9. Sept 2014

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,
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