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Ch. 4
The Profession of Interior Design-- Yesterday and Today, Review and…
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Review and Summary
- Interior design is a popular field, receiving much attention from design-related reality TV shows.
- Interior design professionals need to explain what they do and its value to the public.
- According to an ASID report, interior design comprises a relatively small segment of the entire building industry, but its impact is enormous.
- Interior design is a complex profession. The education is rigorous and time-consuming.
- Understanding the inner workings of the profession is essential to developing into an interior designer who is caring, sensitive, professional, and socially responsible.
- The economy impacts the profession of interior design--thriving during economic booms and reshaping itself in a slow economy.
- Interior design is more than the selection of materials, finishes, and colors to create a pleasing environment.
- Designers reflect the function and aesthetic needs in the placemaking of client's interiors. From homes to hospitals, restaurants to retail stores, and schools to capitol buildings--interior design influences the function, safety, and beauty of the interiors.
- Interior designers may practice residential or commercial design or both.
- Strong interior design trends include safety and security, sustainable and global design, digital technologies and quantitative data, virtual design, total well-being, and the need for escape, smart homes, resiliency, designing for all people, evidence-based design, and technology for business.