The challengers design spaces for real heroes: FDNY firefighters.
The final two designers square off to become the Design Star; each of them is challenged to create a presentation for the TV show each hopes to host.
The designers use flowers as inspiration for New York studio room designs.
The three designers decorate glass houses in New York City's Foley Square.
The designers create model kitchen spaces for a Sears catalogue photo shoot, inspired by different regions of the world.