Decoration as a career********

Interior decoration is the combination of art and science. It enhances the beautyand shapes the experience of interior space using spatial volume, surface treatments, furniture, color treatment and lights to achieve a better aesthetically pleasing environment for the client or end user. Interior design or decoration is a many-sided profession that includes concept and space planning, site inspections, programming, research, project coordination, material selection construction and project management, and execution of the design.

Earlier, the study of interior design was a part of architecture studies. But now moving with times and trends and evolving mindset of the people, interior design has grown to become a fully-fledged professional degree course today and also providing a post graduate program in this field.

Required Skills

• Scientific aptitude
• Ability to deal with technical details
• Drawing aptitude
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to work in a given budget
• Good communication skills
• Analytical mind
• Knowledge of trends
• Visual sensitivity
• Knowledge of textures, materials, colors and trend

Employment Opportunities

There is an extensive scope of employment opportunities for interior designers.They can be employed by architectural firms, builders, public works department, hotels and resort chains, hospitals, town planning bureaus, regional and metropolitan development works, private consultancies, studios and theatres and exhibition organizers.

They have career opportunities like:

• Commercial and Residential Interior Designer
• Design Consultant
• Exhibition Designer
• Furniture Designer
• Institutional Interior Designer
• Lighting Designer
• Design Educator

This career path offers tremendous opportunities for those who wish to be freelance. In fact, one can operate from home with minimal investment.

Earnings

An Interior Designer with 3- 5 years of experience has an average salary of Rs 5 – 6 lacs per annum. Experience strongly influences pay for this job. Most people with this job move on to other positions after 20 years in this field. A skill in Project Management, AutoCAD, Sketch up and Photoshop is associated with high pay for this job.

How do I get there?

Path

Stream

Entrance/Course

Degree/Diploma

Goal

Path 1

Standard XII – Science

College Entrance Exams

Full time 5 years Degree course, (B. Des.)

Interior Designer

Path 3

Standard XII – Any stream

Entrance Exam

2-3 Years Diploma Course

Interior Designer

Path 4

Standard X

Entrance Exams

6-12 months Correspondence course

Assistant Interior Designer/Cad operator

Where to study?

Diploma/Graduation/ Post Graduation courses in Interior decoration/Designing

Indian Institutes

1. National Institute of Design, Delhi: http://www.nid.edu/
2. Sir JJ School of Art, Mumbai: http://www.sirjjarchitecture.org/
3. Arch Academy of Design, Jaipur: http://www.archedu.org/
4. CEPT University, Ahmedabad: http://www.cept.ac.in/
5. Shri Devi College of Interior Designing, Mangalore:http://sudhirghate.com/shreedevi_interior_designing/
6. Exterior Interiors Pvt. Ltd, Cochin: http://exteriorinteriors.com/
7. College of Architecture, Nashik:http://www.cansnashik.org/

Foreign Institutes

1. 1. Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York: https://www.pratt.edu/
2. New York School of Interior Design, New York: http://www.nysid.edu/
3. Florence Design Academy, Italy: http://www.florencedesignacademy.com/
4. The Interior Design School, London: http://idschool.co.uk/
5. Vancouver College of Art & Design, Canada: http://www.vcad.ca/
6. Interior Designers Institute, California: http://idi.edu/

7. Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong: http://www.polyu.edu.hk/

8. Edinburgh College of Art, UK: http://www.eca.ed.ac.uk/

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