Industry: Designing and Planning
What is Interior Designing?
Interior designing is the art and science dealing with creative and technical solutions to enhance interior environments. It is a multi-faceted profession including conceptual development, space planning, site inspections and construction management to achieve an aesthetically pleasing environment and enhance the quality of life and culture of the occupants. The interior design process follows a systematic methodology with the creative process, whereby the needs and resources of the client are coordinated and satisfied to produce an interior space that fulfills the project goals.
Job Description
- Responsibilities of an interior designer include visualising and designing sketches/plans for interior spaces
- Undertaking design projects from conception to completion
- Interpreting and translating client needs into project plans
- Undertaking research on product sourcing, space planning and site inspections
Eligibility and Courses
Class 12
Science stream with mathematics and physics as core subjects
Under Graduate Courses
- B.Des. in Interior Design
- B.Sc. in Interior Designing
- B.A. in Interior Design
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A.) in Interior Design
Career Profiles
Top Institutes for Interior Designing courses
1. National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad
Value for Money- 4.9/5
Bachelor Courses- B.Des. in Furniture & Interior Design
Tenure- 4 years
Website: https://www.nid.edu/
2. CEPT University, Ahmedabad
Value for Money- 4.9/5
Bachelor Courses- Bachelor Of Interior Design
Tenure- 5 years
Website: https://cept.ac.in/
3. NAFDI- School of Interior Design, Mumbai
Value for Money- 4.8/5
Bachelor Courses- B.Sc. in Interior Design
Tenure- 3 years
Website: https://interior.nafdi.edu.in/
4. SPARK School of Design, Mumbai
Value for Money- 4.8/5
Bachelor Courses- B.Sc. in Interior Design
Tenure- 4 years
Website: https://sparkschoolofdesign.com/
5. JD Institute of Fashion Technology, Bengaluru
Value for Money- 3.9/5
Bachelor Courses- B.Sc. in Interior Design & Decoration
Tenure- 3 years
Website: https://jdinstitute.co/
Career Progression
Pay
Expert View
— Albert Hadley,
Famous American interior designer and decorator
— Shabnam Gupta,
Famous interior designer, founder of award-winning design firm The Orange Lane
Also read: Interior design: Increasing opportunities