Tag: interior decorators
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HOME DEPOT OFFERS INTERIOR DESIGN SERVICE
http://www.retaildive.com/news/home-depot-launches-interior-design-service/448020/ Well why not? And we wonder why we get no respect. HOME DEPOT OFFERS RESIDENTIAL ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SERVICE Ahem…….why not? This is not a rhetorical question. If you consider that the majority of single family homes in this country are not designed/built by “Architects” but are built by contractors, builders and developers who have […]
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MY C.I.D. CREDENTIAL CAN BEAT UP YOUR C.I.D.® APPELLATION
Following up on my recent post regarding California’s Certified Interior Design, or C.I.D. credential I came across this recent missive from the CCIDC regarding the legal rights to the “C.I.D.” credential. https://ccidc.org/consumer-alerts.html Seems those pesky decorators at the Certified Interior Decorators International also lay claim to the acronym C.I.D. as in Certified Interior Decorator. http://www.cidinternational.org/membership.php […]
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In Defense of Interior Decoration?
https://www.stevenstolmaninc.com/single-post/2017/07/16/In-Defense-of-Decorators On the surface the above blog post ruffled my PROFESSIONALINTERIORDESIGNER feathers….Mr. Stolman clearly blurs the line between interior decoration and Interior Design which is a particular sore point with moi……..but. While I appreciate Mr. Stolman’s impassioned plea for relevance I wonder if interior decoration just might wither away. Maybe interior decoration will become […]
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CALL TODAY- DESIGN TOMORROW
Had I known it was that easy to become an Interior Designer I would not have wasted all of that time learning how to become one………………… http://www.theacademyofinteriordesign.com/default.asp
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Food…Er..Um..Drink for Thought
Now that things have calmed down in my day job I have a bit of time to ponder. So it is timely that this little ditty came across my screen and got me to thinking. Listen to this first; https://www.npr.org/player/embed/506319408/506401504 Can you see where this is going?……That’s right I am going to milk this story […]
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WHAT IS AN “INTERIOR DESIGNER”?
If you just Googled that question and ended up here I apologize. Unless you want to read through my previous 350 posts on this topic I am afraid this post will not come close to answering your query. Click on the next link. I wish you well in your search. Continuing my series on what […]
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Hey Farooq…..Maybe it’s Time to Change Your Business Model
http://www.newstimes.com/business/article/Ethan-Allen-re-ups-CEO-next-up-designers-6551652.php Maybe, just maybe, if you considered Interior Design as valuable service and not a free hook to lure in the occasional big sale your staff might earn a bit more respect and increase their sales, and your profit, via ethical business practices. But what do I know?
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Defining Our Right to Work
Or in other words….what is our “work” and do we really have a “right” to it? PROFESSIONALINTERIORDESIGNER stumbled across this missive from the recent American Institute of Architects State Government Network forum. http://www.aia.org/aiaucmp/groups/aia/documents/pdf/AIAB106707.pdf I can only assume that this presentation was not meant to be public knowledge and would not be surprised if the link dies…..none the less if you are quick you will note that the issue of interior designers seeking permitting rights and those who claim to be “Interior Architects” was a main topic of conversation. See slides #9-#14 My take away is that the AIA is clearly drawing a line in the sand by defining what a Registered Architect can legally design and what a non-licensed Architect can design…or get built. Actually anybody can “design” a building…..getting it permitted and constructed is the real key. I won’t even touch the issue of “Interior Architecture”…….it is lightning outside my window and the sky is cloudless. I digress. Back to the SGN network document. We, as a profession, have struggled with how to define what is that we do, where we do it and how. Ultimately much of what passes as the common definition of “Interior Design” is simply intended to distinguish us from interior decorators. When it comes to defining our actual scope of responsibility we are not quite sure. We know we should be able to submit permit documents for our own work but what exactly is that “work”? Is it anything less than 5,000 square feet as some practice legislation defines or is it interior work that does not affect base building life safety systems, building egress and tenant separation? There are several attempts to define the scope of our rightful work out there….this is not a good thing. Well why we have been trying to figure that out the National Council of Architectural Registration Board (NCARB) has provided their own answer….and we are not going to like it. To wit; “Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent: 1. The practice of architecture performed in connection with any of the following: (a) A detached single- or two-family dwelling and any accessory buildings incidental thereto, unless an architect is otherwise required by law or by the building authority having jurisdiction over the project; or (b) Farm buildings, including barns, silos, sheds, or housing for farm equipment and machinery, livestock, poultry, or storage, if such structures are designed to be occupied by no more than 10 persons; or (c) Any construction of particular features of a building, if the construction of such features does not require the issuance of a permit under any applicable building code and does not affect structural or other life-safety aspects of the building. ” ( http://www.ncarb.org/~/media/files/pdf/special-paper/legislative_guidelines.pdf ) So if your brain is not frozen at this point what this means is that NCARB has clearly defined our scope of practice to small scale residential, barns, silos or any construction that does not require the issuance of a permit. “Duh.- I knew that!” you might say…… My point is…if we can’t define where the line of work truly lies then we need to accept that others are going to define it for us…… Now does anybody know a good floorcovering material for a grain silo?
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THIS IS “INTERIOR DESIGN”…..All you need is an app and an iPad
http://www.tapglance.com/ TapGlance – Photo realistic interior design on your iPad http://prmac.com/release-id-74151.htm “No Experience Needed-TapGlance does not require any prior experience with professional CAD (Computer Aided Design) or 3D software.” ……..silly me….thinking I needed an education, years of experience and a license. The moral of this story….errr…the point of this post is that as long as […]
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WILL WE EVER GET THIS RIGHT?
SEE 10/14/14 UPDATE BELOW At first I was concerned by the misinformation posited by the September 17th Huffington Post article “Arbitrary Interior Design Regulations Hurt Entrepreneurs, Consumers”. Much to our chagrin the Huff post has a pretty broad reach. Hats off to the Institute for Justice and their continued ringing of this bell. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hilary-gowins/arbitrary-interiordesign-_b_5830782.html?utm_hp_ref=business&ir=Business At […]
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