Diploma in Interior Design opens up a plethora of career opportunities in various sectors. You can explore: Residential Interior Design -Work on creating comfortable and the art of creating aesthetic and functional pleasing living spaces for individual clients.
Eligibility:10+2
Duration: One years
The market for home interiors and renovation in India is estimated to be between USD 20 Billion- USD 30 Billion. … The growth in interior design is attributed to the growing Indian real estate market, growing population, rising income levels, and urbanization.
Employment Areas for Interior Designers
Some of the employment areas in which interior designers can easily find a job for themselves are listed below.
- Architectural Firms
- Furniture Companies
- Construction Firms
- Public Sector Firms
- Hotels
- Self-Employed
- Resorts
- Corporate Sector
- Private Sector Firms
- Furnishings and Interior Elements
- Healthcare Sector
- Residential Space Planning Sector
Job Roles for Interior Designers
- Product Designer
- Furniture Designer
- User Experience Designer
- Interior Designer
- Set Designer
- Interior 2Elements Advisor
- Interior Space Consultant
- Model Maker
- Portfolio Designer
- Blogger
- Professor of Interior Design
- Exhibition Designer
- Kitchen Designer
- Lighting Designer
- Architectural Technologist
- Production Designer
- Healthcare Designer
- Corporate Designer
- Interior Decorators
- Bathroom Designers
- Universal Designers
- Sustainable Designers
- Industrial Designers
SYLLABUS:
Semester – 1
Paper – I: ELEMENT OF DESIGN
- Introduction to interior style‐Renaissance, Baroque, Recco style
- Element of Design
- Line
- Colour
- Shape
- Texture
- Principle of Design
- Harmony
- Contrast
- Proportion
- Rhythm
- Balance
- Progression
Paper – II: COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS
- Introduction
- Computer applications to business
- Characteristics
- Log diagram
- Generation of computers
- Number system
- Data representation schemes
- Flowcharts
- Types of computers
- Dos
- Introduction
- Internal and External commands
- MS‐Word
- Basics
- File operations
- Working with document
- Text formatting
- Advance formatting
- Tables, inserting objects & page design
- Mail merge, printing, views, creating styles
- MS‐Excel
- Working with sheets
- Formulas
- Self formatting
- Functions
- Graphic objects charts
- Data base pivot table & data validation
- MS Power point
- Slide shows
- Animation
- Transition
- Windows XP Basics
- Features of Windows XP
- Windows XP installation
- Windows XP User interface
- Windows Explorer
- Internet Information Services
- Networking security
Paper – III: ART AND ARCHITECTURE HISTORY
- History of Architecture
- Primitive beginning – (Stone Age to Neolithic)
- Birth of civilization – (Asia minor, Egyptian, Mesopotamian)
- Indian Context – (Indus Valley Civilization, Aryan Civilization, Hindu Architecture – Temples, Khajurao)
- History of Art
- Indian art from pre‐historic renaissance
- Contemporary art in India
- Presentation on the works of:
- Rabindra Nath Tagore
- Nand Lal Bose
- Amrita Sher Gill
- M.F. Hussain
- Satish Gujral
Paper –IV: Practical
Introduction & Orientation to Interior designing
- Importance & necessity of Interior designing.
- Interior design as a profession
- Modern interior design feature importance of trade
Computer
- Knowledge of computer
- Ms power point, commands and their uses.
- CAD
Elements of Interior Design:
- Unit conversion
- Geometrical drawing
- Free hand drawing
- Perspective view
Principles of Design:
- Colour & Colour Schemes
- Furniture
- Space planning design knowledge of Interior in residential Project.
Building Materials
- Masonry
- Cavity Walls
- Door & Windows
- Stair Case
- Carpentry Joints
- Arches & lintels
Semester – 2
Paper –I: ELEMENTS OF MATERIAL‐ I
- Building Material – Types and Uses
- Clay Product
- Stone
- Brick
- Cement
- Mortar
- Concrete
- Timber
- Plywood and related product
Paper II: BASIC OF ART AND GRAPHIC
- Orthographic and Isographic Projection
- Perspective Projection – One point and Two point, Free Hand
- Sciography – Shades and Shadow of Objects
- Presentation Techniques
- Rendering with Pencil
- Rendering Ink
- Presentation Drawing
- Rendering of Student own Work i.e. Perspective Projection
Paper – III: INTERIOR FURNISHING‐I
- Introduction to Ceiling
- Ceiling Treatment
- False Ceiling
- Walls‐Wall Treatment
- Door and Windows – Simple and Designer
Paper – IV: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
Concept, Nature, Scope and Functions of Management: Levels of Management : Evolution and foundations of Management Theories – Classical and Neo – Classical Theories : Systems Approach to organization, Modern Organization Theory. Role of Managers, Skills required by managers.
Management Planning Process
Planning objectives and characteristics. The concept of policy procedure and forecasting.
Organization
Meaning, Importance and Principles, Departmentation : Span of Costing, Types of Organization, Types of Authority, Delegation of Authority.
Staffing
Meaning Job Analysis : Manpower Planning, Recruitment, Transfers and Promotions, Appraisals, Management Development, Job Rotation, Training, Rewards and Recognition.
Motivation
Co‐ordination, Communication, Directing and Management Control, Decision Making, Management by Objectives.
Paper – V: Basic of Drawing and Graphic (Practical)
Structural Part of Building
- Preparing Architectural Drawing
- Basic Concept of section of building through toilet & balcony introducing the beam & column.
Planning of Interiors
- Draw residential plan with necessary working drawing
- Concept plan with space selection for circulation flow and furniture
- Selection furniture
- Basic furniture layout plan with working drawing
- Wall elevation with dimension and specification
- Necessary details.
- Rendering the plan & elevations
Project work:
- Exercise on creativity in using waste materials.
- Model making for developing skill of various Shapes & Colours etc.
- Residential plan/furniture layout, elevation and views-one/two rooms interior.
- Make a Furniture file with different types of furniture & furniture style, with plan, elevation & Section (Any 3 furniture)
- Market Survey for finishing material/fitting & fixtures, wall paper, fabric & other wall covering, paints &
polish, floor finishes, carpets & rug, resilient floor covering, Upholstery material, window treatments &
hardware, wood & related product like ply, veneer etc., Glasses and types, metals ex., wrought iron,
copper, bronze, brass, stainless steels, PVC, lights, sanitary fittings and accessories, false ceiling and
materials.(Manual or Power Point Presentation) - Modular kitchen survey, planning of kitchen, sectional elevation, with materials & specification.
- Industrial Visit (Visit to different places for interior work and to different sites where interiors works are
in progress & Necessary practical training will be carried out on site.)
