Ellen DeGeneres puts six furniture designers to the test when they come to Los Angeles to compete in various challenges designing and building amazing furniture creations in just 24 hours. With a workshop, a lead carpenter and all the tools they'll need, the contestants will be tasked with a new build each episode. A panel of expert judges along with appearances by Ellen will eliminate them one by one until one designer is left standing to take home the cash prize and win Ellen's Design Challenge.

Join Ellen's Design Challenge master carpenters Karl Champley and Chip Wade along with Vice President of Programming and Special Events at HGTV, Loren Ruch as they discuss this exciting new design series.

Panelists Include:

Karl Champley - Champley is an Australian master builder, television personality and sometime actor. He currently hosts Wasted Spaces on the DIY Network

CHIP WADE- Atlanta-native, Chip graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology with a degree in mechanical engineering. He then moved on to earn his certification in residential construction while working for an Atlanta based home builder. Chip transitioned into media in 2007, lending his carpentry skills to the Atlanta team of HGTV’s Designed to Sell. Since then Chip has appeared on HGTV’s Curb Appeal: The Block, HGTV’s Showdown, HGTV’s Design Star, Oprah, and CNN.

LOREN RUCH- Loren Ruch is the Vice President of Programming Partnerships and Special Events for HGTV, DIY Network, and Great American Country where he oversees many of the networks’ high profile specials and series including Flipping the Block, Brother vs Brother, White House Christmas, HGTV Dream Home, Smart Home, Urban Oasis and more. His new series Sharing Paradise premiered on HGTV on New Year’s Day. He is also the programming liaison for HGTV Magazine. Prior to his position at Scripps, Loren spent ten years at Fox’s Good Day LA and the nationally syndicated Good Day Live where he was the recipient of five Emmy awards for his work. He started his career in daytime talk and game shows including Love Connection and Family Feud. On air, you may recognize Loren from DIY Network’s That’s So 80’s and That’s So 90’s shows, and as a trend and fashion correspondent on many of the most popular makeover shows including How Do I Look?, Good Day LA, TV Guides Best Dressed List, and many more! Loren resides in New York City.