This document provides an introduction and overview of an interior design course. It outlines the course content, which will cover the history of interior design, the role of an interior designer and their skills. Specific topics that will be addressed include design theory and constraints, the role of art in interior design, furniture and its evolution, color and lighting design, materials and finishes, electrical systems, and a design project on a jeweler's showroom. The marking system and expectations for presentations in class are also mentioned.

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INTERIOR DESIGN - VIII
Lecture – 1
Introduction to interior design

2. Course content
• Introduction to interior design , history of interior design,
role of an interior designer & the skills
• Theory of design & the constraints involved in an interior
design process.
• Role of different Art forms in interior design
• Furniture – their evolution & importance.
• Color in interior design, relationship with light.
• Lighting design – principles of lighting layout & how to
determine position of fixtures
• Accessories in interior design, materials & finishes.
• Electrical wiring and fixtures, materials and methods

3. • Presentation in class – 5 marks per class.
• Design problem – Jewelers showroom. ( 30 Marks )
Marking system

4. Introduction to Interior design
Interior design is the process of shaping the experience
of interior space, through the manipulation of spatial
volume as well as surface treatment.
Interior design is not only an art form but also a
communication skill depends upon the understanding
of vocabulary.

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7. Designprocess

8. • To improve function of the space
• Enhance the aesthetic value
• Improve the psychological aspect of interior space.
Purpose of interior design

9. • Human civilization & emergence of interior design:
Practice of interior design began when the first cave dwellers made
decisions about where to level & pad an area for sleeping, where
to place & how to arrange facilities for cooking & where to store
tools & weapons.
• Centuries passed & civilizations developed by changing the
interior:
• Forms
• Function
• Complexity
• Materials
History of interior design

10. • Stone Age - 6000 – 2000BC
• Egyptian - 2700 – 30BC
• Neolithic Europe - 2000 -
1700BC
• Greek - 1200 – 31BC
• Roman - 753BC – 480AD
• Byzantine - 500 – 1500AD
• Dark Ages - 900 - 1100AD
• Gothic - 1140 – 1400AD
• Renaissance - 1400 – 1600AD
• Baroque - 1590 – 1725AD
• Rococo Style - 1700AD
• Traditional - 1700AD – Now
• Industrial Revolution - 1760 –
1820AD
• Neoclassical Style - 1780 –
1880AD
• Tropical - 1800s – Now
• Aesthetic Movement - 1800s
• Victorian - 1837 – 1901AD
• Tuscan - 1840s – Now
• Arts & Crafts - 1860 – 1910AD
• Rustic - 1870s – Now
• Art Nouveau - 1890 - 1910AD
• Asian - 1900s – Now
• Colonial Revival - 1905 –Now
• Modern - 1918 – 1950
• Mediterranean - 1920s – Now
• Art Deco - 1920s – 1960s
• Mid-Century Modern - 1930s
• Transitional - 1950s – Now
• Contemporary - 1980s – Now
History of interior design

11. • International interior design association mentions the role of
an interior designer:
• Properly analyzing clients needs, goals, life & safety
requirements.
• Formulation of preliminary design concepts the are
functional & appropriate.
• Development of final design through presentation media.
• Review & evaluation of design solution during
implementation & upon completion.
Role of interior designer