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  • WHAT WENT AROUND COMES AROUND

    Not particularly on topic but I was scanning through some old Better Homes & Gardens magazines (pulp based social media) at a local estate sale and saw this ad for Westinghouse Light Bulbs from 1956. Most of us are now aware of LED based Human Centric or Bio-Centric lighting technology so I was struck by…

    Michael Dudek

    November 1, 2021
    Interior Design, Interior Design Education, Interior Design Profession, Interior Lighting Design
    Interior Design, Interior Design Profession, Lighting Design
  • MAYBE ASID/IIDA/IDEC/CIDA AND CIDQ SHOULD LOBBY FOR THE BIDEN’S TO HIRE A PROFESSIONAL CERTIFIED INTERIOR DESIGNER

    Seems like a good opportunity to promote the value of certification and professionalism in interior design to me. But what do I know? https://www.townandcountrymag.com/style/home-decor/a35716081/biden-white-house-interior-design/

    Michael Dudek

    March 7, 2021
    ASID, Careers in Interior Design, IIDA, Interior Design Education, Interior Design Educators Council, Interior Design Licensing, Interior Design Profession, interior design regulation, Interior Design Titles, Interior Design vs. Interior Decorators, NCIDQ
    interior decoration and interior architecture, Interior Design Education, interior design legislation, Interior Design Practice, National Council for Interior Design Qualification
  • THE JOINT CONSORTIUM FOR INTERIOR DESIGN

        The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), the Council for Interior Design Qualification (CIDQ), and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) are recommitting to collaborative advocacy efforts for legal recognition and reasonable regulation of the interior design profession through the formation of the joint Consortium for Interior Design.    ASID, CIDQ, and IIDA…

    Michael Dudek

    March 29, 2023
    ASID, IIDA, Interior Design, Interior Design Education, Interior Design Laws, Interior Design Licensing, Interior Design Profession, interior design regulation, Interior Design Titles, Interior Design vs. Interior Decorators, NCIDQ
    ASID, IIDA, interior design legislation, interior design licensing, Interior Design Practice, interior design regulation, National Council for Interior Design Qualification
  • Interior Design in the Metaverse….Will We Need a License?

    Can VR creators design buildings without an Architecture License? Can they call themselves Architects? Does Health Safety and Wellbeing apply in the virtual realm? Will self-proclaimed Interior Designers with a flair for C++ have an advantage in the design of virtual spaces over Licensed and Registered Interior Designers who do not? Should we care? Lift…

    Michael Dudek

    October 20, 2022
    Uncategorized
    interior decorators, Interior Design Health Safety & Welfare, interior design legislation, interior design licensing, Interior Design Practice, interior design regulation
  • The State (or Territory) of the Interior Design Profession 2022

    https://www.cidq.org/regulated-jurisdictions PROFESSIONALINTERIORDESIGNER has been laying low the past couple of years. With all of the craziness going on in our world sniveling about interior decorators wanting to be interior designers and interior designers playing interior architects just did not seem that important. It still isn’t I guess. But I am not here to snivel or…

    Michael Dudek

    July 11, 2022
    American Institute of Architects, ASID, Careers in Interior Design, IIDA, Interior Design Education, Interior Design Educators Council, Interior Design Laws, Interior Design Licensing, Interior Design Profession, interior design regulation, Interior Design Titles, Interior Design vs. Interior Decorators, Interior Designers of Canada, NCIDQ
    ASID, IIDA, interior decoration and interior architecture, interior decorators, Interior Design Health Safety & Welfare, interior design legislation, interior design licensing, Interior Design Practice, interior design regulation, National Council for Interior Design Qualification
  • Interior Architecture & Design Seems To Be Trending

    I can’t let this go. https://news.uark.edu/articles/59950/design-program-name-to-change-to-department-of-interior-architecture-and-design-this-summer I have lost track of the number of Interior Design programs that have joined the herd of change to “Interior Architecture & Design” (IA&D) or simply “Interior Architecture” (IA). The latest example to cross my monitor is the U of Arkansas Interior Design program, which is housed within the…

    Michael Dudek

    May 16, 2022
    ASID, Careers in Interior Design, How do I become an interior designer?, IIDA, Interior Architecture, Interior Design, Interior Design Education, Interior Design Educators Council, Interior Design Laws, Interior Design Licensing, Interior Design Profession, interior design regulation, Interior Design Titles, Interior Design vs. Interior Decorators, NCIDQ
    interior decoration and interior architecture, interior design legislation, interior design licensing, Interior Design Practice, interior design regulation, National Council for Interior Design Qualification
  • Interior Designer Turned Hero Turned Interior Decorator

    I am sure you have heard about the airplane passenger who safely landed his plane after the pilot passed out. If not you should see this https://nypost.com/2022/05/12/floridas-darren-harrison-named-as-hero-who-landed-plane-solo/ Apart from being a mind blowing story of courage and perseverance, with a strong dose of self-preservation, I found it interesting that the hero passenger, turned pilot, is…

    Michael Dudek

    May 13, 2022
    Careers in Interior Design, Interior Design, Interior Design Education, Interior Design Laws, Interior Design Licensing, Interior Design Profession, Interior Design Titles, Interior Design vs. Interior Decorators
    interior decorators, interior design legislation, interior design licensing, Interior Design Practice, interior design regulation
  • Every Now & Then

    ………….I come across an article that just irks me to no end. It shouldn’t…….but it does. “Interior designers coordinate colors and shapes to enhance the look of a space.“ Read more: https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/why-interior-design-is-a-successful-field#ixzz7MDgqMrOE Now you’re probably thinking….”Professionalinteriordesigner why do you care what a 3rd grade grammar level, 2 bit, fly by night, website says about your chosen…

    Michael Dudek

    February 28, 2022
    ASID, Careers in Interior Design, Interior Design Education, Interior Design Laws, Interior Design Licensing, Interior Design Profession, interior design regulation, Interior Design Titles, Interior Design vs. Interior Decorators, NCIDQ
    interior decorators, interior design legislation, interior design licensing, Interior Design Practice, interior design regulation, National Council for Interior Design Qualification
  • CHANGING TACK?

    A lot has changed in the profession of Interior Design in the 10+ years since I started this blog. Much of it for the better. If you are like me it seems that simply maintaining sanity demands more of our time these days, so I understand if you do not have the time or inclination…

    Michael Dudek

    January 4, 2022
    American Institute of Architects, ASID, Careers in Interior Design, IIDA, Interior Architecture, Interior Design, Interior Design Educators Council, Interior Design Laws, Interior Design Licensing, Interior Design Profession, interior design regulation, Interior Design Titles, Interior Design vs. Interior Decorators, NCIDQ
    ASID, IIDA, interior decoration and interior architecture, interior design legislation, interior design licensing, Interior Design Practice, interior design regulation, National Council for Interior Design Qualification
  • Can’t Wait To Spread Those Trinket Boxes Around The House

    https://www.housebeautiful.com/uk/decorate/looks/a38578264/interior-design-zodiac-sign/ We Cancer’s are a sensitive bunch.

    Michael Dudek

    January 3, 2022
    Interior Design, Interior Design Profession, interior design regulation
    Interior Design Practice
  • How To Become An Interior Designer

    Well I tried not to take this particular “How To” too seriously but I just could not let it pass. Let me just say that if you found this page by searching “How to Become An Interior Designer” then please disregard this page and the We Heart link please find other more reliable resources. Those…

    Michael Dudek

    November 15, 2021
    ASID, Careers in Interior Design, How do I become an interior designer?, IIDA, Interior Design, Interior Design Education, Interior Design Educators Council, Interior Design Laws, Interior Design Licensing, Interior Design Profession, interior design regulation, Interior Design Titles, Interior Design vs. Interior Decorators, NCIDQ
    ASID, IIDA, interior decorators, Interior Design Health Safety & Welfare, interior design legislation, interior design licensing, Interior Design Practice, interior design regulation, National Council for Interior Design Qualification
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