Seven contestants remain in the high-stakes competition on Design Star: Next Gen. In this week’s challenge, the designers are tasked with designing a home office that can transform seamlessly into a party space for happy hour and evening entertainment.

The notion of a “transformation” takes on a double meaning in this episode. The designers are asked to design an office that becomes a party space, but are also required to make cross-functional furnishings that can shift, flip or rotate to work in both the office and entertainment stagings. Transformative pieces require the designers to demonstrate their engineering strengths to concept and produce functional, flexible pieces.

Black walls, white shag carpeting and a hand-painted mural differentiate this home office. Coordinating wall-mounted transformational desks with industrial stools offer sturdy work surfaces. Comfortable seating is an inviting counterbalance for at-home Zoom calls or client meetings. A statement light fixture and wall pendants echo the curves in the mural on the back wall.

Arianna’s transformational desks transform into pieces of wall art to provide more floor space at happy hour, while a bulletin on her right wall adapts to become an accessible bar. The high-tone palette and cohesive details in the room demonstrate her ability to elevate her “glamma meets drug lord” brand.