Interior Designing
Before we give you a miniature crash-course in everything about career in interior designing and its proverbial nooks and crannies, let’s understand what interior designing actually is in the first place.
Interior designing essentially involves a broad spectrum of skills: from understanding textiles and their workability in a blueprint to making sure that a design adheres to the rules and laws of the locality, an interior designer is expected to know everything that is inside and outside any concrete structure.
These days however, institutes are looking to evolve with the times, with courses that combine complementary fields, such as architecture and design.
The basic difference between an interior designer and interior decorator is that of education. A decorator decides what accessories, artistic pieces, paints, and the like can be used to beautify a given space.
A designer, on the other hand, after earning their degree in courses related to the field of interior design has to think about not just the visual aspect of the space but also the structural workings of the building. This involves figuring out where different electricity lines go, which pipeline is connected to which side (this is while designing washrooms and kitchens), etc. An interior designer is, however, usually the decorator of the space as well.
Since architecture and interior design are intrinsically related, it’s no surprise that courses that gel the two together are now made to exist. In fact, IIAD, with its courses in the same, explain how the technicalities of constructing a building go hand-in-hand with interior designing. Given the fact that both areas require extensive knowledge of the stream, along with working in conjunction with the other, a course in interior architecture and design makes for an ideal option.
Designing and decorating one’s home has been a tradition followed by numerous civilizations for aeons, but where did it really begin? The most commonly agreed upon answer is the Egyptian civilization, the residents of which were known to adorn their homes with beautiful metal artifacts, vibrant paintings, and even furniture with animal skins. Homes were designed according to their symmetry with the other houses in the village, with an intricate water system running through each home. Similar ideas were incorporated by the Romans, who equated a luxurious home to a person’s status in society.
