Interiors

"Interiors: An Introduction" is the starting point for a lifetime of design education, appreciation, and enjoyment. Whether the goal is a career in interior design, or simply a better understanding of how to enhance one's own living space, the information and ideas in this text will help readers achieve it. "Interiors" offers an introduction to the elements, practice, and aesthetics of residential and nonresidential interior design, as well as their application. In addition, the authors describe the numerous choices of materials, furnishings, and components used in interior design.

ISBN 0072965207   Pages 512 ISBN13 9780072965209 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher McGraw-Hill Education - Europe   Weight (grammes) 1608 Imprint McGraw Hill Higher Education   Published in London Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780072483505 Publication date 01 Feb 2006   Height (mm) 274 Library of Congress 2005040882   Width (mm) 228 DEWEY 729   Spine width (mm) 26 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Tertiary education

Table of Contents CHAPTER 1: THE PROCESS AND PROFESSION OF DESIGN INTERIOR DESIGN: A LIFETIME PURSUIT THE PROCESS OF DESIGN THE INTERIOR DESIGN PROFESSION CHAPTER 2: SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS IN DESIGN SUSTAINABILITY ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS TWO DESIGN PROBLEMS SPECIAL POPULATIONS CHAPTER 3: DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS THE PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN THE ELEMENTS OF DESIGN DESIGN DISCERNMENT AND EXCELLENCE CHAPTER 4: COLOR HOW WE SEE COLOR COLOR THEORY COLOR HARMONY RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL USES OF COLOR CHAPTER 5: LIGHTING AND TECHNOLOGY LIGHTING IN INTERIOR DESIGN NATURAL LIGHT ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING LIGHT AND THE MIND AND BODY POWER TERMINOLOGY AND UNITS OF MEASUREMENT LUMINAIRES, OR LIGHTING FIXTURES NONRESIDENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS TECHNOLOGY CHAPTER 6: SPACE PLANNING PRIORITIZING NEEDS AND WANTS CONSIDERATIONS FOR SPECIFIC AREAS SPACE PLANNING AND THE ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN NONRESIDENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS CHAPTER 7: FLOOR PLANS AND BUILDING SYSTEMS DIAGRAMMING AND FLOOR PLANS FLOOR PLANS AND HOUSING CONSTRUCTING THE BUILDING INSULATION AND ENERGY CONSERVATION NONRESIDENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS CHAPTER 8: FURNITURE ARRANGEMENT FUNCTION HUMAN FACTORS THE ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN IN FURNITURE ARRANGEMENT BASIC GROUPINGS NONRESIDENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS CHAPTER 9: FURNITURE SELECTION WOODEN FURNITURE METAL FURNITURE OTHER FURNITURE MATERIALS UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE FURNITURE HARMONY AND HUMAN FACTORS FURNITURE TYPES NONRESIDENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS CHAPTER 10: ARCHITECTURAL DETAIL WALLS DOORS WINDOWS STAIRS FIREPLACES AND CHIMNEYS CEILINGS CABINETWORK NONRESIDENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS CHAPTER 11: WALL, CEILING, AND WINDOW TREATMENTS WALL AND CEILING MATERIALS PAINT WALL COVERINGS CEILING TREATMENTS WINDOW TREATMENTS NONRESIDENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS CHAPTER 12: FLOOR MATERIALS AND COVERINGS FLOORING REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS GUIDELINES FOR SELECTING HARD AND RESILIENT FLOOR MATERIALS SOFT FLOOR COVERINGS NONRESIDENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS CHAPTER 13: FABRIC FIBERS FABRIC - THE CHAMPION OF VERSATILITY NONRESIDENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS DECORATIVE FABRICS GLOSSARY CHAPTER 14: ART AND ACCESSORIES FINE ART DECORATIVE ART OBJECTS FROM NATURE OTHER ACCESSORIES THE USE OF ACCESSORIES NONRESIDENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS CHAPTER 15: HISTORIC DESIGN EARLY INFLUENCES THE ENGLISH INFLUENCE IN AMERICA AMERICAN STYLES MODERN DESIGN (1857 - PRESENT) PUTTING THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE

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