The contestants who competed during season one of
Top Design were:
- Michael Adams, a 23-year-old designer from New York, NY and Athol, MA.
- Goil Amornvivat, a 33-year-old designer from New York, NY and Bangkok, Thailand.
- Heather Ashton, a 36-year-old designer from Los Angeles, CA and Gainesville, FL
- Felicia Bushman, a 38-year-old designer from Los Angeles, CA.
- John Gray, a 39-year-old designer from Chicago, IL.
- Ryan Humphrey, a 35-year-old designer from New York, NY and Ashtabula, OH.
- Andrea Keller, a 36-year-old designer from Los Angeles, CA.
- Erik Kolacz, a 28-year-old designer from Chicago, IL and South Bend, IN.
- Matt Lorenz, a 32-year-old designer from Chicago, IL and Comfrey, MN .
- Elizabeth Moore, a 48-year-old designer from Los Angeles, CA.
- Carisa Perez-Fuentes, a 26-year-old designer from New York, NY and Highland Park, NJ.
- Lisa Turner, a 48-year-old designer from Los Angeles, CA.