Work That Room With Christopher Lowell Premieres Saturday, July 26, 2008, at 6pm ET on Fine Living Network (FLN)
As one of America's most established designers and trusted lifestyle authorities, Emmy Award winner Christopher Lowell brings his hip, engaging "you can do it" message back to television but now for a whole new generation of "hyper-taskers." This compelling, often irreverent new series addresses growing social trends and how they translate into today's home design.
The infectious Lowell returns as host of the original new series Work That Room With Christopher Lowell on Saturday, July 26, 2008, at 6pm ET on Fine Living Network, the leading entertainment and information resource for programming that impacts viewers' quality of life (for a cable provider near you, visit www.fineliving.com/TV).
From headlines to home...Each episode examines today's newsworthy headlines on emerging lifestyle trends and how they profoundly impact the American home in surprising new ways: "Time is quickly eclipsing money, and today's 'upwardly mobile' are now paying for the lifestyle but suddenly have no time to actually enjoy the dream they aspire to," says Lowell.
"With so many men and women working equally hard to bring home a paycheck, it's also no longer appropriate for home to reflect just the woman's style," says Lowell. "Because of great public spaces that they've experienced firsthand, men too care about what the home looks like and, for the first time, are voicing their newfound interest in home décor - making today an exciting time to return to television."
Each week Lowell helps time-challenged households by being part psychologist, marriage counselor, efficiency expert and motivator as he helps translate the nongender-specific attitude of the public spaces they frequent - helping them have it at home all the time rather than only renting the experience.
Lowell introduces the viewer to universal concepts used by commercial designers like himself in creating the hip boutique hotels, seductive spas, and swank restaurant spaces that many homeowners now say they want to emulate and breaks down elements they can employ in their own living spaces.
"Today it's more about the why-to versus the how-to," says Lowell. "Most people don't even know if they own a ladder so we have to accomplish amazing makeovers without disruptive construction - relying on paint and furnishings to do all the heavy lifting."
Lowell tackles relevant new subjects like:
The Jericho Effect: With walls coming down, how to deal with new blend spaces where cooking, formal entertaining, media entertainment and private chill time happen in the same space.
The Last Resort: How taking once-a-year family vacations are becoming impossible and expensive, and how the "resort effect" is now being plugged into people's own backyards.
Global Merge: With an increasing number of interracial marriages, how to blend two distinct cultures into one American lifestyle.
The Transcendental Home: How the Zen iconography from leading public spaces is igniting a nationwide home décor craze. What do these symbols mean to a new culture?
Sexy Spaces: The legitimate new commercial design term that's shaping the new American home. What does it mean? The answer might surprise you!
"Christopher Lowell has spent his entire career breaking down barriers, and in this new series, he's tearing down the design walls between men and women," says Chad Youngblood, General Manager of Fine Living Network. "Christopher is a great addition to our growing lineup of America's favorite lifestyle experts including Martha Stewart, Mario Batali and Wolfgang Puck."
Lowell, recently dubbed the "Doctor of Design" by U.S. News & World Report, believes that interior design is a form of empowerment therapy. "Our mental interior always matches our physical interior-for good and bad. My job is to help people get the two interiors to sync up accurately," he says. Lowell spreads this message through a multitiered multimedia platform. His many best-selling books, branded pre-coordinated consumer products retailing in some 3,000 stores nationwide and extensive web visibility have garnered him legions of loyal fans.
In addition to six Emmy nominations, Lowell earned a Daytime Emmy for The Christopher Lowell Show. He has proven the staying power and relevance to affect one generation after another. Not bad for the guy who started it all. "We're returning to TV with what we hope is the same accuracy for the next 10 years as we enjoyed the past decade, and we feel Fine Living is just the place to do it," says Lowell.
Fine Living Network (FLN) is the leading entertainment and information resource for programming that impacts viewers' quality of life. The cable network, currently available in 49 million homes, is dedicated to providing topical, timely and fast-paced lifestyle-related content for success-driven individuals who see value in knowing the best ways to spend their time and money. From the makers of HGTV and Food Network, Fine Living Network is available nationwide on DirecTV channel 232 and DISH Network channel 113, and on local digital cable. To find your cable provider, visit www.fineliving.com/TV
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