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  Interior design - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Interior design is the process of shaping the experience of interior space, through the manipulation of spatial volume as well as surface treatment.
An interior designer is a person who is considered an expert in the field of interior design or one who designs interiors as part of their job.
Interior design is a creative practice that analyzes programmatic information, establishes a conceptual direction, refines the design direction, and produces graphic communication and construction documents.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Interior_design   (538 words)

  
 Career Training in Interior Design - Chicago
An interior designer combines knowledge with aesthetic vision in order to work with clients and other design professionals to develop design solutions that are safe, functional, attractive and meet the needs of the people using the space.
An interior designer is a professional who identifies, researches and strategically solves problems to interpret the function and quality of the interior environment.
Interior designers are formally trained to prepare drawings and documents relative to the design of interior spaces in order to enhance and protect the health, safety and welfare of the public.
www.interiordesign.edu /degree_programs/interior_design/definition.asp   (380 words)

  
 Interior Design Society - main page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The Interior Design Society (IDS) was founded in 1973, and is the largest design organization exclusively dedicated to serving the residential interior design industry.
IDS is an association comprised of residential interior designers; interior decorators; design-oriented home furnishings stores and their staff; design studios; select manufacturers and distributors of design oriented products or services.
Students of interior design are also welcome to join the Society, as are home furnishings salespeople who desire to advance their knowledge of interior design or interior decoration.
www.interiordesignsociety.org   (438 words)

  
 PCA - Programs
The Interior Design program provides an approach based on the premise that a successful interior designer must be sensitive to both esthetics and practicality, and must be aware of the designer's potential impact upon the total interior environment.
Interior Design majors may look forward to career opportunities in various sectors, including the industrial, residential, retail, and corporate, and the public and private sectors in general.
Interior designers may also establish their own design services and execute commissions ranging from residential room arrangements to restaurant and corporate office design.
www.paiercollegeofart.edu /programs/interiordesign   (273 words)

  
 Interior Design
Interior Design is an exciting and rapidly growing field with a broad range of career options.
The practice of interior design combines aesthetics and technology in the total design of interior environments, which includes programming, space planning, finish materials, fabrics, furniture, and lighting.
The interior design program is available at the Gainesville campus weekdays through the Women’s College and as part of our Evening and Weekend College at the Atlanta campus.
www.brenau.edu /sfah/arts/Interior.htm   (326 words)

  
 Interior Design Biography: Selected Resources
Names of individual designers and design firms are listed in the subject index in the back of the volume.
Both titles are general histories of interior design with profiles of major designers which include basic biographical information, descriptions and critical assessments of their influence on the field.
Covers nine professional architecture and interior design journals, five of which are received at RIT Library.
wally.rit.edu /pubs/guides/intdesignbio.html   (1150 words)

  
 About Interior Design
Interior design concerns itself with more than just the visual or ambient enhancement of an interior space, it seeks to optimize and harmonize the uses to which the interior environment will be put.
Designers often specialize in one or more specific types of interior design.  Some designers specialize in only residential or commercial (or, contract) projects, but many designers do both residential and commercial projects of various kinds.
Also referred to as "green" design or "eco-design," sustainable design is concerned with the environmental/ecological, economic, ethical and social aspects and impacts of design.
www.asid.org /find/About+Interior+Design.htm   (736 words)

  
 Interior Design
It is housed in the Department of Art and Design, which allows the student a unique opportunity to experience a highly aesthetically oriented program with exposure to a wide variety of design and art courses.
Interior drafting techniques for complete working drawings in plan and elevation, interior millwork, introduction to codes, standards, ink and lettering.
Design for new construction, remodeling, and restoration for a variety of lifestyles, budgets, and physical conditions.
www.csufresno.edu /artanddesign/html/interior_design.html   (551 words)

  
 Interior Design - Interior Designer Emian Design Group
Interior Design - Emian was founded in 1995 to offer highly creative and competitively priced interior design services for a sophisticated and demanding clientele.
Emian specializes in interior design, color theory, space planning and programming for new and existing facilities.
Emian views each interior design project as unique and individual, giving our clients a fresh sense of identity regardless of the size of the project.
www.emiandesigngroup.com   (93 words)

  
 Open Directory - Arts: Design: Interior Design
Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America - Photographs by Samuel Gottscho and William Schleisner Collection, 1935-1955, contains approximately 29,000 photographs of buildings, interiors, and gardens of renowned architects and interior designers.
Interior Design Links from About.Com - Education and career planning for students, including job outlooks, salary estimates, and accreditation.
The New York Public Library: Interior Design - Catalog of holdings in the Art and Architecture Collection, including acquisitions from the original Astor, Tilden and Lenox collections, architectural source books, an antiquarian-based collection of portfolio and plate-books, and early design periodicals.
dmoz.org /Arts/Design/Interior_Design   (256 words)

  
 Interiors, interior design, architect designed custom homes, luxury homes, custom plans, floorplans, integrity, period ...
Proportions of interior arches, ceiling treatments, stairways, paneling, etc. should be as carefully designed as like aspects of the exterior.
Beginning from the architectural layout/ floor plan, interior space is conceived initially in the planning process and is absolutely integral to the overall concept.
He or she must be able to conceive and communicate interior spaces--with the same regard for attention to detail and import as the exterior -- for analysis and approval through drawings such as elevations and perspectives or computer models, and possibly small scale mockups depending on the complexity of the design.
www.dreamhomedesignusa.com /interiors.htm   (1067 words)

  
 Interior Decorators | Interior Design | Decorating
Interior decorators are trained to enhance your home’s visual appeal in several different ways from paint color to drapery material.
Interior decorators also have the ability to transform your home though simple shifts in design by just moving a couch here and a bookcase there.
Interior decorators should simply be hired to assist in the realization of your own personal concept of a beautiful home; they shouldn’t be used to interpret that idea for you entirely.
www.servicemagic.com /category.Decorators-Designers.10226.html   (112 words)

  
 Interior Design Directory- The Interior Design And Feng Shui Megasite!
For the interior designer / interior design student.
An interior designer helps you see through the shiny granite tops and the usually (cheap) cabinetry and looks at every detail about the space that you would never notice (because the builder has tricked you into not paying attention to construction by putting in a seemingly fancy kitchen).
Because an interior designer can see potential in a space when you cannot and can quickly add up what it will cost you.
www.i-d-d.com   (683 words)

  
 Interior Design - California College of the Arts
The Interior Design Program encourages broad-based critical thinking in conceptual design studios, while insisting on an intimate understanding of design tools (representation/communication) and vehicles (materiality/technology) through parallel coursework.
The program is enriched by visiting designers and by the environmental and cultural diversity of the San Francisco Bay Area.
The program is accredited by the Foundation for Interior Design Education Research (FIDER) and holds the FIDER standards as the benchmark for its academic rigor.
www.cca.edu /academics/interiordesign   (292 words)

  
 Interior Design
The Interior Design program is a comprehensive, nationally accredited (FIDER), professional curriculum which provides courses focusing on the vital and basic aspects of interior design.
The program prepares students to become professional interior designers who identify, research, and creatively solve problems pertaining to the function and quality of the interior environment.
Designers also perform services relative to interior spaces, including design analysis, programming, space planning and aesthetics, using specialized knowledge of interior construction, building codes, equipment, materials and furnishings.
www.westvalley.edu /careers/interiordesign.html   (388 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Interior Design (Trade Version) (2nd Edition): Books: John F. Pile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Bridging the gap between how-to home decorator books and those that are architecturally oriented, Pile covers design basics, such as planning, building materials, color, lighting, and ergonomics; design history from the ancient world to deconstructivism; and design as a profession, including discussions of legal requirements, computerization, and social responsibility.
By far the most attractive introduction to interior design as it is practiced today, this comprehensive survey focuses on exciting solutions to the real problems of modern environmental circumstances, both residential and commercial.
If you are in design school or serious about wanting to know more about interior design in general this is a great book to start with and use as a reference.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0810934639?v=glance   (1316 words)

  
 Design 4 Design - The Resource Centre for the interior design, architecture and design community
Design 4 Design, the home for design and architecture news, products, design jobs and design courses and colleges
Whether you are an architect, contractor, dealer, designer, interior designer, manufacturer, service provider, specifier or student, D4D offers you relevant content from industry sources, including Blueprint magazine, FX magazine, idFX magazine, and FMX magazine.
Whether your focus is on reception chairs or conference tables, retail units or workplace furniture, exhibition stands or contract interiors, facilities management or commercial manufacture, our 5,000-strong database of products including flooring, fabric, surfaces, lighting, ergonomics and door furniture is an essential tool.
www.design4design.com   (129 words)

  
 Downtown - 5/7/2004 - Interior Design - CA379867   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
This week, Interior Design magazine will sponsor Downtown—New York City’s off-site design event—to be held Saturday, May 15 through Monday, May 17, 2004 at the landmark Chelsea Hotel, during the same window of time as ICFF.
The 2nd annual Downtown is a unique showcase for select international design companies and product manufacturers, with a special focus on this year's Future Furniture award winners displayed in an Ali Tayar-designed suites in the hotel.
Downtown presented over 40 design companies from France, Finland, Scotland, Canada, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the United States and Italy—many of whom chose this alternative platform to make their U.S. market debut.
www.interiordesign.net /id_article/CA379867/id?stt=000&text=downtown   (486 words)

  
 Purchasing - Interior Design Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Interior Design Services provides professional interior design services to the university community.
We assist departments with budget estimates, office layout and interior design concepts.
Ensure that quality furniture and furnishings are specified for durability, function value and asthetics.
procure.rutgers.edu /ids.html   (47 words)

  
 Interior Design Encyclopedia Article @ InteriorBeauty.com (Interior Beauty)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
about the talented Mimi Gabr and her companys value added services, style watch, events and most important thier interior design portfolio gallery.
prepares working drawings and specifications for non-load bearing interior construction, reflected ceiling plans, lighting, interior detailing, materials, finishes, space planning, furnishings, fixtures, and equipment in compliance with universal accessibility guidelines and all applicable codes
This can include restaurants and cafeterias (where food is prepared and served), stores and offices (where the public can enter), medical facilities (where disease control is a concern).
www.interiorbeauty.com /encyclopedia/Interior_design   (595 words)

  
 NYPL, Research Guide, Interior Design
The Art and Architecture Collection of The New York Public Library maintains one of the most significant collections of interior design literature in the United States.
The current interior design collection policy is extensive, with emphasis on theory and history rather than professional or applied aspects.
In spite of this, many practicing interior designers, architects and students use this collection, as do scholars, theatrical set designers, and antique dealers.
www.nypl.org /research/chss/spe/art/artarc/interior/interior.html   (148 words)

  
 Interior Design at Virginia Tech   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The interior design program at Virginia Tech is dedicated to improving quality of life through design excellence, professionalism, and public service.
Students in the Interior Design Program at Virginia Tech are challenged to think critically in their design of space and to develop solutions that not only enhance quality of life, but also protect the health, safety, and welfare of users as prescribed in the various codes and regulations that govern the work of interior designers.
Our students are continually recognized for design excellence in international design competitions and in their careers.
www.interiordesign.caus.vt.edu   (277 words)

  
 Discover the Science of Design Psychology
Design Psychology employs an understanding of the way our human senses respond to specific design details.
Explore new interior design ideas on how to make your office more pleasant, productive, and stress-free.
Design Psychology expert Jeanette Fisher helps electrical engineering student in Australia with research.
www.designpsych.com   (409 words)

  
 Welcome to SeeMyDesign. Your source for interior design with the best design styles and home decorating. Find interior ...
Your source for interior design with the best design styles and home decorating.
Find interior design associations plus put furniture in a room and try choosing a paint color.
Find design styles, home decorating examples, help choosing paint color and other interior design resources.
www.seemydesign.com   (276 words)

  
 Interior Design Program at IADT Tampa
The Associate of Science and Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Interior Design is designed to prepare students for professional opportunities in the field of interior design in order to enhance the function, quality and safety of interior spaces.
The Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Interior Design is designed to prepare students with additional professional experience while adding depth and breadth to their knowledge of interior design.
Find out if you are a candidate for acceptance and start working toward an Interior Design career at IADT today.
www.academy.edu /interior_design.asp   (291 words)

  
 INTERIOR DESIGN
Great design shows a passion for details where timeless elegance and comfort are never out of style.
Exceptional design is achieved when the balance of light, color, texture and form transform empty space into dynamic environments
DESIGN DIVERSITY (top left clockwise): "Frankel Residence"; In the heart-of-the-hip California family home - "Chateau Samara"; National award-winner 2004, multiple BALA awards 2003, European opulence and craftsmanship - "The Woods at Eastlake"; 2005 National award-winner, contemporary classic - "Villa Serenissima"; National award-winner 2002, inviting Tuscan warmth and elegance
www.karenbutera.com   (338 words)

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