Finding a space for the practice of interior design

Abstract

Despite recent intensity in discourse surrounding the definition and territory of interior design as a practice and a field of study in professional and academic forums around the world, little consideration has been given to the process and outcomes of contemporary interior design practice, and how analysis of it may (or may not) contribute to interior design’s persistent discussions of contested definition of identity and territory. This paper seeks to find a position within the current literature that allows justifiable discussion of contemporary interior design practice methodologies and projects. Using examples of awarded projects from Australia’s annual peer judged interior design awards program, analysis of contemporary interior design practice is positioned within the context of the main themes of this continuing debate.

Experiential Learning through Community Co‐design in Interior Design Pedagogy

“…It is a discipline that requires deep empathetic studies and human‐centred approaches in the design process in order to be able to devise beneficial solutions that can improve human life and the built environment. The learning and practice of interior design intersect with the scope of other disciplines apart from architecture and engineering, such as humanities and social sciences (Cys ). The multidisciplinary nature of interior design, that requires subsequent connections to other fields of knowledge, means that interior design practitioners are aware of many disciplines of knowledge and therefore would ideally have the multi‐perceptive ability to solve the complexities of human life in connection to their living environment.…”