Preface | p. xv |
The Field of Interior Design | p. 1 |
The History of Interior Design and the Interior Designer | p. 2 |
Ancient Civilizations | p. 2 |
Middle Ages | p. 3 |
Renaissance | p. 3 |
18th-Century Neoclassicism | p. 4 |
19th-Century Industrial Age | p. 4 |
20th Century | p. 6 |
Today's Interior Design Profession | p. 9 |
Services Performed by Today's Interior Designer | p. 10 |
Specialty Segments | p. 11 |
Approaches to Interior Design | p. 13 |
Professionalism in Interior Design | p. 14 |
Conversations with Henriette Nathan and Leslie Hamstra-Snyder | p. 14 |
Professional Interior Design Associations | p. 15 |
Related Professional, Specialty, and Trade Associations | p. 16 |
Interior Design Education | p. 16 |
Summary | p. 17 |
Design Theory: Aesthetics, Elements, and Principles of Design | p. 21 |
Aesthetics | p. 22 |
Elements of Design | p. 22 |
Line | p. 22 |
Pattern | p. 27 |
Texture | p. 29 |
Scale | p. 29 |
Light | p. 30 |
Color | p. 32 |
Principles of Design | p. 32 |
Proportion | p. 33 |
Balance | p. 34 |
Rhythm | p. 35 |
Contrast | p. 36 |
Emphasis | p. 36 |
Harmony | p. 37 |
Summary | p. 38 |
Exercise: Finding Harmony | p. 39 |
Color Theory and Application | p. 41 |
The Science of Color | p. 42 |
Physics | p. 43 |
Chemistry | p. 44 |
Physiology | p. 47 |
Psychology | p. 50 |
Alternative Theories | p. 51 |
Color Systems | p. 52 |
Color's Relationship to Other Design Elements and Principles | p. 53 |
Color Harmony Schemes | p. 54 |
Related Schemes | p. 55 |
Contrasting Schemes | p. 57 |
Achromatic Schemes | p. 59 |
Accent Schemes | p. 61 |
Applications of Color Theory | p. 62 |
Color Language | p. 62 |
Historical Palettes | p. 63 |
Summary | p. 63 |
Exercise: A Color Scheme for a Celebrity's Bedroom | p. 65 |
Light and Lighting Systems | p. 67 |
General Considerations for Lighting Solutions | p. 68 |
Types of Lighting Sources | p. 69 |
Natural Light | p. 69 |
Electric Light | p. 69 |
Light's Relationship to Other Factors | p. 75 |
Light and Vision | p. 75 |
Light and Color | p. 76 |
Light and Temperature | p. 76 |
Light and Line, Shape, and Form | p. 77 |
Light and Surfaces | p. 78 |
Light and Volume | p. 79 |
Light and Energy | p. 80 |
Light and Psychology | p. 80 |
Lighting Fixtures | p. 81 |
The Lighting Plan and Schedule | p. 82 |
Summary | p. 83 |
Case Study: Baang Restaurant, Greenwich, Connecticut | p. 84 |
Exercise: Starting a Lighting Journal | p. 85 |
Socially Responsible Design | p. 87 |
Human Factors | p. 88 |
Universal Design | p. 89 |
Spatial Experience Through the Senses | p. 90 |
Scientific Determinants of Space | p. 92 |
Special User Groups | p. 94 |
Behavioral Aspects of Spaces | p. 101 |
Environmental Factors | p. 106 |
Green and Sustainable Design | p. 107 |
Environmental Law and Issues | p. 107 |
The Role of Education | p. 108 |
Case Study: RISD's Department of Furniture Design Entries for the Fourteenth Annual International Contemporary Furniture Fair, New York City | p. 109 |
Summary | p. 110 |
Exercise: Survey Your Space | p. 111 |
Appendix 5.1 | p. 112 |
The Design Process | p. 117 |
Overview of Project Phases | p. 118 |
Preproject | p. 119 |
Deciding Whether to Take on a Project | p. 119 |
Determining the Scope of the Project | p. 120 |
Considering Schedules and Budgets | p. 120 |
Programming | p. 120 |
Who | p. 121 |
What | p. 122 |
Where | p. 123 |
When | p. 125 |
How | p. 126 |
Schematic Design | p. 127 |
Developing the Preliminary Design Schematics | p. 127 |
Projecting Costs | p. 130 |
Design Development | p. 130 |
Contract Documents | p. 131 |
Contract Administration | p. 132 |
Postcompletion | p. 133 |
Case Study: The Design Process for a Residential Project | p. 135 |
Summary | p. 140 |
Exercise: Role-Playing the Preproject Interview | p. 141 |
Communicating the Vision | p. 143 |
Drawing Equipment and Supplies | p. 144 |
Orthographic Drawing | p. 146 |
Scale | p. 147 |
Lettering | p. 148 |
Plan | p. 150 |
Elevation | p. 152 |
Section | p. 153 |
Pictorial Drawing | p. 154 |
Paraline Drawing | p. 154 |
Perspective Drawing | p. 155 |
Sketching | p. 158 |
Rendered Drawing | p. 160 |
Watercolor | p. 161 |
Marker | p. 163 |
Pencil | p. 164 |
Ink | p. 164 |
Mixed Media | p. 165 |
Models | p. 165 |
Paperboard | p. 166 |
Wood | p. 166 |
Computer-Aided Drafting and Design | p. 166 |
AutoCAD | p. 168 |
3-D Modeling | p. 168 |
Digital Photo Editing | p. 169 |
Presentation Package | p. 169 |
Summary | p. 171 |
Architectural Elements of Design: The Shell | p. 171 |
Site, Orientation, and Climate | p. 174 |
Basic Building Components | p. 177 |
Foundation | p. 177 |
Floors | p. 178 |
Walls | p. 178 |
Roofs | p. 182 |
Ceilings | p. 183 |
Fenestrations | p. 184 |
Vertical Systems | p. 190 |
Environmental Control Systems | p. 196 |
HVAC | p. 196 |
Water Supply and Waste Disposal | p. 198 |
Acoustical Systems | p. 199 |
Case Study: A Residential Loft Space, Chicago, Illinois | p. 200 |
Power and Communication Systems | p. 201 |
Summary | p. 201 |
Exercise: Photo-Journal of Fenestrations | p. 202 |
Finishing the Interior: The Lining | p. 205 |
Floors | p. 206 |
Hard Flooring | p. 207 |
Resilient Flooring | p. 215 |
Soft Flooring | p. 218 |
Walls | p. 224 |
Coating | p. 224 |
Covering | p. 227 |
Cladding | p. 229 |
Ceilings | p. 232 |
Acoustical | p. 233 |
Metal | p. 233 |
Plaster | p. 234 |
Glass | p. 234 |
Millwork | p. 235 |
Innovations | p. 237 |
Summary | p. 237 |
Exercise: Scavenger Hunt-New Materials and Applications | p. 239 |
Furnishing the Interior: Feathering the Nest | p. 241 |
Textiles | p. 242 |
Fibers | p. 243 |
Fabric Structure | p. 246 |
Dyeing | p. 246 |
Printing | p. 253 |
Finishes | p. 254 |
Pattern | p. 254 |
Performance Standards | p. 256 |
Nontextile Material | p. 256 |
Window Covering | p. 257 |
Soft Window Covering | p. 259 |
Hard Window Covering | p. 262 |
Furniture | p. 264 |
Materials | p. 265 |
Upholstered Furniture | p. 269 |
Fixtures, Equipment, Appliances, and Storage | p. 273 |
Kitchen | p. 273 |
Bath | p. 274 |
Children's Spaces | p. 276 |
Home Office | p. 276 |
Commercial Office Spaces | p. 277 |
Other Contract Products | p. 280 |
Accessories | p. 281 |
Objets d'Art | p. 282 |
Three-Dimensional Art | p. 284 |
Useful Objects | p. 286 |
Flowers, Plants, and Other Natural Products | p. 293 |
Hardware | p. 293 |
Signage and Graphics | p. 293 |
Innovations | p. 293 |
Summary | p. 294 |
Exercise: Scavenger Hunt-Innovations | p. 295 |
Period Design Styles: Premodern Times | p. 297 |
Antiquity (c. 3200 B.C.-A.D. 500) | p. 298 |
Egypt (3200-341 B.C.) | p. 299 |
Assyria and Persia (900-700 B.C.) | p. 302 |
Greece (1000-30 B.C.) | p. 302 |
Rome (509 B.C.-A.D. 476) | p. 306 |
Medieval Period (330-1500) | p. 309 |
Byzantine Style (330-1453) | p. 310 |
Moorish Style (c. 700-c. 1400) | p. 312 |
Romanesque Style (800-1200) | p. 312 |
Gothic Style (1200-1500) | p. 313 |
The Renaissance (1450-1649) | p. 315 |
Italy (1450-1600) | p. 316 |
France (1460-1600) | p. 319 |
England (1550-1649) | p. 320 |
Baroque Style (1600-1730) | p. 322 |
Italy (1600-1700) | p. 322 |
Netherlands (1610-1700) | p. 323 |
England and Its Colonies (1650-1730) | p. 324 |
Spain and Portugal (1650-1730) | p. 325 |
France (1661-1715) | p. 325 |
Rococo Style (1715-1780) | p. 327 |
Italy (1715-1750) | p. 328 |
France (1715-1774) | p. 328 |
Germany (1730-1760) | p. 333 |
England and America (1754-1780) | p. 333 |
Neoclassical Style (1760-1830) | p. 334 |
England (1760-1830) | p. 336 |
France (1774-1789) | p. 337 |
United States (1780-1820) | p. 338 |
Empire Style (1789-1848) | p. 339 |
France (1789-1820) | p. 339 |
England (1807-1830) | p. 340 |
United States (1810-1840) | p. 342 |
Austria (1815-1848) | p. 342 |
Summary | p. 344 |
Exercise: Period Style Inspiration for Modern Interiors | p. 345 |
Period Design Styles: Modern Times | p. 347 |
Revival Style (1830-1880) | p. 350 |
England (1830-1880) | p. 350 |
United States (1830-1880) | p. 354 |
France (1830-1871) | p. 355 |
Aesthetic Movement (1868-1900) | p. 356 |
England (1868-1900) | p. 356 |
United States (1868-1900) | p. 358 |
Arts and Crafts Movement (1880-1915) | p. 358 |
England (1880-1910) | p. 358 |
United States (1890-1915) | p. 359 |
Art Nouveau (1880-1910) | p. 364 |
France and Belgium (1880-1905) | p. 365 |
Scotland (1880-1905) | p. 366 |
Austria and Germany (1890-1905) | p. 367 |
Spain (1890-1910) | p. 370 |
United States (1890-1910) | p. 370 |
International Style (1917-1940) | p. 371 |
Holland (1917-1928) | p. 372 |
Germany (1919-1933) | p. 372 |
France (1920-1940) | p. 372 |
Scandinavia (1920-1940) | p. 373 |
Art Deco (1920-1940) | p. 374 |
France (1920-1935) | p. 374 |
United States (1925-1940) | p. 377 |
Mid-Century Modernism (1940-1960) | p. 380 |
United States (1940-1960) | p. 380 |
Scandinavia (1940-1960) | p. 381 |
Contemporary Style (1960-Present) | p. 383 |
Summary | p. 386 |
Exercise: Characteristics of Modernism | p. 387 |
Trends and Forecasting | p. 389 |
Time Frames and Cycles | p. 392 |
The Role of Research Groups, Exhibitions, Trade Shows, and Show Houses | p. 392 |
Forecasters of Color Trends | p. 392 |
Exhibitions and Trade Shows | p. 392 |
A Conversation with Margaret Walch | p. 393 |
Show Houses | p. 394 |
Influencing Factors | p. 395 |
Technology | p. 395 |
Communication | p. 396 |
Transportation | p. 396 |
Economy | p. 396 |
Demographics | p. 397 |
Environment and Resources | p. 399 |
Geography and Region | p. 400 |
Politics | p. 400 |
Spirituality and Religion | p. 403 |
Popular Culture | p. 404 |
Lifestyle | p. 404 |
Current Movements Influencing Interior Design | p. 404 |
Responsibility and Security | p. 405 |
Computerization | p. 405 |
Blurring of Retail and Trade Distinctions | p. 405 |
The Celebrity Designer | p. 406 |
Current Interior Design Trends | p. 408 |
Comfort Zone | p. 408 |
Mind, Body, and Soul | p. 410 |
Nostalgia | p. 411 |
Fusion | p. 414 |
Exercise: Living/Working Environment of the Future | p. 416 |
Summary | p. 416 |
Business Practice | p. 419 |
Entrepreneurship | p. 420 |
Business Structures | p. 420 |
Business Plan | p. 422 |
Professional Relationships | p. 422 |
The Designer and the Client | p. 422 |
Third-Party Arrangements | p. 422 |
Vendors and Suppliers | p. 423 |
Letters of Agreement and Contracts | p. 423 |
Fee Structures | p. 425 |
Hourly Fee | p. 425 |
Per Diem or Daily Rate | p. 426 |
Flat or Fixed Design Fee | p. 426 |
Square Footage Fee | p. 426 |
Cost Plus or Cost Plus Percentage | p. 426 |
Retail Basis | p. 428 |
Choice of a Fee Structure | p. 428 |
Billing Process for Design Services | p. 429 |
Relationship with Suppliers | p. 430 |
Establishing an Account | p. 430 |
Quotations, Estimates, and Samples | p. 433 |
Placing Orders | p. 436 |
Marketing | p. 439 |
Summary | p. 445 |
Exercise: Self-Promotion | p. 446 |
Glossary | p. 447 |
Professional, Specialty, and Trade Organizations | p. 465 |
Names to Know: Interior Designers, Architects, and Furniture Designers | p. 467 |
Interior Design's Hall of Fame | p. 471 |
Index | p. 473 |
Figure List | p. 493 |
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