Designerspirene

Designerspirene
source: http://www.designerspirene.no
Format	Reality, competition
Starring	Vendela Kirsebom
Country of origin	Norway
No. of episodes	11
Production
Running time	60 min (including commercial)
Broadcast
Original channel	TV3
Original run	February 26, 2007 – May, 2007

Designerspirene is a Norwegian reality television series that focuses on fashion design. The show is aired on TV3 and is based on the American format, Project Runway hosted by Heidi Klum. Project Runway has been Emmy-nominated for "Outstanding reality-competition program" in 2005 and 2006. The show has only had one season in 2007 with no plans for a renewal.

Spirene follows similarly to the American format. Each week contestants are given a task and money to create the best outfit under a restricted amount of time. The outfit is shown off at the runway and judged at the end of the show. The judges then deliberate who will be sent home for elimination.

Designerspirene is hosted by supermodel Vendela Kirsebom Thommessen. The regular judges are Vendela Kirsebom Thommessen, fashion designer Peter Løchstøer, and Petra Middelthon fashion director of Norwegian ELLE magazine, with the fourth judge as a new guest judge. Tim Gunn's mentor role in the American format is done by William Jensen, Norway's first fashion designer.

The season one awards included a collection showing at Oslo Fashion Week, a trip to Olympus Fashion Week in New York, a fashion spread in ELLE magazine, sewing equipment worth $6,500 from Janome, and $25,000 in cash.

The title derives from designer which is a borrowed cognate in Norwegian from English and spirene which literally means sprout or bud but here takes on the figurative meaning of a designer budding or growing into a better one.

Season 1

Elimination Chart

DESIGNER	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	MODEL	MODELSWAP
DANIEL	WIN	IN	IN	IN	WIN	IN	IN	IN	WIN	IN		WINNER	SILJE	ANJA
TINA	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	WIN	IN	IN	IN	IN		RUNNER UP	SINA	SINA
ISELIN	IN	WIN	IN	IN	OUT	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN		OUT	HANNE	HANNE
CHAMOUN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	WIN	WIN	IN	OUT			KAJA	SILJE
STIAN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	OUT				EVA	EVA
MARIANNE	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	OUT					JULIE	KAJA
KJERSTI	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	OUT						EUGENIA	EUGENIA
KRISTIN	IN	IN	IN	WIN	IN	LEFT							MARTHE	MARTHE
ISA	IN	IN	WIN	IN	IN	OUT							ANJA	VICTORIA
PÅL ANDRÉ	IN	IN	IN	OUT									VICTORIA
JOHANNA	IN	IN	OUT										MARIANNE
IVELINA	IN	OUT											CHARLOTTE
KARI	OUT												JULIE

• Green background and WIN means the designer won that challenge.
• Red background and OUT means the designer lost and was out of the competition.

Episode Guide

Episode	Guest Judge	Challenge	Comments
1		Use what you're wearing	The contestants have to make a new outfit out of what they are wearing for the party.
2	Bruuns Bazaar	Inspiration
3	Von Dutch	Snowboard outfit for Von Dutch	The winner's outfit will be in selected international stores in 2008
4	Signy Fardal	Mothers and friends
5	Ida Gullhav	Lingerie
6	Doggie Doo	Doggie outfit	The winner's outfit will be on sale at the Doggie Doo store
7	Postal-Service	Postal Uniforms
8	Annette Elvhaug	Make-Over Challenge
9	Cecilie Melli	Bridal Gowns
10	Ingrid Bolsø Bærdal	Red-carpet dress
11		At home with the finalists
12		Finale

Contestants

• Daniel Sørensen, 30
• Isa Eren, 30
• Kristin Wiola Ødegård, 36
• Kjersti Vatle Toresen, 27
• Marianne Haaning Groos, 23
• Stian Tjernsmo, 25
• Tina Haagensen, 39
• Chamoun Topal, 22
• Iselin Engan, 28
• Pål André Numme, 34
• Johanna Angell-Petersen, 27
• Ivelina Dagsvold, 31
• Kari Ulland, 28

Fashion Models

• Silje
• Anja
• Marthe
• Eugenia
• Margrete
• Eva
• Sina
• Kaja
• Victoria
• Marianne
• Charlotte
• Julie

External links

• Designerspirene official web site
• Various articles
• Pictures of the contestants