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Interior Design

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Interior design is the art and science of enhancing a building's interior to create a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people who use the space. An interior designer plans, researches, coordinates and manages such projects, work that spans conceptual development, space planning, site inspection, programming, research, communication with stakeholders, construction management and execution, drawing on the fundamental design principles of the visual arts.

Facts
Medium
The interior of buildings, including their materials, furnishings and lighting 1
Signature Technique
Space planning 1
Place of Origin
United Kingdom 1
Notable Example
Elsie de Wolfe's 1905 interior design of the Colony Club, New York 1
Connections

Associated With

Architecture, Art Forms

Interior design is a discipline closely allied with architecture, shaping the interior spatial and material qualities of buildings architects design.

Bauhaus, Movements
Marquetry, Artistic Techniques

marquetry is a technique of the interior design art form.

Sources
1. Interior Design (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Interior design, lead section
    Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space.
  • Interior design, Transition to professional interior design section
    In 1905, de Wolfe was commissioned for the interior design of the Colony Club on Madison Avenue; its interiors garnered her recognition almost over night.
  • Interior design, Transition to professional interior design section, Institute of British Decorators sentence
    The move toward decoration as a separate artistic profession, unrelated to the manufacturers and retailers, received an impetus with the 1899 formation of the Institute of British Decorators; with John Dibblee Crace as its president, it represented almost 200 decorators around the country.
  • Interior design, lead section, multifaceted profession sentence
    Interior design is a multifaceted profession that includes conceptual development, space planning, site inspections, programming, research, communicating with the stakeholders of a project, construction management, and execution of the design.
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