The Handbook of Interior Design explores ways of thinkingthat inform the discipline of interior design. It challengesreaders to consider the connections within theory, research, andpractice and the critical underpinnings that have shaped interiordesign.
* Offers a theory of interior design by moving beyond adescriptive approach to the discipline to a 'why and how' study ofinteriors
* Provides a full overview of the most current Interior Designresearch and scholarly thought from around the world
* Explores examples of research designs and methodologicalapproaches that are applicable to interior design upper divisionand graduate education courses
* Brings together an international team of contributors,including well established scholars alongside emerging voices inthe field - reflecting mature and emergent ideas,research, and philosophies in the field
* Exemplifies where interior design sits in its maturation as adiscipline and profession through inclusion of diverse authors,topics, and ideas
Jo Ann Asher Thompson
Architecture Architektur Art & Applied Arts Art History & Criticism Design History & Theory Design-Geschichte u. -Theorie Innenarchitektur Interior Design Kunst u. Angewandte Kunst Kunstgeschichte u. -kritik
"The Handbook of Interior Design captures some ofthe best thinking available in the field. We are reminded ofthe value of design in shaping the human experience and the powerwe hold as designers to positively impact society."
Lisa Waxman, Florida State University
"In this important collection of work gathered andedited by Thompson and Blossom, I am struck by three criticalthemes relative to the profession of Interior Design: theimportance of research at both the academic and practice levelswhich guides and shapes our creative outcomes; the richness,diversity and complexity of this 'thing' we callInterior Design; and the time-honored importance of peopleconnected to place. Each of these three things lives on its own assubject matter, but together form the foundation of ourprofession. For anyone interested in provoking theirknowledge of Interior Design in the first part of the 21st century,this is the go-to resource."
Eileen Jones, Perkins + Will
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