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OPINION<br />
There are architects who also practice interior designing. Do you think architects are creating<br />
lesser opportunities for interior designers? What do you think are the pros and cons of an architect<br />
practicing interior designing?<br />
SP Yes. Though interior designing is a part of architecture, it has<br />
more depth and should be treated as an individual subject.<br />
Interior designing is an art for detailing. Interior designers are<br />
given lesser chance than architects.<br />
PS No. Architects have certain limitations while practicing<br />
interior designing. For instance, they can bring the technical<br />
solutions like designing a structure and planning its space,<br />
but the final touch has to be done by the Interior Designer.<br />
Re-designing has to be done after understanding the<br />
personality, psychology, and philosophy of the clients. The<br />
detailing of colour tone, fabrics, design of furniture, floorings,<br />
curtains, pictures, paintings, showpiece, etc., have to be done<br />
by interior designers.<br />
US I don't think architects are creating lesser opportunities<br />
for interior designers. Anyone who is creative enough and<br />
express their ideas in an innovative way can create a healthy<br />
competition, with or without the formal qualification.<br />
The practice depends on the amount of research done<br />
individually. Those who can understand this and can<br />
think out of the box will be noticed. That person could<br />
be an architect, an interior designer or someone from a<br />
completely different path, say an artist.<br />
AMP I don’t think so; definitely not. We visualize the entire space<br />
right from the beginning. A good design, functionally as well<br />
as aesthetically well conceived finally pays off. We cannot<br />
start on any project without considering the furniture<br />
placements, power points, lighting, etc., which are part<br />
and parcel of architecture as well as interiors. So where is<br />
the demarcation? Where do we stop, and they start? The<br />
ultimate is either we work together right from the start, or we<br />
deal with the full package, which I feel is a better option.<br />
An architect practicing interior design definitely results<br />
in a full package of any project from conception to<br />
materialization. Can anything surpass that? But this should<br />
not be done forcefully though. One should have an eye for<br />
colour combinations, furniture designs, as well as all the<br />
other details. Though the mushrooming furniture houses<br />
seem to have helped in easing this aspect, but at times it<br />
pays better too.<br />
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<strong>Nov</strong>ember-<strong>Dec</strong>ember <strong>2010</strong>
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