The decorator is responsible for aesthetic interior design without touching drawings and plans. On the course you will master the profession from scratch: learn to understand ergonomics and composition, competently select shades and materials, visualize your ideas in Photoshop. You will complete practical assignments in each discipline and during the course you will develop interior design project step by step – from idea to presentation to the client. Immediately after the course, you will be able to take on projects and earn money by decorating interiors.
Course Program
The program consists of 11 disciplines – from the basics of interior design to the presentation of the finished project to the client.
- Introduction to the Interior Designer profession
The interior designer and his/her tasks. The team. Stages of work on the design project
Mistakes of a beginner designer
Brief and terms of reference
Composition of a design project
- Adobe Photoshop for the interior designer. Practicum
How Photoshop is organized: the interface, tools, workspace
How to create collages in 2D-format – moodboards
Interior collages in 3D: creating concept boards and sample boards in different perspectives
How to speed up and simplify the work in Photoshop
Processing finished collages: using masks, color correction, adding objects
- ergonomics in interior design
What is interior ergonomics: main standards
Ergonomics of living rooms in the house – from living room to nursery
Features of ergonomics of nonresidential premises: kitchen, hallway, study, and bathroom
Zoning of small rooms: how to use space rationally
- Interior Styles. Part 1
Historical interior styles and their modern interpretation. The Ancient World, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance
Modern reinterpretation of classical styles. Baroque and Rococo palace styles, Art Nouveau, emotional decor (boho, country, vintage, etc.).
Ethnic interior styles: Moroccan, Japanese, Scandinavian, Indian, Slavic, etc.
- Interior Styles. Part 2
Modern interior styles: modern and postmodernism, avant-garde, minimalism, new classics, “natural” styles
The rules of a harmonious combination of styles in the interior
Mix styles: japandi, kitsch, eclecticism, fusion, wabi-sabi
- Coloristics in interior design
The principles of shade selection and combination in the interior. The main coloristic techniques.
How color influences the perception of the interior and the image of the room. Color illusions.
How to determine the base and accent colors
Working with the color of walls, ceilings, furniture and other interior elements
- Basics of composition in interior design
What is composition in the interior
Plane and volume composition
The laws, techniques and tools of composition, which the decorator must know
The compositional center and proportions in the interior
Functional points, optical illusions and decorative techniques in the interior
- Material science in interior design
Course content:
Properties of finishing materials for walls, floors, and ceilings
What materials are appropriate for different areas of the room
Interior decorating with finishing materials: principles and selection - Interior decorating
Introduction to interior decorating
Creation of the decorating concept
Working with the space of the room
Selecting details in the various elements of the interior
Selection of florals and textiles
Decoration of rooms for different purposes
- Development of the interior concept
What is an interior concept
Creative techniques and step-by-step concept development plan
Client portrait
Creating a style and coloristic map of the interior
Working with the concept-board and sample-board
- Design project without renovation work. Workshop
Interview with the customer. Measurement. Zoning
The concept. Furniture
Design documentation
Final certification