What is interior decoration?
Interior design and decoration is the art and science of improving the quality of interior space in order to achieve a healthier, more practical and beautiful environment. Reducing interior decoration to superficial decorations such as patination, plastering and painting is a superficial and unrealistic view of this field. Although decorating the space in different ways is the most visible and clear result of the interior decoration of a space, but an interior decoration specialist in addition to these surface layers, other practical and specialized issues in order to increase the quality of a space as much as possible. It considers different directions.
Skills needed to design interior decoration
1. Relationships of plan/space use
This issue, which more than other issues, focuses on the architectural aspect of the space, challenges the designer's knowledge and understanding of architecture more than anything else. puts. A good designer should be familiar with the principles of architectural plan design and be able to predict and improve the practical-behavioral result of any change in the details of the plan. For example, an interior designer should know the presence or absence of a wall in a space, what effect it will have on the way users move and commute, create comfort or rigidity, and also the view to other parts. Also, it is necessary for an interior designer to know what plan will allow the best arrangement of furniture for that space in order to avoid creating distractions in the space as well as inappropriate arrangement. In addition, knowing the usual and logical standards of architecture, as well as the ability to define a new personalized standard for a specific space or user, should be included in the list of necessary abilities for an interior designer.
2. Knowledge of color combination, creating harmony
When the work is entrusted to an expert designer, the result will be a harmonious, balanced, diverse and eye-catching combination of colors, forms and textures. A designer knows well how to avoid a visual playfulness and at the same time, move your eye around the space enough to avoid visual clutter. All this is done by mastering the subject of the ability to combine colors and textures in order to create a harmonious space.
3. General structural knowledge
Certainly, an interior designer is not expected to have the ability to calculate structures. But it is necessary to be able to guess experimentally and sensibly whether, for example, the destruction of an arch or a wall in an old house can damage its strength and structure or not.
4. Being aware of the influence of the psyche, the social relationships of humans from our environment directly and indirectly affect our psyche and behavior. All of us have experienced that we have been drawn from spaces of sadness, depression or anger. On the contrary, spaces have also brought us happiness and peace. Of course, these effects are not accidental and are created as a result of our influence on the quality of the environment's structure.
5. Mastering the subject of light
Sufficient awareness and mastery of the subject of natural and artificial light, how sunlight enters the interior at different degrees, seasons and hours, as well as how various artificial light sources work in the space. Interior is one of the requirements of work in the field of interior decoration.
6. Knowledge of the domestic and foreign market and materials
An interior designer should always be aware of the latest products and technology related to materials and interior decoration so that he can design the best interior decoration at the most economical cost. implement for the employer. Interior design and decoration, including home decoration or any other environment, including commercial office spaces, etc., includes the transformation and improvement of an interior space in terms of beauty, functionality, and psychology.