Professional Interior Designer's Blog

I STAND CORRECTED

If Ai represents all human knowledge to date then it should be able to take over my job here right? So just for grins I had a brief conversation with Chat GPT regarding this rather narrow topic. To wit; My son is 15 years old and is addicted to home remodeling shows on HGTV and…

Michael Dudek

April 18, 2023

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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