor, similar to <a href="/facts/Tim_Gunn/nvy9dNbk">Tim Gunn</a> on <i><a href="/facts/Project_Runway/LufyGC5N">Project Runway</a></i>. Adler, Wearstler, and Russell returned as judges. </p>