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Interior design is the art and science of enhancing interior spaces. It has evolved from ancient civilizations decorating simple spaces to now encompassing space planning, research, and project management. Interior design aims to create aesthetically pleasing and functional environments for occupants. Color is an important design element that can influence moods and perceptions of space. The goal of interior design is to thoughtfully incorporate form and function based on an understanding of how people interact with their surroundings.

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Interior Design Architecture

Interior design is the art and science of enhancing interior spaces. It has evolved from ancient civilizations decorating simple spaces to now encompassing space planning, research, and project management. Interior design aims to create aesthetically pleasing and functional environments for occupants. Color is an important design element that can influence moods and perceptions of space. The goal of interior design is to thoughtfully incorporate form and function based on an understanding of how people interact with their surroundings.

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Interior Design

Introduction
Interior design is defined as the art and science of enhancing the interior of a space in
order to create a polished and more aesthetically pleasing environment. An interior designer
is someone trained to execute plans, research, coordinate, and manage decorative projects
with authority. The profession of interior design varies and includes space planning,
conceptual development, site inspections, programming, research, communicating with the
clients, project and construction management, and of course the execution of the desired
design.

History timeline
The practice of interior design dates back to the Ancient Egyptians, who decorated
their naive mud homes with basic furnishings enhanced by animal skins, simple textiles,
graphic biographical and spiritual murals, sculptures, and painted urns. Ornate gold
ornaments found in Egyptian tombs (such as King Tutankhamen’s) and trinkets highlighted
the need for more distinctively rich decoration to symbolize the wealthier and powerful
Egyptians.
Roman and Greek civilizations advanced the Egyptian art of interior designing. Both
civilizations designed interiors to reflect wealth and social and political status. Roman
furniture was often made of stone, marble, wood, or bronze, and was made comfortable via
cushions and expressive tapestries. To elevate their homes, both Romans and Greeks
brought in vases and created mesmerizing mosaic floors, and wall paintings and frescoes to
make their spaces unique to them.
Europeans were inspired to introduce color and decorative ornamentation into their homes
only after 12th century. Gothic style was created to make the best use of natural light and
freshly popular open interiors. Throughout the 15th and 16th centuries, the French
Renaissance started a renewed focus on art and creativity in interior design. Architects of the
time began creating homes with substantial decorative notes including marble floors, ornate
inlaid woodwork, paintings, and furniture made with the finest materials.
Following the Renaissance, intricate and complex Italian Baroque designs took a hold over
Europe. The Palace of Versailles in France for instance made remarkable use of Baroque
interior design elements like colored marble and stone, stained glass, ornately painted
ceilings, and spiraling columns. By the 18th century, European interior designers made
Rococo style increasingly popular while taking influence from Asian stoneware, floral prints,
and furniture inlaid with exotic details like ivory and mother-of-pearl. Then came the
Neoclassical look of the late 18th century, a distant take on the celebrated design elements
found in ancient Rome with its use of brilliantly colored silk, satin, and velvet.
From the early 19th century and on, more freedom and eclecticism was often found in
interior design in Europe and America. And over the next two centuries, a slew of innovative
and modern interior design movements would come and go out of style as the times
changed including Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Victorian, and industrial Bauhaus style.
With the start of 20th century and the mass popularization, interior design was no longer
exclusive to royal compounds and homes of wealthy citizens. The interior design profession
became more established after World War II. From the 1950s onwards, spending on the
home increased. Interior design courses were established, requiring the publication of
textbooks and reference sources.

Modern understanding
Interior design is the art and science of understanding people's behavior to create
functional spaces within a building. Decoration is the furnishing or adorning of a space with
decorative elements. In short, interior designers may decorate, but decorators do not
design.
Interior designer implies that there is more of an emphasis on planning, functional design
and the effective use of space, as compared to interior decorating. An interior designer in
fine line design can undertake projects that include arranging the basic layout of spaces
within a building as well as projects that require an understanding of technical issues such as
window and door positioning, acoustics, and lighting. Although an interior designer may
create the layout of a space, they may not alter load-bearing walls without having their
designs stamped for approval by a structural engineer. Interior designers often work directly
with architects, engineers and contractors.

Color in interior design


Color is a powerful design tool in decoration, as well as in interior design, which is the
art of composing and coordinating colors together to create a stylish scheme on the interior
architecture of the space. It is essential to interior designers to acquire a deep experience
with colors, understand their psychological effects, and understand the meaning of each
color in different locations and situations in order to create suitable combinations for each
place.
Combining colors together could result in creating a state of mind as seen by the observer,
and could eventually result in positive or negative effects on them. Colors make the room
feel either more calm, cheerful, comfortable, stressful, or dramatic. Color combinations
make a tiny room seem larger or smaller. So it is for the Interior design profession to choose
the appropriate colors for a place towards achieving clients’ needs.

Conclusion
Before the profession rose to prominence, interior design came in instinctively to
strictly coordinate with the architecture of buildings. The profession of interior design came
with the rise of middle-class society and the complicated architecture that rose to popularity
during the industrial revolution. The quest to make the best use of space, along with the
attention to user well-being and functional design continues to push the development and
life-enhancing possibilities of today’s iteration on the interior design profession.

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