Interior Design: Introduction to Interior Design Definition Why To Study Interior Design? Elements of Interior Design Space, Shape, Line, Texture, colour Principles of Interior Design Harmony, Proportion, Scale, Balance, Rhythm, Emphasis History of Interior Design

1. INTRODUCTION TO INTERIOR
DESIGN
Submitted by :
Simran Sharma
B.Arch VII SEM

2. INTERIOR DESIGN
To create a functional and beautiful living
environment.

3. WHY TO STUDY INTERIOR DESIGN?
Interior Design is the
perfect field of study if you
love design and
architecture! As an interior
designer you will research
and analyze projects, while
integrating architectural
knowledge and
design creativity. The study
of design and layout of
interior spaces is an
exciting and creative field

4. IS IT BEAUTIFUL?
TRADITIONAL
ROCOCO
CONTEMPORARY
COUNTRY FRENCH
ASIAN

5. ELEMENTS OF DESIGN
•Space
•Shape
•Line
•Texture
•Color

6. SPACE
The area between objects in a room

7. SHAPE
The solid form or structure of an
object

8. LINES
 The outline of an
object.
 2 points that are
connected.
 They give direction
and divide space.
 Types
Horizontal
Vertical
Diagonal
Curved

9. LINES
VERTICAL LINES HORIZONTAL LINES
Horizontal lines—sturdy, calm,
restful.
Vertical lines– feeling of power,
dignity and masculinity, height.

10. LINES
DIAGONAL LINES CURVED LINES
Curved lines—soften objectsDiagonal lines—create activity
and motion

11. TEXTURE
 The way an object feels
and looks.
 May be rough, smooth,
shiny, hard, soft, etc.
 Formal
Smooth texture.
 Informal
Rough texture

12. COLOUR
One of the most important tools
Influences how people feel and the
mood of the room.

13. PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN

14. PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
•Harmony
•Proportion
•Scale
•Balance
•Rhythm
•Emphasis

15. HARMONY
Combination of variety
and unity
Unity: The room is tied
together with a common
denominator
Variety: There are
different shapes, colors
and objects in a room

16. PROPORTION SCALE
The way that one part of the object relates to the
whole of the design.
Golden Mean
The way an object relates to another object.
Effective ratios:
2:3, 3:5, 5:8, 4:7

17. BALANCE
 The feeling of rest
 Equal weight on all
parts of the room
 Formal
Both sides are the
same
 Informal
Sides are different
Informal Balance
Formal Balance

18. RHYTHM
 The feeling of movement in a room.
 Moves your eye from one point to another.

19. RHYTHM
REPETITION TRANSITION RADIATION GRADIATION
how one part of the
design changes to
another part
a design tool is
repeated
moves your eye out
from a central point
moves you eye from
light to dark or from
small to large

20. EMPHASIS
• The focal point of a room
• Focuses your attention

21. HISTORY OF INTERIOR DESIGN

22. HISTORY
 PREHISTORIC & PRIMITIVE
DESIGN
 ANCIENT WORLD
 MEDIEVAL/MIDDLE AGES
 RENAISSANCE
 INDUSTRIAL ERA
 TWENTIETH CENTURY
 FUTURE DIRECTION

23. PREHISTORIC & PRIMITIVE DESIGN
ANCIENT
MESOPOTAMIAN HOUSES
ANCIENT
CHINESE HOUSES
ANCIENT
AZTECS HOUSES
Building Material :
MUD BRICK DRIED IN SUN
Building Material :
Houses made of baked bricks
Building Material :
Thatched adobe house
Upper class –
double storied building
Craftsmen & trades –
single storied buildings
• Kitchen with fireplace
•Downstairs room for receiving
guest
•Upstairs bedroom
•Bathroom with drainage system
• Elegant Upholstery, carved
animal like legs and relief inlay
COURTYARD
• Noblemans have coloured glass windows , marble
staircase and fireplaces.
• Kang - a hollow platform heated from underneath
• Rugs & cushions for sleeping on Kang
• Low tables ,carved cabinets ,chair, dining table
• Thatched adobe house
• Two single storied
• Works of art, statues and decoration
• Furniture was not used
• Slept on mats and
stored food in clay pots
ANCIENT
MESOPOTAMIAN HOUSES
ANCIENT
CHINESE HOUSES

24. ANCIENT WORLD
ANCIENT
ROMAN
ANCIENT
EGYPT
ANCIENT
GREEK
• Temples have vast hypostyle halls
• Carving and painting on wall
• Interiors connected to outdoors through
courtyard
• And loggia
• Furniture with curved legs , inlays,
decorated
• Furniture – Stool, chairs bed ,
headrest,tables
• Greek built important building in stone but used
wood for roofing
• Pottery decorated with painting
• Greek temple – Simple windowless rectangular
enclosure surounded by columns
• Greek House – Simple rooms with moulding ,
strong colours in textile
• Cups, dishes and vases for decorative accents
• KLISMOS - outward carving legs
• Greek KLINES
• Tables and chest – coloured decoration
KLINES
• Roman took over the greek concept of design
with typical engineering skill of their own
• Houses planned with courtyard or atrium
• Rooms had few or no windows
• Technique of MOSAIC
• Luxurious houses – marble inlay and painting

25. MIDDLE AGES
Early medieval Europe was a place of
unrest. Medieval life was uncertain and
families were often on move.
Churches and cathedral
Medieval Décor: Textile – Central focus
Medieval Furniture – Made of oak : Chest
,cupboards, benches, folding chairs , beds
with curtain
Bright fabrics and interesting lighting
effect.- Use of tapestries and hanging to
cover the wall
TAPESTRIESINLAYMOSAIC
GOTHIC PERIOD EARLY CHRISTIAN

26. RENNAISANCE
12TH – 18TH CENTURY
LAMBERT HITCHCOCK STYLE
o Fancy chairs of light weight with
caned or rush seats and painted
decoration
o Body had plain colour and
member were made by machine
SHAKERS STYLE
o handmade furniture which
combined stick construction – no
decorative detail
oStrong & Ascetic

27. INDUSTRIAL ERA
18TH – 19TH CENTURY
 "Art Nouveau" is French for "new
art“
 A very decorative style with many
design ideas being taken from
nature and using new materials of
steel, ceramic and glass.
 Wall designs, lamps, furniture and
decorative elements.
ART NOUVEAU ART & CRAFT MOVEMENT
 Arts and Crafts was an international
design movement that flourished
between 1860 and 1910
 Arts and Crafts objects were simple in
form.
 Exposed metal fittings
 Furniture in Oak and maple

28. FUTURE DIRECTION
THE POST
MODERN HI-TECH
o High-tech architecture, also known
as Late Modernism or Structural
Expressionism- 1970s,
o Incorporating elements of high-tech
industry and technology into building
design.
•Post-modernists seek to
create comfortable spaces for
the body, mind, and soul.
•Different styles such as classic
modernism, deconstructivism,
..etc.