The Interior Design Course: Principles, Practices and Techniques for the Aspiring Designer - Softcover

Tomris Tangaz

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500285985 ISBN 13: 9780500285985

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

Principles, practice and techniques: here is the ultimate guide for the aspiring designer. Discover how design has evolved over the centuries, and learn how to think visually and create your own personal style. Whether you are decorating your own home or thinking of taking up interior design professionally, you will find this book an invaluable and inspirational source of reference.

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Interior design course

If you are planning a career as a professional interior designer, this valuable reference gives you the helpful information and inspiration that every aspiring designer needs. Organized into units that reflect courses given by top design colleges, Interior Design Course offers a complete range of practical advice, starting with initial design ideas and culminating with completed projects.

You'll learn to think visually and develop your own personal style while you learn real skills from design professionals. You'll go through each step in the design process, which includes developing concepts, writing a brief, constructing models and technical drawings, communicating your design proposal, and presenting a final plan.

Step-by-step tutorials guide you thorough the different challenges that arise in the design process. You'll get advice on finding sources of inspiration, planning living spaces, choosing color schemes, and working with textiles.

A photo gallery of finished examples by professional designers and advanced students will inspire your own projects and give you valuable insights into the world of professional interior design.

Tomris Tangaz is a course director and a senior lecturer in interior design at the prestigious Chelsea College of Art and Design, University of the Arts, London. She has many years experience working as a professional interior designer on both commercial and residential projects.

About the Author

Tomris Tangaz is Course Director and a senior lecturer in interior design at the prestigious Chelsea College of Art and Design in London. She has many years' experience working as a professional interior designer in both the commercial and private sectors.

Edition details

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0500285985
• ISBN 13: 9780500285985
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144