Vivian Beer, a 1996 graduate of Ellsworth High School, is a contestant on Ellen’s Design Challenge TV show which airs at Mondays at 9pm on HGTVHD.

Vivian is a furniture designer and business owner in Manchester, New Hampshire. She says her style is modern and that she loves to “push the envelope” with her work by using industrial materials such as concrete and auto body paint. Vivian believes her academic background in the fine arts allows her to find inspiration in different places, including the arts and crafts community architecture and even car design.