Interior Design Masters

In 2019 Cassie took part in the BBC and Netflix series - Interior Design Masters. The competition series spanning over 8 episodes had the prize of a contract to re-deisgn a bar in a top London Hotel. On completition of all 8 tasks Cassie went on to win this competition and completed the prize contract in Summer 2019.

Interior Design Masters Cassie Nicholas BBC Fearne Cotton Bristol Interior Designer and Antique Dealer
 "This eight-part series will take ten talented up-and-coming designers all looking for their next big break, and throw them into the fast-paced world of commercial interior design where they will compete to win a life-changing contract for one of London’s top hotels.
Presented by Fearne Cotton with design expert and former editor of Elle Decoration, Michelle Ogundehin, as the series judge.
Each week the designers will be set a new commercial interior design challenge, ranging from shops to show homes and restaurants to hair salons. On each task, they will be tested on a whole range of skills as they attempt to work their magic and show off their design prowess to the judges.
Each week Michelle will be accompanied by a different guest judge, who will be on hand to offer their expertise, including Mary Portas, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Sophie Robinson, Matthew Williamson, Abigail Ahern, Naomi Cleaver, Thomasina Miers and Jade Jagger." - bbc.co.uk

 

“Cassie has got it all going on, she has a great eye, she has got this ability to get inside the head of the client, and intuitive grasp of how to plan and manage but more than anything she has a really unique vision”
- Michelle Ogundehin

 Left to Right - Trish Coggans, Cassie Nicholas, Terian Tilston, Jim Biddulph, Verity Coleman, Jerome Gardener, Frank Newbold, Nicki Bamford-Bowes, Kyle Broughton-Frew, Ju DePaula.

The Prize Contract at the Dorsett Hotel was completed in Summer 2019. The hotel was a former cinema and has plenty of nods to the classic Hollywood styling and art deco. To incorporate the hotels collection of Hollywood icon artwork the Jin bars concept was based around the deco styling of the Emerald city in the Wizard of Oz