Tag: interior design licensing
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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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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…
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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 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…
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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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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…
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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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Interior Design & Politics
In case you missed ASID’s latest take on the state of the profession in regard to government regulation; http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/id/20200102/index.php?startid=34 We all have more important things to worry about right now….but when we come out of this tunnel I will continue to voice an independent perspective on the state of the “interior design” profession. Stay well…
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