As rapid urbanization is leading to space crunch for both commercial and residential purpose, the profession of interior designing is becoming popular in market. Professional interior designers decorate living or work space with their insights and ideas for more space and comfortable living. Previously, the work of interior designers was completed by architects only who constructed buildings and framed their insides as well. Now, after construction of a property comes-in the inevitable role of an interior designer who aims to maximize the use of available space with easy furnishing and fittings. Other than designing abilities, managerial skills and time management are two key traits required for an interior designer.
For a successful designing, an interior designer has to closely work with architect of the project. Also, in the loop the interior designer has to stay in touch and communicate with mechanical engineers and civil engineers. Helpers and construction labourers may also be required to help interior designers complete their projects. With increasing dependence on computers, interior designers now tend to work more independently with computer aided design (CAD) software. All computer based design layouts of interior designers use Building Information Modelling (BIM) with three dimensional outputs for each understanding of the clients.
The ideal stage to begin as an interior designer is, after completing plus two. Students can join in interior designing courses, which usually involves an entrance exam. In this entrance test, the drawing and designing ability of the student is tested. Also, students with prior experience in interior designing can prepare their own portfolio. In fact its recommended that with passing time in the interior designing industry, all candidates should prepare and keep upgrading their portfolio based on the projects they take up. Portfolio of an interior designer markets their abilities and strong points.
Also, an interior designer should have good communication skill. The better one deals, talks and conveys to the clients, the wider is the scope of getting business. As mentioned earlier, interior designer must have good drawing skills backed by interest in household commodities and a zing to transform boring places into interesting spaces.
In the profession of interior designing, there is further categorization based on area of specialization. Lets take a look:
Healthcare Designers
Though the terminology describes their work, but its important that health care designers have an idea about medical equipment and their placement while designing an unit. They have to design medical spaces in a way that benefits patients, doctors and looks good to the human eye.
Sustainable Designers
They use sustainable elements like bamboo in their designing plan to offer the following to their projects:
Sustainable site development
Water efficiency
Material selection
Energy sufficiency
Indoor environmental quality
Kitchen and bath Designers
For kitchen and bath designers, an expert knowledge of cabinets, fixtures, plumbing, and electrical appliances is a must.
