Before I say anything, thank you Mara Di Venanza for speaking to us on Wednesday and sharing her expertise in Kitchen Design! I don't know about you, but I learned a LOT. What a fun job that would be!
You are just beginning the work with your client. While you continue to gather information about their needs and the space, you should start learning about and thinking about styles. There are many "styles" found in Interior Design.
You are just beginning the work with your client. While you continue to gather information about their needs and the space, you should start learning about and thinking about styles. There are many "styles" found in Interior Design.
Some examples are: Contemporary, Asian, Country/Rustic, Minimalistic, Mediterranean, English and Romantic to name a few. Some designers specialize in a few specific styles, others are more adventurous and mix and match according to their tastes and their clients' personality.
Before you can communicate your vision, you need to actually discover what your options are. So, using the worksheet handed to you in class, you will be researching styles this week and building an "Inspiration Sample Board".
First:
Look through magazines. What are you drawn to? Look at furniture, spaces, shapes, textures, colors. Tear them out, collect and spread them out in front of you. Do you see a trend? Are you drawn to particular things?Second:
Using poster board provided by Ms. Filiz, use glue to create a collage of all of your "inspiration". You may decide to do more than one. Overlap, create patterns...be creative with your inspiration board! Remember this is something that you would want to hang in your "office" and look at when you need an idea boost! Third:
Study your collage. What would you call the styles in your inspiration board? Think about your client and their space. What would work well?Fourth:
Move to the Design Style & Inspiration Board Handout to complete this phase of the project. You will investigate and learn about the different styles that interior designers often use! This will help you narrow down your vision for the space!Links to help you:
- HGTV Designer's Portfolio (tip: scroll down till you see "Browse Styles")
- Interior Design Tutor (Scroll down for styles. Left hand bar has more options to explore)
- Love To Know Interior Design (A looong list of Styles!)
- HGTV Decorating (for all things Decorating)
- HGTV Photo Gallery (Great photos! Print out to add to your inspiration board!)
P.S. Homework to complete this week!
Have you...
- Finished taking photos of the room? Remember to put them on your data key.
- Finished measuring all parts of the room?
- Completed the 5 diagrams of the room? 1- Floor plan showing all structural walls and components (doors, windows). 4- Vertical wall views showing measurement. All diagrams must be finalized in pencil on graph paper (provided...ask for more!) and be to scale. Include a scale key on your diagram so we know what the scale actually is! (Ex: 1 square = 12" inches or 1' foot) This is where the Math from Mr. Joe comes in!
- Process Journal entry: List & explain 5 things you learned from Ms. Mara's presentation on Wednesday.
- Complete questions 1-3 in your Design Folder.
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