Interior Design

By Iz Barroso

Interior Design

Different types

Who

What is it

Interior design is the art of creating an interior environment that meets both human needs and desires. Making sure the room is functional and sustainable within the space provided, while ensuring that it fits the style and aesthetics of both the person and environment. You don't necessarily need an education if you can get a certificate that will be enough to allow you to get a license.

What Is Interior Design

Lighting Consultant

Furniture Designer

Workplace/Corporate Designer

Bath & Kitchen Designer

Set/Production Designer

Exhibition Designer

Sustainable Designer

Commercial

Residential

There are multiple paths one can take when working in interior design.

The main role of residential interior designers is to create a pleasant living space for the client. Using space planning, concept development, material selection, and project management. This job requires someone to have attention to detail, a strong flair, impeccable communication skills, and a strong understanding of design principles, trends, and spatial planning. They make an average of $72,849 per year or $35 an hour; the lowest they can make is around $30,500 and a high of $108,000.

Interior Designer-Residential

Collaboration with clients in developing innovative design concepts that align with their visions are just some of your responsibilities. Creativity is key, as you blend aesthetics with functionality to craft impactful spaces. Your knowledge of building codes, regulations, and industry trends ensures compliance and keeps you at the forefront of innovative design solutions. They make bettween 50,000 and 140,000 a year with an average of 79,000.

Interior Designer-Commercial

A lighting consultant’s job goes beyond simple illumination, shaping moods, highlighting architectural features, and creating captivating environments. Light consultants have to collaborate with the interior designer, client, and architect to create light concepts that matches a vision and aesthetic. They make a minimun of $44,000 to a max of $88,000 with an average of $68,000 a year.

Lighting Consultant

A sustainable designer responsibilities revolve around incorperating eco-friendly practices into every aspect of interior design. Their job is to include renewable resources, optimising energy and water usage, reducing waste, and promoting indoor air quality. Its important to have a high understanding of sustainable design principles, green building certifications, and eco-friendly materials. Staying up to date about industry trends, evolving technologies, and government regulations related to sustainability. They make a minum of $82,000 to a maximun of $171,000 and an average of around $125,000

Sustainable Designer

The duties of this specific designer include collaborating closely with clients to understand their unique needs, lifestyle, and design preferences to make the perfect bath and Kitchen for their bugets. They have to have strong spatial planning skills and attention to detail allowwing to optimise layouts and functionality. They make a minimun of $30,500 with a max of $90,500 and an average of $49,320 a year.

Bath & Kitchen Designer

Furniture designer possess the unique ability to transform raw materials into exquisite pieces that can fill a space. Their expertise lies in conceptualising and sketching furniture designs, selecting appropriate materials, and incorporating ergonomic principles. They work closely with manufacturers and artisans to ensure the precise execution of your designs, and may even explore sustainable and eco-friendly options. Its important to be well knowledged in materials, manufacturing techniques, and craftsmanship ensures the realisation of functional and visually stunning furniture. They make a minimun of $61k with a maximun of $109k with an average of $61k

Furniture Designer

museum curator, AKA an exhibition designer holds the power to curate captivating experiences that bring art and culture to life. This goes beyond traditional interior design. The primary goal is to create a design that gives to most amount go space to showcase the works of arts. Strategically arranging exhibits to evoke emotions and guide visitors through a compelling journey. They make a minimun of about $39k and a maximun of $99k with an average of $62k per year.

Exhibition Designer

A production designer works with directors, writers and producers to assemble the sets of a play or a film. Working closely with directors, producers, and other production team members, you understand the production's vision and requirements. You research, interpret scripts, and develop design concepts that capture the essence of the story and its setting. They must possess a keen eye for composition, color theory, and spatial design. They make a minimum of $30K with an average of $49K and a max of $90K

Set/Production Designer

As a workplace designer, their primary task is to create inspiring, functional, and efficient for a work environments. These spaces should support productivity, well-being, and collaboration. Collaborate closely with clients, project managers, and stakeholders to understand the organization's culture, values, and work processes. Considering elements such as layout, furniture selection, lighting, colour schemes, acoustics, and technology integration.You possess a strong understanding of workplace design principles, ergonomics, and human behaviour in the context of the work environment. They make a minumum of $26k an average of $55k and a max of $89k a year.

Workplace/Corporate Designer

Pictures are not mine they are from her website

Catherine Martin

Catherine Martin got many awards. One being for the best product design for The Great Gatsby. She is from Australia.

Pictures are not mine they are from her Facebook page- kidteriordesign

Amanza Smith is a mother of two she is contracted into the The Oppenheim Group in 2019 she does her job as a real estate ageant and Interior desinger in LOS ANGELES

Amanza Smith

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• https://la.ogroup.com/agents/amanza-smith/
• https://catherinemartindesigns.com/pages/about-cm
• Most Images are from google