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Foundations of interior design
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"Foundations of Interior Design introduces readers to the creative, technical, and business skills required by the career on which they are about to embark. The service approach focuses on creating...
"Foundations of Interior Design introduces readers to the creative, technical, and business skills required by the career on which they are about to embark. The service approach focuses on creating safe, comfortable, aesthetically pleasing spaces for residential and contract clients and addresses the 21st century concerns of sustainability, universal design, and adaptive reuse. Works of professionally-trained interior designers and students richly illustrate the stages of the design process. A variety of engaging presentations on the accompanying CD-ROM reinforce readers' understanding and appreciation of the subject. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.
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- Creator
- Susan J. Slotkis
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York : Fairchild ; London : Troika [distributor], 2006
- Physical Details
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- xvii, 592 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
- ISBNs
- 9781563672866, 1563672863
- OCLC
- ocm60741305
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- 1. The Field of Interior Design -- The History of Interior Design and the Interior Designer -- Ancient Civilizations -- Middle Ages -- Renaissance -- 18th-Century Neoclassicism -- 19th-Century Industrial Age -- 20th Century -- Today's Interior Design Profession -- Services Performed by Today's Interior Designer -- Specialty Segments -- Approaches to Interior Design -- Professionalism in Interior Design -- Conversations with Henriette Nathan and Leslie Hamstra-Snyder -- Professional Interior Design Associations -- Related Professional, Specialty, and Trade Associations -- Interior Design Education -- 2. Design Theory: Aesthetics, Elements, and Principles of Design -- Aesthetics -- Elements of Design -- Line -- Pattern -- Texture -- Scale -- Light -- Color -- Principles of Design -- Proportion -- Balance -- Rhythm -- Contrast -- Emphasis -- Harmony -- Exercise: Finding Harmony -- 3. Color Theory and Application -- The Science of Color -- Physics -- Chemistry -- Physiology -- Psychology -- Alternative Theories -- Color Systems -- Color's Relationship to Other Design Elements and Principles -- Color Harmony Schemes -- Related Schemes -- Contrasting Schemes -- Achromatic Schemes -- Accent Schemes -- Applications of Color Theory -- Color Language -- Historical Palettes -- Exercise: A Color Scheme for a Celebrity's Bedroom -- 4. Light and Lighting Systems -- General Considerations for Lighting Solutions -- Types of Lighting Sources -- Natural Light -- Electric Light -- Light's Relationship to Other Factors -- Light and Vision -- Light and Color -- Light and Temperature -- Light and Line, Shape, and Form -- Light and Surfaces -- Light and Volume -- Light and Energy -- Light and Psychology -- Lighting Fixtures -- The Lighting Plan and Schedule -- Case Study: Baang Restaurant, Greenwich, Connecticut -- Exercise: Starting a Lighting Journal -- 5. Socially Responsible Design -- Human Factors -- Universal Design -- Spatial Experience Through the Senses -- Scientific Determinants of Space -- Special User Groups -- Behavioral Aspects of Spaces -- Environmental Factors -- Green and Sustainable Design -- Environmental Law and Issues -- The Role of Education -- Case Study: RISD's Department of Furniture Design Entries for the Fourteenth Annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair, New York City -- Exercise: Survey Your Space -- 6. The Design Process -- Overview of Project Phases -- Preproject -- Deciding Whether to Take on a Project -- Determining the Scope of the Project -- Considering Schedules and Budgets -- Phase 1. Programming -- Who -- What -- Where -- When -- How -- Phase 2. Schematic Design -- Developing the Preliminary Design Schematics -- Projecting Costs -- Phase 3. Design Development -- Phase 4. Contract Documents -- Phase 5. Contract Administration -- Postcompletion -- Case Study: The Design Process for a Residential Project -- Exercise: Role-Playing the Preproject Interview -- 7. Communicating the Vision -- Drawing Equipment and Supplies -- Orthographic Drawing -- Scale -- Lettering -- Plan -- Elevation -- Section -- Pictorial Drawing -- Paraline Drawing -- Perspective Drawing -- Sketching -- Rendered Drawing -- Watercolor -- Marker -- Pencil -- Ink -- Mixed Media -- Models -- Paperboard -- Wood -- Computer-Aided Drafting and Design -- AutoCAD -- 3-D Modeling -- Digital Photo Editing -- Presentation Package -- 8. Architectural Elements of Design: The Shell -- Site, Orientation, and Climate -- Basic Building Components -- Foundation -- Floors -- Walls -- Roofs -- Ceilings -- Fenestrations -- Vertical Systems -- Environmental Control Systems -- HVAC -- Water Supply and Waste Disposal -- Acoustical Systems -- Case Study: A Residential Loft Space, Chicago, Illinois -- Power and Communication Systems -- Exercise: Photo-Journal of Fenestrations -- 9. Finishing the Interior: The Lining -- Floors -- Hard Flooring -- Resilient Flooring -- Soft Flooring -- Walls -- Coating -- Covering -- Cladding -- Ceilings -- Acoustical -- Metal -- Plaster -- Glass -- Millwork -- Innovations -- Exercise: Scavenger Hunt-New Materials and Applications -- 10. Furnishing the Interior: Feathering the Nest -- Textiles -- Fibers -- Fabric Structure -- Dyeing -- Printing -- Finishes -- Pattern -- Performance Standards -- Nontextile Material -- Window Covering -- Soft Window Covering -- Hard Window Covering -- Furniture -- Materials -- Upholstered Furniture -- Fixtures, Equipment, Appliances, and Storage -- Kitchen -- Bath -- Children's Spaces -- Home Office -- Commercial Office Spaces -- Other Contract Products -- Accessories -- Objets d'Art -- Three-Dimensional Art -- Useful Objects -- Flowers, Plants, and Other Natural Products -- Hardware -- Signage and Graphics -- Innovations -- Exercise: Scavenger Hunt-Innovations -- 11. Period Design Styles: Premodern Times -- Antiquity (c. 3200 B.C.-A.D. 500) -- Egypt (3200-341 B.C.) -- Assyria and Persia (900-700 B.C.) -- Greece (1000-30 B.C.) -- Rome (509 B.C.-A.D. 476) -- Medieval Period (330-1500) -- Byzantine Style (330-1453) -- Moorish Style (c. 700-c. 1400) -- Romanesque Style (800-1200) -- Gothic Style (1200-1500) -- The Renaissance (1450-1649) -- Italy (1450-1600) -- France (1460-1600) -- England (1550-1649) -- Baroque Style (1600-1730) -- Italy (1600-1700) -- Netherlands (1610-1700) -- England and Its Colonies (1650-1730) -- Spain and Portugal (1650-1730) -- France (1661-1715) -- Rococo Style (1715-1780) -- Italy (1715-1750) -- France (1715-1774) -- Germany (1730-1760) -- England and America (1754-1780) -- Neoclassical Style (1760-1830) -- England (1760-1830) -- France (1774-1789) -- United States (1780-1820) -- Empire Style (1789-1848) -- France (1789-1820) -- England (1807-1830) -- United States (1810-1840) -- Austria (1815-1848) -- Exercise: Period Style Inspiration for Modern Interiors -- 12. Period Design Styles: Modern Times -- Revival Style (1830-1880) -- England (1830-1880) -- United States (1830-1880) -- France (1830-1871) -- Aesthetic Movement (1868-1900) -- England (1868-1900) -- United States (1868-1900) -- Arts and Crafts Movement (1880-1915) -- England (1880-1910) -- United States (1890-1915) -- Art Nouveau (1880-1910) -- France and Belgium (1880-1905) -- Scotland (1880-1905) -- Austria and Germany (1890-1905) -- Spain (1890-1910) -- United States (1890-1910) -- International Style (1917-1940) -- Holland (1917-1928) -- Germany (1919-1933) -- France (1920-1940) -- Scandinavia (1920-1940) -- Art Deco (1920-1940) -- France (1920-1935) -- United States (1925-1940) -- Mid-Century Modernism (1940-1960) -- United States (1940-1960) -- Scandinavia (1940-1960) -- Contemporary Style (1960-Present) -- Exercise: Characteristics of Modernism -- 13. Trends and Forecasting -- Time Frames and Cycles -- The Role of Research Groups, Exhibitions, Trade Shows, and Show Houses -- Forecasters of Color Trends -- Exhibitions and Trade Shows -- A Conversation with Margaret Walch -- Show Houses -- Influencing Factors -- Technology -- Communication -- Transportation -- Economy -- Demographics -- Environment and Resources -- Geography and Region -- Politics -- Spirituality and Religion -- Popular Culture -- Lifestyle -- Current Movements Influencing Interior Design -- Responsibility and Security -- Computerization -- Blurring of Retail and Trade Distinctions -- The Celebrity Designer -- Current Interior Design Trends -- Comfort Zone -- Mind, Body, and Soul -- Nostalgia -- Fusion -- Exercise: Living/Working Environment of the Future -- 14. Business Practice -- Entrepreneurship -- Business Structures -- Business Plan -- Professional Relationships -- The Designer and the Client -- Third-Party Arrangements -- Vendors and Suppliers -- Letters of Agreement and Contracts -- Fee Structures -- Hourly Fee -- Per Diem or Daily Rate -- Flat or Fixed Design Fee -- Square Footage Fee -- Cost Plus or Cost Plus Percentage -- Retail Basis -- Choice of a Fee Structure -- Billing Process for Design Services -- Relationship with Suppliers -- Establishing an Account -- Quotations, Estimates, and Samples -- Placing Orders -- Marketing -- Exercise: Self-Promotion -- Appendix A. Professional, Specialty, and Trade Organizations
- Appendix B. Names to Know: Interior Designers, Architects, and Furniture Designers -- Appendix C. Interior Design's Hall of Fame