| | 8 OCTOBER 2025HIGHERReviewInterior designers are needed to decorate the space of a room. By reading blueprints and following the inspection regulation guidelines and standard building codes and client needs, interior designers create design plans, and once approved by the clients they execute those plans. Unlike decorators, an interior designer gives utmost importance to planning and functional design. They carry out projects that have a union of basic layout and technical issues like window and door positioning, room acoustics and lighting. Most of the times interior designers collaborate and work in a team that consists of architects, engineers, and contractors.EducationUsually, students who want to pursue a career in the interior designing study the following courses:· Diploma in Interior Design ­ One-year diploma course· Undergraduate in Interior Design ­ Three years of undergraduate course· B.Sc. in Interior Design and Decoration ­ Three years undergraduate course· Postgraduate Diploma in Interior Design ­ Two years postgraduate course· Postgraduate Diploma in Interior and Spatial Design ­ Two years postgraduate diplomaSkills of an Interior DesignerTo become an interior designer, one must have a creative mind and an artistic aptitude along with people skills and a good eye for color. A good interior designer is also good at multitasking. Interior designers should have strong communication skills ­ written and verbal. They must have skills on the latest designing software like CAD, and related drawing and sketching software.It is always expected that interior designers are aware of local codes and laws before opting for a particular interior designing project.Work of an Interior DesignerWorking as an interior designer is tough. It comprises lots of multitasking activities in a fast-paced working environment. Interior designing is not a one day work. When an interior HOW TO BE AN INTERIOR DESIGNER IN INDIA FOCAL POINT By Rejith PR, Assistant Editor, Higher Education Review
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