Tag: interior decorators
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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The Interior Design Profession-10 Years Gone.
Belated happy 2020……hopefully your vision matches the new year….or is that hindsight? Well hopefully your vision and your hindsight are 20/20. PROFESSIONALINTERIORDESIGNER woke up this morning feeling a bit melancholy and nostalgic ….getting older has a way of doing that to one’s psyche. Assuming you do not wake up dead, which is a great way…
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If This Is Interior Design………….
and she is an “interior designer”…… then why would I want to be a “certified” version of this? https://www.ktnv.com/morningblend/dwg-home-decor-11-22-19 Once again if we, the code regulated commercial interior designers of America, wish to establish a public image that demands understanding and respect we need to do one of two things; Establish a public messaging campaign…
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AN OPEN LETTER TO INTERIOR DESIGN STUDENTS IN THE GOOD ‘OLE U.S. of A.
So this article from the Louisiana State University Reveille came across my screen yesterday; https://www.lsureveille.com/news/some-lsu-interior-design-students-want-to-change-degree-name/article_05974fc2-01f5-11ea-9f21-170a20137f86.html First I commend the LSU ID students and faculty for taking on this issue. Since I somewhat follow this topic I took a moment to understand what the students were actually considering. Well duh! They want respect. Plain and simple…
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IT’S THE MESSAGE PEOPLE!
Unfortunately for us, the public perception of interior design is far different than the reality of code-regulated or commercial interior design. So when we stand before a lawmaker or policy maker and we ask them to consider creating a law that regulates the practice of “interior design”, or we are forced to defend existing interior…
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