Career in Interior Designing

What: Population explosion has led to shrinkage in living space. But the need to live comfortably with right feel and style has not minimized. So here comes the need of interior designers. Their demand has increased tremendously in the last few years. Interior designing involves the designing and coordinating of decorative elements of the interiors of a house, apartment, office, or any other structural space, including colour schemes, fittings, furnishings, and sometimes architectural features. It is concerned with designing a living space in a manner that is both aesthetically appealing and functionally useful. Interior designers carry out their work by carefully noting the necessities, requirements, and tastes of the clients in mind.

In interior designing, one has to work extensively in a wide range of areas. One has to look into the construction and finishing of materials, lightening, paints and colours for the walls, tiles for the floors, panels for the roof, etc. Selecting and placing indoor objects of utility and decoration, like television, computer, beds, sofas, wall paintings, carpets, furnishings, etc. at the right place to create a positive atmosphere also has to be undertaken by interior designers.

Salary packages of interior design professionals differ greatly due to a number of factors. The most significant factor influencing an interior designers’ compensation package is their talent. Their specialization and the size of the firm where they are employed also play a major role in determining their pay scale. Depending on these factors, fresh graduates may receive a monthly salary of Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 8,000. Starting from this base salary, they can work their way up to Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 75,000 per month when they get well established in their field.

How: As an interior designer, you will be trained to design exclusive furniture artefacts and fittings besides learning managerial skills. With the help of a course in interior designing, you will come out with a professional designing solution that is efficient, eye-catching and at the same time safe.

The basic job of an interior designer is to make optimal utilisation of available space. Further, you have to make the space more functional and in accordance with the taste and budget of the client. Besides visualising and conceptualising the designs for new structures, interior designers also plan the interiors of existing structures that are undergoing renovation or extension.

The basic qualification to get into most of these programs is a 10+2. Moreover, you will also have to get through an entrance examination that judges your drawing and design skills. It is advisable to prepare a portfolio of your creative work and display it at the time of admission to these study programs.

Specialisation in a particular area of interior designing can be done depending on your choice. For example; you can excel in business design, residential design or landscape designing. You can further gain expertise for yourself in particular area of a building such as bedrooms, kitchens or baths.

Where: There is enormous demand for qualified interior designers in India. Therefore, to be professionally qualified from a reputed institution is necessary. With professional qualification comes the assurance of a good job. In addition, with adequate experience, you can start your own interior decoration business.

Institution: 

• Vogue Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore;
• Arch Academy of Design, Jaipur;
• Delhi Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi;
• Global Institute of Fashion Technology, Kolkata;
• JJ School of Arts, Mumbai;
• International Institute of fashion Technology at New Delhi and Surat