This book explores and explains the fundamentals of interior design. Because it does not emphasize current trends and fashion, its value will be long lasting.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- BEING OUTSIDE -- COMING INSIDE -- THE PLAN -- ROOMS -- ENCLOSING PLANES -- CHANGING LEVELS -- DOORS AND WINDOWS -- FURNITURE -- ORNAMENT -- COLOR AND LIGHT -- SOUND AND SMELL -- ART -- PLANTS -- DETAILS -- CONCLUSION: THE PRIMACY OF THE CONCEPT -- Bibliography -- Index

This 4-colour practical guide explores how the design of interior spaces impacts wellbeing. In the built environment, this topic is generally overlooked, even though it is one of the most important topics in sustainable building. This book will enable project teams to understand how specific decisions about sustainable design and materials can be implemented on a day to day basis. Each Part ends by placing each issue into context, exploring how it is a part of sustainable design and includes practical examples. This books raises awareness of the impact interior environments have on wellbeing, and provide details and guidance on how to immediately apply the knowledge in this book to short and long term projects. It also quantifies the impacts in financial and other value terms, making this book immediately useful in a designer's day-to-day work.

"This volume combines both scholarly and practical resources for ... interior architecture and design"--Back cover.

What is interior design?" "What is 'good' taste?" "Can 'good' taste be bought?" The answers to these common questions-and more-are found in this book, written for people who want to expand, learn, know, experience, and appreciate a higher level of aesthetics for their personal residential interior environment. Since childhood, author George W. Moore IV has been sensitive to the power of beauty and the effects and fulfillment thereof. His has been an educational and spiritual journey to explore and experience the root sources, manifestations, and fulfillment of beauty, especially in the area of interior design. Now he puts his experience to work for you, sharing his insights on how to make the best design decisions for your needs and budget. If you are looking for an insider's guide to interior design and good taste, this handbook can help. Rather than quick fixes, top ten lists, or one-size-fits-all generic solutions, "The Layperson's Beginning Bible of Interior Design" offers readers a humorous, educational, and philosophical guide to residential interior design. It seeks to help people who know nothing of the subject, those who think they have all the answers, and those who simply want to expand their knowledge, perceptions, and appreciation of their interior environment aesthetics.

Offers a concise and accessible presentation of important concepts for beginning designers, and experienced practitioners will appreciate its insightful and practical coverage of the relationship between building structures and interior spaces. A broad range of rich illustrations communicates visual information and ploughs fertile ground for creative ideas and inspiration.

The world and the people living in it are increasingly and rapidly being affected by environmental and technological changes. It is imperative that the design profession addresses these developments with a new way of thinking. This book points the way for the design of interiors in this newly complex world and will be indispensable for students, practitioners and theoreticians. The book is divided into four chapters that explore aspects of the human experience of the interior, from man’s earliest search for shelter to an outline of past and current thinking on design, psychology and well-being. An epilogue looks at such future concerns as population growth and sustainability and suggests how the design profession can confront these challenges. Rethinking Design and Interiors is a fascinating exploration of how art and science can come together for the benefit of those who inhabit the built environment.

A collection of essays from prominent thinkers in the field of interiors, topics touched upon in this collection ranges from cushions, curtains, and feminism; the relationship between the interior and the enclave in the contemporary age of terror; the regulation of the profession of interiors; and the representation of the interior on the written page and in history. With various debates on the identity, the profession, and the regulation of interior design; essays on the relationship between theory and practice in interiors; and case studies from, and reflections upon, the education of the interior designer, this collection of writings is essential reading for anyone with an interest in interior design.

- Mark Epstein recalls his life and major design projects as well as his favorite recipes and gives table-setting and entertaining tips One of New York's top interior designers whose work is known by most of the city's elite, Mark Epstein's designs are about creating timeless interiors for his clients. His work is highly architectural with an emphasis on beautiful backgrounds, favoring serene tailored interiors enlivened with a richly muted palette. Since establishing his firm, Mark Epstein Designs, in 1977, the firm's work has ranged from traditional, to quietly glamorous, and eclectic modern interiors. Mark Epstein Designs includes 13 key design projects that each contain an extra feature - entertaining tips with recipes, table settings, and collecting ideas, bringing together all of Epstein's talents into one harmonious monograph. Content: My Life So Far (Introduction); ME at Work; ME at Home; City/Country - Two Families/Four Homes; Rising to the Occasion - Five Scenarios; Old World/New World; Dedication; Acknowledgments; Sources; Index.

The Handbook of Interior Design explores ways of thinking that inform the discipline of interior design. It challenges readers to consider the connections within theory, research, and practice and the critical underpinnings that have shaped interior design. Offers a theory of interior design by moving beyond a descriptive approach to the discipline to a 'why and how' study of interiors Provides a full overview of the most current Interior Design research and scholarly thought from around the world Explores examples of research designs and methodological approaches that are applicable to interior design upper division and graduate education courses Brings together an international team of contributors, including well established scholars alongside emerging voices in the field – reflecting mature and emergent ideas, research, and philosophies in the field Exemplifies where interior design sits in its maturation as a discipline and profession through inclusion of diverse authors, topics, and ideas