Interior designer and media personality Cat Arambulo joins the judging panel of The Apartment: Passion for Design this season together with three aspiring designers representing the Philippines.
Dubbed as the biggest design reality TV series in Asia, the program premieres on March 22 at 9 p.m. featuring 12 talented contestants from various backgrounds who will compete to become the next interior design superstar. The winner will walk away with the biggest prize in the series’ history, the deed to a luxurious UMLand Apartment at D’Lagoon, located in Iskandar, Malaysia.
The Apartment: Passion for Design features a judging panel of esteemed designers including returning international superstar Laurence lewelyn-Bowen as principal judge, and award-winning designer and author Jamie Durie as returning host and mentor.
This season sees the introduction of two new judges, Arambulo and Tyler Wisler, who is one of New York’s most influential and dynamic designers.
“We are excited to welcome Cat Arambulo to the judges’ table this season as her impeccable taste and design influence in the Philippines makes her an authoritative voice,” said Armi Malaluan, Director and Business Head, AXN & Sony Channel Philippines.
“Last season was full of twists and surprises that culminated with an unexpected winner and this season promises more of the drama, style and sass that our Sony Channel viewers have come to love,” Malaluan added.
Fans who crave more exclusive content can also look forward to The Apartment: Unboxed, a digital series of webisodes from the point-of-view of the designers, who will reveal their most intimate details from behind the scenes. Specially created as a companion series to The Apartment: Passion for Design, new webisodes of The Apartment: Unboxed will be uploaded weekly to The Apartment’s official website TheApartmentTV.com.