INTERIOR INTERIOR DESIGNING: A CHARISMATIC CAREER text PARMI SHAKYA Interior designing means designing a space, which cleverly fulfils the requirement and solves the problem of the user but also keeping it comfortable to all 5 senses. Designer looks after thermal and acoustic comfort of the space. She or he works on lighting design as well, which can create magic in the space without hindering visibility. 32 / SPACESNEPAL.COM
INTERIOR nicely done interior space, be it private, commercial A or public space, can attract anyone’s attention. It accentuates both individual and social life, business and family well being, elderly and child comfort. People are more or less aware about these things but as it is a new field in Nepal, people are quite sceptical about taking it as career. It must be because they don’t have a clear idea of what exactly an interior designer does, where they can be trained as a designer and how to sustain as a designer. There is abundance of scope, and there is no lack of people aspiring to be interior designers. Undergraduate degree on Interior design generally comprises of 3-4 years courses. To be a good interior designer one needs to be creative, innovative and have knowledge of material and medium to express their design ideas. So, the course contents works on developing these basic needs. There are various subjects such as drawing skill, basic design, building construction, work-shop, graphical communication, history and others. Most of the subjects are repeated every semester with advanced syllabus content. Drawing skills or interior design develops drawings skills and different drawing techniques that help students put their ideas on paper and also grow their creativity. It eventually teaches how to design. Basic design acknowledges student with design process, principles, theories, standards and various elements of design which act as guidelines for designing. Building construction introduces students about different materials used in construction, construction works, structural strength,etc.History of art helps student to get to know about the origin of this art form and its gradual change over the time. It introduces them with different styles developed in various periods, which are still very influential. Other subjects such as graphical communication and workshop help students to express their design through 3D and 2D forms and different medias and BIMsoftware such as Auto CAD, 3D max, Sketch Up, Photoshop, etc which is needed to convince client and also needed for construction works. All architectural plans such elevations, sections, etc are mainly done using Auto CAD 2D. These drawings are very technical and are mainly for the contractors and sub contractors. In order to get a clear idea of all the terms involved in the construction industry clients usually leave all the administrative works to the Interior Designer. This is a very important phase in a Clint-Designer trust building. Clients depend fully on the Interior Designer for the proper progress and follows up of the works. If clients do not trust the designer or vice versa the project will be hindered in many ways and sometimes the projects comes to stop either because the designer has left the project or because the clients start to get too much involved into the design works. There are other subjects included which can be very productive after getting into professional life. Vaastu/ FengShui and Landscape designing can be of additional strength while working as designer. Ethics and professional practice help in becoming a good designer and acquire the professional attitude. After graduation, students will have to deal with clients and administrative works. Dealing with clients specially those who know what they are expecting from you, as an Interior Designer is not an easy task. The clients expect you to behave in a very professional manner. Deadlines or any site meetings, SEPTEMBER <strong>2014</strong> / 33