All eyes on Johor Bahru at The Apartment: Rising Stars Edition!

Ever imagined that Johor Bahru can form the backdrop for a well-known design reality television series, The Apartment: Rising Stars Edition?

For the past 10 gruelling episodes, viewers across Asia followed the exciting and often nerve-racking journey of 12 contestants from around the world as they battled for the crown of interior design superstar. As the reality TV series entered its season finale in May, Bandar Seri Alam by UMLAND was chosen as the main venue and the contestants’ accommodation and “workplace”, which sees Aleksandra Flasz from Poland emerged as the winner and walked away with US$100,000 cash prize, while local architect Winston See came in a close runner-up.

Brought to you by the Imagine Group, the creator and producer of The Apartment in collaboration with Sony Pictures Television Networks (Asia), the reality show featured celebrity judges including international award-winning designer Jamie Durie, world-renowned interior designer and business mogul Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen and American design superstar Genevieve Gorder. Taking a cue from Michael Cheng, the production team has expressed interest in other UMLAND properties such as Suasana Iskandar, which may be finalised in the future. Watch this space!