Designing is the blend of artistic talents and creativity. Design
encompasses a number of different fields. It can be mainly divided into
four ie, Fashion designing, Product designing, Graphic designing and Interior
designing. Fashion designing deals with clothing and textiles, product
designing with designing the products and graphic designing deals
with designing for websites, movies, logos, signage, etc. Interior designing
is the arrangement of living space i.e organizing, managing and planning
of the interiors of rooms at homes, offices, retail shops, showrooms,
hotels, airports, exhibition halls, conference centers, theatres, TV and
film studios and commercial establishments etc. The objective of designing
space is to achieve functionality and to create the right kind of atmosphere
for the right budget. Interior designing as a specialisation became
popular only in the last few years.
Earlier architects would do all the design work, both exteriors and interiors
themselves. Of late people have become more conscious of the design, layout
and placement of their interiors, for offices, factories as well as residences.
This has opened the door for a large number of professional interior designers.
Most interior designers specialise in a particular area. For example,
some may concentrate on business design, while others focus on residential
design and landscape designing. Still others may specialize further by
focusing on particular rooms, such as kitchens or baths. With a client’s
tastes, needs, and budget in mind, interior designers prepare drawings
and specifications for non-load-bearing interior construction, this
includes choice and decoration of walls, floors, roofs, choice and placement
of furniture and other indoor objects, window treatments and other indoor
objects, lighting and control of visual and sound effects.
Interior Designer should be aware of the change in trends and keep up
with the latest styles. Interior designing as a course has become
popular in the last few years, there are only a few institutions offering
reputed programmes in interior designing in India. School of Interior
Design, Ahmedabad offers Five-year programme and J.J School of Arts,
Mumbai offers 4 years Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA). Unlike many
other careers, design inevitably requires both a strong aptitude as well
as a creative talent in the field.
