I found it fresh and interesting at first, but only made it through 2 full episodes before just skipping through to the runway sections for the rest. It was because of the chaotic editing and noisy nonstop talking that felt like filler before the good stuff.
Also, the whole teaming system in the beginning made zero sense, with some teams having unfair advantages (knowing each other for over 20 years) over others who were strangers and clearly ill-paired. One of the designers got all the way to like episode 6 or 7 without having any technical skills, but got to that point because of his much more talented teammate. There might have been some missed potential in some of the earlier eliminated contestants.
The judging also felt messy and biased at some points. They always emphasize "pushing the envelope", but then go for the safe designs at other times.
Overall, still a good show because the designers are very skilled and the runway shows are fun to watch.
Some more cohesion and better editing would make this one to watch.