Grand Designs Live at ExCeL

Kevin McCloud

Kevin, perhaps best known as the writer and presenter of the Channel 4 programme Grand Designs, will again host this year’s exhibition.

As a result of his design work, Kevin was invited to appear as a guest presenter on television, first for Homefront on BBC 2, then Homefront In The Garden. He then went on to write and present Grand Designs, produced by talkbackTHAMES, now in its eighth series.

Kevin will be at the event, hosting various seminars including, Living the Dream, where Grand Designers re-live their experiences of creating their dream home and ponder on whether it was all worth it.

Naomi Cleaver

Naomi Cleaver is perhaps best known as presenter of popular prime-time series on domestic design and decoration for Channel 4 – credits include Other People’s Houses, Britain’s Best Home and Honey, I Ruined the House, as well as Trade Secrets for More 4, the second series of which is currently being broadcast.

Off screen Naomi is a design consultant and interior designer renowned for a fresh and thought-provoking approach.

Talking through her tips for hot trends this year and her pick of the design classics, Naomi will present part of the Grand Designs Live broadcast.

Diarmuid Gavin

Billed as “the maverick of the gardening world”, Diarmuid’s work has helped to make people think differently about their outside space, be it a small patio or large garden.

He established his own school of garden design, culminating in the Dublin School of Garden Design. His gardens draw on a wide range of influences, from the work of other designers, such as Roberto Burle Marx, to objects such as sardine cans and oil rigs.

Diarmuid will be gardening live on Channel 4, again working on a concept that will be uncharted territory for even the greenest-fingered homeowners.

Jason Bradbury

Jason is a gadget and technology maestro. He is a keen collector of ‘exotic’ gizmos and an ardent techno DIY-er.

Presenting on UK network, cable and satellite TV for the last eight years, his credits include a wide range of genre from light entertainment, to science and technology formats.

Jason is currently appearing on ITV’s This Morning as their gadget guru and is also hosting The Gadget Show alongside Suzi Perry for Channel 5.

Jason will be present on Saturday, May 3, hosting the seminar, ‘Hot New Gadgets’ as well as demonstrating the latest cutting-edge gadgets and materials live on Channel 4.