Interior design is the art and
science of enhancing the interiors, sometimes including the exterior, of a
space or building, to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing
environment for the end user. An interior designer is someone who plans,
researches, coordinates, and manages such projects. Interior design is a
multifaceted profession that includes conceptual development, space planning,
site inspections, programming, research, communicating with the stakeholders of
a project, construction management, and execution of the design.
Interior design is the process of shaping the
experience of interior space, through the manipulation of spatial volume as
well as surface treatment for the betterment of human functionality.
STYLES
The Art Deco
The Art Deco
style began in Europe in the early years of the 20th century, with the waning
of Art Nouveau. The term "Art Deco" was taken from the Exposition
Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, a world’s fair held
in Paris in 1925. Art Deco rejected many traditional classical influences in
favour of more streamlined geometric forms and metallic color. The Art Deco
style influenced all areas of design, especially interior design, because it
was the first style of interior decoration to spotlight new technologies and
materials.
Art Deco style is
mainly based on geometric shapes, streamlining, and clean lines.The style
offered a sharp, cool look of mechanized living utterly at odds with anything
that came before.
"Modern
design grew out of the decorative arts, mostly from the Art Deco, in the early
20th century." One of the first to introduce this style was Frank Lloyd
Wright, who hadn't become hugely popularized until completing the house called
Fallingwater in the 1930s. "Modern art reached its peak in the 1950s and
60s which is why designers and decorators today may refer to modern design as
being "mid-century." Modern Art does not refer to the era or age of
design. "Modern art is not the same as contemporary design, which is a
term that interior designers apply to a shifting group of recent styles and
trends."
“Majlis
painting”, also called nagash painting, is the decoration of the majlis or
front parlor of traditional Arabic homes in the Asir province of Saudi Arabia
and adjoining parts of Yemen These wall paintings, an arabesque form of mural
or fresco, show various geometric designs in bright colors: “Called 'nagash' in
Arabic, the wall paintings were a mark of pride for a woman in her house.”
Media Popularization
Interior design
has become the subject of television shows. In the United Kingdom (UK), popular
interior design and decorating programs include 60 Minute Makeover (ITV),
Changing Rooms (BBC), and Selling Houses (Channel 4). Famous interior designers
whose work is featured in these programs include Linda Barker and Laurence
Llewelyn-Bowen. In the United States, the TLC Network aired a popular program
called Trading Spaces, a show based on the UK program Changing Rooms. In
addition, both Home & Garden Television (HGTV) and the Discovery Home
networks also televise many programs about interior design and decorating,
featuring the works of a variety of interior designers, decorators and home
improvement experts in a myriad of projects.
Fictional
interior decorators include the Sugarbaker sisters on Designing Women and Grace
Adler on Will & Grace. There is also another show called Home MADE. There
are two teams and two houses and whoever has the designed and made the worst
room, according to the judges, is eliminated. Another show on the Style
Network, hosted by Niecy Nash, is Clean House where they re-do messy homes into
themed rooms that the clients would like. Other shows include Design on a Dime,
Designed to Sell, and The Decorating Adventures of Ambrose Price. The show
called Design Star has become more popular through the 5 seasons that have
already aired. The winners of this show end up getting their own TV shows, of
which are Color Splash hosted by David Bromstad, Myles of Style hosted by Kim
Myles, Paint-Over! hosted by Jennifer Bertrand, The Antonio Treatment hosted by
Antonio Ballatore, and finally Secrets from a Stylist hosted by Emily
Henderson. Bravo also has a variety of shows that explore the lives of interior
designers. These include Flipping Out, which explores the life of Jeff Lewis
and his team of designers; Million Dollar Decorators explores the lives of
interior designers Nathan Turner, Jeffrey Alan Marks, Mary McDonald, Kathryn
Ireland, and Martyn Lawrence Bullard.
Interior design
has also become the subject of radio shows. In the U.S., popular interior
design & lifestyle shows include Martha Stewart Living and Living Large
featuring Karen Mills. Famous interior designers whose work is featured on these
programs include Bunny Williams, Barbara Barry, and Kathy Ireland, among
others.
Many interior
design magazines exist to offer advice regarding color palette, furniture, art,
and other elements that fall under the umbrella of interior design. These magazine
often focus on related subjects to draw a more specific audience. For instance,
architecture as a primary aspect of Dwell, while Veranda is well known as a
luxury living magazine. Lonny Magazine and the newly relaunched, Domino
Magazine, cater to a young, hip, metropolitan audience, and emphasize
accessibility and a do-it-yourself (DIY) approach to interior design.
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