The Apartment Style Edition
The Apartment: Style Edition was the second season of the Asian reality television show The Apartment, which after six seasons is the longest running reality competition show in Asia.[1][2] The concept is that eight pairs of people with one relation, friends, brothers, couples and even two strangers, were to cooperate to design one room each week for ten weeks. The host of the programme, Jamie Durie, gave the challenge and a panel including Laurence Llewelyn Bowen judged their work.[3] The final winners were announced after the last episode, and the prize was their own apartment in The Veo in the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur.[4]
| The Apartment Style Edition | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Malaysia |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | STAR World |
| Original release | October 19 – December 20, 2012 |
| Season chronology | |
The winners by process of elimination was Dali, with contestants Iva and Philipe. The show was created by Riaz Mehta and produced by the Singapore-based Imagine Group.[1]
Contestants
| Group name | Relationship | About the members[5][6] |
|---|---|---|
| International Love | Friends | Paul Stephan: Australian general manager of a wine distributor, 34 years old.
Aiysvariyah "Ash" Rajedadram: Malaysian student, 23 years old. |
| Design Divas | Friends | Cynthia MacQuarrie:[7] Singaporean performer, 33 years old.
Marie "Paula" Hinsley: American housewife, 32 years old. |
| Black & Blonde | Best friends | Agri Velt: Indonesian fashion blogger, 24 years old
Clarissa Rae Lim: Singaporean make-up artist, 24 years old |
| Strangerz | Strangers | JP Rangel: Filipino fashion designer, 28 years old
Daniel: Malaysian boutique hotel manager, 36 years old |
| Glue & Glam | Friends | Kish Vin: Malaysian events manager, 27 years old.
Merete "Merah" Noer: Norwegian art director, model, musician and designer, 24 years old |
| Bros United | Brothers | Jesper McIlroy: Canadian fashion photographer-model, 33 years old
Killian McIlroy: American graphic designer, 29 years old |
| Opportunists | Friends | Alex Phang: Singaporean radio anchorman, 25 years old (at the time of the recording)
Chelsea Chil Hsia Wong: Malaysian Model/singer, 34 years old |
| Dali | Couple | Iva Agüero: Argentine self-employed, 25 years old |
As there were eight teams and ten episodes with the last having the two finalists, only six pairs could have been eliminated the previous nine episodes. This was solved by having two episodes without elimination and the reintroduction of one of the teams that were eliminated earlier. Glue & Glam, the first team to be eliminated, were brought back.
Episodes
| Episode No. | Original Air Date | Title of Episode | Guest Judge | Winner | Eliminated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 18, 2012 | "Design your Destiny" | Yiu Ling (Designer) | Dali (Iva & Philippe) | Glue & Glam (Mera & Kish) |
| 2 | October 25, 2012 | "If You Can't Stand the Heat, Get Out of the Kitchen" | Chef Michel from The HIlton | The Strangerz (JP & Daniel) | International Love (Paul & Ash) |
| 3 | November 1, 2012 | "I Kid You Not" | 6 children aged 9 to 13 | The Opportunists (Alex & Chelsea) | Non-elimination round |
| 4 | November 8, 2012 | "Not Everything in the Garden is Rosy" | Kim Robinson | Dali (Iva & Philippe) | Design Divas (Paula & Cynthia) |
| 5 | November 15, 2012 | "Hit the Showers" | Raz (Sime Darby Properties) Andrea Fonseka | The Strangerz (JP & Daniel) and Glue & Glam (Mera & Kish) | Black & Blonde (Agri & Clarissa) |
| 6 | November 22, 2012 | "Stud vs Study" | Jeremy Rowe (Dulux) Paula Malai Ali (TV Celebrity) | Dali (Iva & Philippe) | Non-elimination round |
| 7 | November 29, 2012 | "Guest of Horror" | Lisa Crosswhite (Fashion stylist) | The Opportunists (Alex & Chelsea) | Strangerz (JP & Daniel) |
| 8 | December 6, 2012 | "There's Nothing Leisurely About this Challenge" | Carmen Soo | Bros United (Jesper & Killian) | Glue & Glam (Mera & Kish) |
| 9 | December 13, 2012 | "The Elephant in the Living Room" | - | No winning team. 2 Finalists are declared. | Bros United (Jesper & Killian) |
| 10 | December 20, 2012 | "Home Sweet Home" | Raz (Sime Darby Property) Eddy Tan (STAR World) Lisa S. | Dali (Iva & Philippe) | The Opportunists (Alex & Chelsea) |
Elimination
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dali | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | BTM 2 | WINNER |
| The Opportunists | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | BTM 2 | WIN | RUNNER-UP |
| Bros United | SAFE | SAFE | BTM 2 | SAFE | BTM 2 | SAFE | BTM 2 | WIN | ELIM | |
| Glue & Glam | ELIM | WIN | BTM 2 | SAFE | ELIM | |||||
| Strangerz | BTM 2 | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | BTM 2 | ELIM | |||
| Black & Blonde | SAFE | BTM 2 | SAFE | BTM 2 | ELIM | |||||
| Design Divas | SAFE | SAFE | BTM 2 | ELIM | ||||||
| International Love | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||||
- Green background and WINNER means the team won The Apartment Style Edition.
- Silver background and RUNNER-UP means the team was the runner-up on The Apartment Style Edition.
- Blue background and WIN means the team won that challenge.
- Orange background and BTM 2 mean the team worst challenge but safe.
- Red background and ELIM means the team was eliminated of the competition.
In episode 5, Team "Glue & Glam" returned to the competition
References
- "Filipino competition stronger in new season of 'The Apartment' - BusinessMirror". businessmirror.com.ph. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- Past Seasons Archived 2017-02-04 at the Wayback Machine The Apartment Home Page
- "Designed to be tough". www.thesundaily.my. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- The Apartment: Style Edition Archived 2017-02-03 at the Wayback Machine - Allrites.com
- The Apartment: Style Edition Archived 2017-02-04 at the Wayback Machine - The Star
- Watch the latest reality show: The Apartment – Style Edition Archived 2017-02-05 at the Wayback Machine Narcissism is necessary - Kimberly Low
- The Apartment: Style Edition Archived 2017-02-05 at the Wayback Machine - LivingwithCyn