My Design Rules (2020): Season 1, Episode 13 - Episode #1.13 - full transcript

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(upbeat music)

[Danilo]- It all
comes down to this.

Tonight in the My
Design Rules Studio

our judges reveal
the overall winners

who will receive a one
hundred thousand rand

cash prize.

First, the design viewer who
earned the most viewer votes

walks away with an additional
twenty thousand rand.

Welcome to the rand finale of
My Design Rules Season five.

My name is Danilo Acquisto and
I cannot believe the moment

is finally here.



With us in studio are
three amazing design duos,

they have been through it all
over the past thirteen weeks

and today we unlock the door
to a bright future for one duo

who will receive not only the
accolade of being acknowledged

as the best new design
talent in South Africa,

but also a check for
one-hundred thousand rand

as the judge's choice.

But, that's not all.

Our South African votes on
our website have been counted,

and the design duo who captured
the hearts of the public

will win a further
twenty-thousand rand

as the viewer's choice.

So we could have
two winners today

or one design duo might
even walk away with the full



one hundred and
twenty thousand rand.

Now it's been a competition,
but, it's also been wonderful

to see the relationships that
have formed along the way.

And now that the challenges
are done, the duos

have had a chance to relax and
think back on their journey.

(Upbeat music)

- [Nicholas] We are currently
just on the road from sights

kicking back, having a
couple glasses of wine

with our teammates.

- [Kehumile] Witnessing Sabrage

which is a chop and
pop of the wine bottle.

And yeah, yo, its
about to be amazing.

(upbeat music)

(Bottle popping)

- The pressure is
not there anymore

and we're feeling really great.

I mean, we actually get time

to relax, and actually
gather our thoughts.

- [Sinead] It's great to be
hanging out with the design duos

I mean obviously we've
been so busy over

the last couple of weeks
that we haven't had much time

to actually get to
know each other.

So here we are drinking
wine having a fabulous time,

it's awesome.

- Living our best lives!

- For us I think,
high moments each time

was just seeing
spaces come together.

We had a lot of fun with
the first two challenges.

Yeah, all of the
collaborators throughout were

very fun to work with.

- Contrast control--
holy moly, guys!

This looks like chaos.

- [Nicholas] Throughout
any project like this

there's always
challenging moments.

Your installation
moments are always tough.

There's almost no
going back each time.

Um, I think one of those
big challenge was getting

that big hammock structure up

and against the wall
aligning all those bolts up.

That was a big surface area.

- [Kehumile] Yo.

- [Nicholas] The
hanging garden that was

definitely a stress for us.

Um, getting that mechanism
up, having it fail,

having to rework it.

- [Kehumile] The door's
not opening 'cause of the

post structure.

It was definitely
like one of those.

- [Nicholas] Yeah, that caught
us in the first challenge,

for sure.

- [Kehumile] Yeah.

- Just, kind of in
hindsight, like,

you're so thankful to have been
part of this process, like.

- [Kehumile] It's
been a true blessing.

Everyone wants this
shot, you know,

and, like, for us to like
get this has been insane.

- [Nicholas] It's like as an
artist to get a residency.

It's like you get a canvas

and you get all the
paint you'll need

and you get to smash

and like that was..
what an experience

to have a bold
project behind us,

like thorough all of this.

It's really, really
something-- something special.

- It's like a portfolio
with a little um,

cherry on top.

- It's time to announce who
won the kitchen challenge.

Our winning duo is...

Team R&K!

(cheers)

- I would say like
our highest moment

has to be the kitchen.

- [Reketso] Yeah.

- [Koketso] When we
first conceptualized the

whole idea of the kitchen

it was just a mere thought.

And, actually seeing
the thing get like,

everything come together.

- To see our own little balcade

that was our highest moment!

Like, dude! This! We chose this!

We decided on this
and it's happening!

- When in the lounge --

- When in the lounge
you're, I mean --

- That was like ultimate, like,

okay we've done it!

- The heavens are just
dropping blessings and

we're just like, receiving.

- Yes, we've achieved
what we wanted.

- So grateful! So grateful!

The master bedroom was one of--

- [Koketso] Was our biggest low.

- [Rekopile] Was one
of our lowest because

we worked so hard to
ensure that it's different

that it's like very distinct.

I mean we had our feature
wall, we used blue.

That was us going bold! Color!

They've been saying we
don't use much color

we are clinical!

Then we had a whole like skull!

A skull that was painted!

And then we had, let's not
even talk about the mural.

Let's just have a moment
of silence for that.

A massive huge piece of art

and then we don't
win that challenge.

It was a lot, but
it was beautiful.

- [Koketso] But
it was beautiful!

- [Reketso] You cannot deny.

I'm gonna miss this.

Um, we're probably
gonna continue

'cause I can't
function without her.

- [Koketso] Yeah, definitely.

Like, one without the
other doesn't make sense.

- [Rekopile] It doesn't work.

Um, so it's been amazing.

We're definitely going
to miss our synergy

and we like built a rhythm.

(glasses clinking)

- Woohoo!

- Well, we feel amazing,

but also a little heart sore.

- Yeah, we're gonna
miss everyone a lot.

- And the winner of the
master bedroom challenge is...

The Perma Peeps!

(cheers)

- Oh, my God!

- Winning the master bedroom!

- [Melissa] Our best
experience on this show was

obviously our
master bedroom win.

Finally!

- Yay!

- [Both] FINALLY!

- [Melissa] Yeah, we were
so proud of that outcome

and that win and we
definitely needed it

for our confidence levels.

And, yeah, that was
definitely our highest points

in the show - getting
that win in the bag.

- [Sinead] Yeah.

I think the lowest point for
us is definitely our losses.

- [Melissa] All the losses.

- All of them, all five!

- So many of them!

- [Melissa] But we
were super proud of our

master bed win, so at
least we got one win but --

- [Sinead] We've done well,
we've gotten great feedback,

and we're proud, and we've
grown, and it's amazing.

- We took a lot out
of this competition.

- Yeah, we did. There
was a lot of growth

for both of us as human beings.

- [Melissa] As
individuals, as friends,

as business partners,
as designers.

Just growth and learning
and just experiences,

and the networking and the
people we've managed to meet.

We are just... --

- So thankful for everything.

- Yeah.

- It's been amazing.

- The excitement is
bubbling over here in studio

because today we
crown the design duo

that the judges feel
are South Africa's

next big name in
interior design!

After the break we catch
up with contestant teams

to see how they're feeling.

(upbeat music)

- Welcome back to
the grand finale!

What an exciting journey
it has been thus far

and we're very excited
to have all our

design duos with us in studio.

It's been thirteen
weeks of late nights,

stressful deadlines,
and of course,

world class cutting edge design.

But here we are at the
final stretch and we're

joined by our three design duos

Team R&K, Team
Contrast Control, and

The Perma Peeps.

- Guys! Can you believe
it? We are officially here!

And I just want to quickly
catch up with all three of you.

Perma Peeps, I'll
start with you.

And this journey has been
insane for both of you

guys, what have been
the big learnings?

- For us I think the biggest
learning that we've gone

through is we've
grown as individuals,

as designers, and
as best friends.

- [Melissa] Yeah, I know.

I mean you know this experience

we've really found our niche and

our specific design language

so we're very excited
to be able to develop

our own design language now.

And we had such a great time.

- [Danilo] Love it.

And the viewers obviously
at home are wanting to know

I mean I've got to
go through finales

a couple of times and
this is the first time

you guys are standing
in this position.

How are you feeling,
Contrast Control?

- The last four months has
all led up to this moment.

So, it's really stressful
for us to kind of be here

and kind of engaging again
with everyone and just

absorb it all.

- Yeah.

- [Kehumile] And I
think we've like really

achieved what we really
wanted to achieve, like,

in this whole
competition and, like,

it's just amazing to
see that white box

turn into, like, a dream.

- [Danilo] Yeah, you
left it all out there so

whatever happens - happens now.

You guys gave it your all.

And finally Team R&K,
your words and thoughts to

your friends who you guys
have made on this journey

thus far, what are your
feelings at this stage?

- We have a family.
We're a tribe.

The six of us have gone
through this journey together.

And it couldn't
have been better.

It couldn't have been
any other people rather

in the country. And I mean
it's just been so amazing.

We've learned so
much from Perma Peeps

in terms of like, you know,
using greenery and plants.

I mean you guys have
really like changed

our idea of design.

It has to be inclusive
with nature and so forth.

With the boys they're
so bold, so brave.

I mean their use of
color, the contrast,

I mean, they stood so
true to their name.

Such amazing people.
It's been great.

- Yeah. And I just really
want to say well done, guys.

We've come a really long way

and let's just go
out there a conquer.

- [Danilo] Nice! Aw,
guys, I love that.

Does that mean you guys are all

gonna share the money, right?

- [Collectively] No!

(Laughter)

- [Danilo] Oh, oh oh! So
it is a competition still?

All right!

They weren't alone
out there on site.

Apart from me nagging them
all the time on deadline day,

throughout the competition
they received support

and guidance from industry
mentors and judges.

(upbeat music)

- For each challenge
the design duos will

allocate to their mentor
who doubled up as a

guest judge for the round.

First up, in the double
spare room challenge

the duos were guided by a
man who knows the challenge

all too well.

Season three design
winner Rudolph Jordaan.

For the bathroom
challenge mentorship was

given by a respected
interior designer

Karen Mosdun.

Known for her bold use of
color and quirky style,

interior designer Sara
Ode gave input for the

master bedroom challenge.

With a wealth of
experience to share

renowned architect and
Director of ARRCC Interiors

Mark Rielly guided
the kitchen challenge.

And to wrap things up in
the lounge and balcony

challenge, acclaimed
interior designer

Kyle Roo brought his
expertise to the table.

In the final judging
the three main judges

were joined by a legend.

Design winner of season one
and judge in season four

Donald Nxumalo.

- I'm looking for people who are

hungry for this opportunity.

Because I understand what that
opportunity has done for me.

I know I'm only judging
for one episode,

but I'm telling you,

this is going to be a tough one.

- [Danilo] But the anchors
of the panel were the

main judges.

Brian Courtney of
Private Property.

Slay Brooks of
Bulwark Properties.

And Buhle Mathole of
Kabu Design Architects.

What an amazing journey
we've had thus far

and a huge thank you to all
of our judges and our mentors.

We are joined now
by our main judges

Brian Courtney
and Buhle Mathole.

And unfortunately we
are one short tonight

as Slay Brooks is at
home with his wife

who gave birth to
their son yesterday.

They deserve of a round
of applause for that.

(applause)

And on top of that give
them a huge congratulations

to the entire Brooks family

and we wish them all
the best during this

exciting new chapter in lives.

Judges, it's so good to have
you both with us tonight.

Buhule you start for a bit.

This season has been
the best in terms of

design we've had thus far.

What have been your feelings?

- I think it's really
been phenomenal.

Uh, the duos have
done very well.

And I think they
said it themselves,

I've seen the growth
and I have seen how they

synergize into one another.

Um, and I think
in terms of design

they've all grown,
they've learned.

They've learned how
to conceptualize ideas

and actually bring
them to fruition.

So it's been an awesome,
awesome journey.

- You're being the kind
of person I'd love to have

over at my house
because I've seen also

there's some spice in you.

- Uh-huh.

- Brian, its the first
time you've been a judge

in this position and
everything just must have been

an exciting journey
of sensory overload.

- [Brian] Absolutely,
it was fantastic.

I've had some design
backgrounds and to see what

you guys have achieved
has been phenomenal.

I think seeing young people
come in and really just

grow more than we
could've imagined

has been absolutely crazy.

Also, just the energy. The
energy that the three of you

as the three teams bring has
been exciting to be apart of.

So well done.

- It's awesome.

This show gets to reveal
and showcase the best

African designer has to offer.

And it comes from
designers like you guys

that bring that to the floor.

So, judges, thank you
so much for joining us

here today.

I'm excited to
announce our winners

and thank you for your service.

It's time now to get our
judges final comments

on each of the completed homes.

So lets begin with Team R&K.

- In all honesty, what we
have managed to achieve

here in two words is
ultimate sophistication.

Of course without forgetting
practicality and function.

- Well the client that
we designed for is

someone who I really see
as a well traveled person.

She loves cuisine,
she loves gourmet.

She would definitely enjoy
entertaining her guests here.

- Yeah, there was a
lot of thought process

and I just think I
love the floor from the

kitchen to the lounge.

It's seamless and that's
what we wanted to achieve.

- Judges, you've had the chance
to stay in those apartments.

We're dying for
your final opinions.

Buhle, we'll start with you.

- Yes I stayed in your
unit it was awesome.

In one word I have
I think is growth

for Team R&K.

I've really seen how they
started and struggled.

I remember the bathroom
challenge was like,

'AHH what are we doing?!'

and the end was
really phenomenal.

So, well done.

And I was super
chic. So, well done.

- [Danilo] Love it!

- [ Team R&K] Thank you.

- [Danilo] Brian.

- Ladies I think
you are glamorous

and that shows in your design.

The way you've grown
from your glamor room

in the spare bedroom.

Right through to how you
won the kitchen challenge

which was absolutely
mind blowing.

We were very impressed.

And we loved how you
listened to the advice

that was given.

You took on the
mentors' suggestions.

You listened to the judges.

Um, and we've see
incredible growth.

So, well done, well done.

- [Danilo] Absolutely.
Great advice and

opinions from the judges.

I'm just sad that
the mannequin's gone.

- Oh Gracie, Gracie!

- [Danilo] May
Grace rest in piece,

ladies and gentlemen!

(laughter)

It's time now to move
onto our next team,

Team Contrast Control.

(intense music)

- What we tried to do
with this whole space is

pushing the boundaries
as much as we can

with such a compact space.

And being Contrast
Control we tried to

mash up a lot of
heritages and a lot of

color and finishes,
and a lot of textures

just to put them together
and see how that all

works out.

- [Nicholas] We set out to
challenge the boundaries

and push different
elements that shouldn't

generally work together that we

kind of forcing them to.

- [Kehumile] And we
just wanted to make the

whole space very
text book but also

keeping it local, you know?

- [Danilo] The men
of season five.

We'll start back with
our judges, again.

Brian lets start
with you this time.

- Absolutely, I had the
privilege of staying

in your apartment
so that was amazing.

I think,

from the Private
Property point of view,

what brings value to a home are

kitchens and bathrooms.

And you guys blew the
lid of your bathrooms.

I think we were blown
away with the colors

you used and the bravery
in your approach.

And you were true to your
name Contrast Control

with incredible, interesting
colors the way you

brought it's and your own
opinions brought together

to make an incredible
combination.

So, yeah we really enjoyed
seeing what you were

gonna do each week.

- [Danilo] Stunning. Buhle.

- Fun! It clicked,
it was awesome.

Every week it was almost like,

'what is Contrast Control
going to do this week?!',

you know?

And I think as designers
we got to keep that going.

You know? We got to always
surprise our clients,

we gotta be true to ourselves.

And well done for being
true to yourselves!

- [Danilo] Indeed!
Congratulations to both of you.

Amazing design.

All right, that leaves us
with only one more team.

Its Team Perma Peeps.

(upbeat music)

- With this apartment
we put in a lot of

consideration into
incorporating different things

that are needed within
everyday functioning lives.

So we needed to focus
on functionality,

minimalism, permaculture.

- [Sinead] It's all about
bringing the outside in.

As well, having a
natural feel, warmth.

It's a space that
you want to be in.

A serene haven that
you want to come and

escape to from your daily
life like work, etcetera.

- [Melissa] Yeah, and
a space where people

really can feel
good, can entertain,

can have lots of family
and friends over.

And it's just a real
feel good space.

- Bringing the outdoors indoors.

Judges, your thoughts
for the Perma Peeps.

Let's start with you, Buhle.

- It was green! It was
awesome, I love that.

And I think also like, um,
I said to the other team,

you really stayed
true to what you were.

And I love the functionality
of your units, you know?

Everything, I could see
people living there and

doing things.

The extra bedroom, you
know, somebody staying over.

So well done!

- [Danilo] Brian.

- I think you created a haven.

A real tranquil environment.

Obviously using a
lot of plants and

staying true to your
beliefs around ecosystems

and creating a sustainable
environment was beautiful.

But, that master bedroom
was a masterpiece

and that's what I
remember about you guys.

- [Danilo] Mhm,
congratulations Perma Peeps.

All that's left is for us to
announce the final judgment.

The design duo who
won the judges choice

is...

(Suspenseful music plays)

sitting in this room somewhere,

we'll announce them
after the break.

(laughter)

(upbeat music)

Its the moment our
design duos have been

waiting and working for.

Throughout the series
viewers have been

voting for their
favorite design duo.

And its time to reveal
which duo came out

on tops as the viewers choice.

In total, this season the
viewers voted more than

five hundred thousand times.

And joining me to reveal
the viewers choice winner

is head of marketing
at Capitec Banks

Sbusiso Kumalo.

Please, welcome to
the stage, Sbusiso.

Right, are you nervous?

- Nope (laughs)

- At all?

He gets to give away money.

This man's excited! Alright.

- I'm the money man!

- When I say so
will you just please

reveal that winner.

But before I give you
that privilege would you

like to just say a few
words to our design duos?

Yeah, I just think well done.

I think you put
in a lot of work.

We all respect the
judge's opinions but

we know the real
judges are the viewers.

So this is the one that counts.

- Indeed!

On your time, my friend.

- And the winner for the
viewer's choice is...

(laughter)

- Don't do this to us!

- [Sbusiso] Team Contrast!

(cheers and applause)

- Thank you, man.

- [Danilo]
Congratulations, you guys.

Take your time over
here for me so we could

all be able to see that.

How are you guys feeling
at this particular

stage of the game?

- Warm, warm. Very warm.

(laughs)

- Warmer than you --

- Thankful.

- [Danilo] Throughout
the competition

Team Contrast Control
designed their apartment

with a client in mind.

The readers of SA Homeowner.

One of South Africa's
leading luxury

home and decor
magazines represented by

editor Kelebogile Nondzaba.

- You guys definitely
deserve it.

Well done and
congratulations. We made it!

(applause and laughter)

- [Danilo] Magazine clients
happy, viewers happy,

and so are our duos!

Amazing stuff.

It's time to quickly
have a look at the

voting results.

Let's take a look
at those on screen.

As you will see Team
Contrast control

owned forty percent of
viewer votes of those

five hundred thousand
votes that came through.

Team R&K obtaining thirty-five
percent of those votes

and then the Perma
Peeps coming in third

with twenty-five
percent of those

five hundred thousand votes.

A big congratulations
to Team Contrast Control

our first winners today.

It's now time for the
big one ladies and gents.

It's time to crown
the design winners of

season five as chosen
by our judging panel.

Along with the bragging
rights this duo

will also go home
with the cash prize of

one hundred thousand rand.

Here to do the honors is
one of the main judges

and also the chief
marketing officer of

Private Property Brian Courtney.

You had a tough job, my friend.

- It has been, it has been.

- Final words to our duos
before you reveal a winner.

- It was a hell
of a deliberation.

We sat for a long
time and had many

conversations. Ended up
with conference calls

because we couldn't
make decisions in the

board room. It was stressful.

And I'm privileged to
speak on behalf of the

three judges. And
privileged to have worked

with some amazing
guest judges who really

understand the design industry.

So you guys know that
we've thought this through.

This is tough because
the reality is that

of course, you all deserve this.

And it's so hard
to split decisions.

And we've had to
have split ears.

I mean each of you have
won different challenges

from kitchens to bedrooms
to bathrooms, um,

but we had to make a
decision on overall concepts,

and overall execution,
and the first impression

when you walk in a home
and look through it and

want to stay there.

So, without further
adieu, the grand winner

and something that will help
you launch your careers.

I'm very proud and very
impressed to announce

the team that we felt
has grown the most

in the competition

Team R&K!

(applause)

- Congratulations!
Well done, well done!

(inaudible)

- [Danilo] Such humble
spirits Team R&K!

Team R&K set out to
impress their client

VISI Magazine.

Under the keen eye of
renowned editor Sumien Brink.

Who checked in with them
throughout the course

of the competition to
ensure the duos designs

lived up to the
standard of the readers.

- [Danilo] Sumien! How
are you feeling about

your duos being the
winners of judges' choice?

- I can't believe it, girls,
girls, girls you are fabulous!

- Who runs the
world! GIRLS! WOOO!

(inaudible)

- [Danilo] Come on!

- Amazing, so grateful
to God. So grateful,

He's been with us
through the journey.

- So grateful.

- [Danilo] I cannot
wait to see the results

of what its going to
do for your careers.

Congratulations to
the both of you!

- Thank you. Thank
you to the judges.

- Amazing thank you so much
for turning that around

for us and for
revealing these winners.

It was a really tough
decision as you could hear.

We're joined now by
a very special guest.

So you guys can go ahead
and take your seats

in the mean time.

And I really appreciate
your time here today.

And our special
guest is from the

SABC he's GM for
channels at the SABC

David Makubyane to
congratulate all of our duos.

So David you make your
way to me over here.

Share a thought with our duos!

- Oh, congratulations, guys.

Well done to the
winners, congratulations.

I think that one the things
that I just want to say

is that we are very
honored as SABC

to obviously to have worked
this journey with this show.

Five years but also
this particular season

that was filled with
of high quality,

great innovative designs.

So congratulations, guys.

Well done.

Because of the standard
and the high quality

in this particular
season nobody is gonna

go home empty handed.

(cheers)

- Yeah, so the team
that didn't win,

Perma Peeps ten thousand rand.

(cheering)

(inaudible)

- [Danilo] Oh, man!
Thank you so much

for that announcement.

And for that extra prize
added to the Perma Peeps.

You guys all did an amazing job.

Please, give them another
round of applause,

ladies and gentlemen.

(applause)

And there you have it!
Our grand prize winners.

This competition has
opened the door to a bright

future for all of our
contestants but in particular

for Rekopile and
Koketso who have proved

they have what it
takes to rule supreme

on My Design Rules!

(applause)

(upbeat xylophone plays)