Designing?
Jeff Lewis is a tv star first and a designer second. He only handles a few projects which could not possibly throw off enough money after paying contractors to cover his life style. Everything he does is for the TV. Whacky assistants make for better TV than sane ones.
Gage is portrayed on the show poorly. Is this true or is it just good TV and editing. My bet is Gage is probably a nice guy who works very hard. Jeff even said that Gage is working so hard that he doesnt have time to have sex. \
Remember this is just Reality TV and the word reality has nothing to do with what we are seeing.