Designing Interiors and More

Interiors aren't the only thing you might end up designing in your career.

by Joe Cooper
Interior Design School Search Columnist

Your interior design career may not be limited to designing residential interiors for wealthy clients. At design firms both big and small interior design careers take various, evolving shapes—and they can lead just about anywhere.

High Design for High Altitudes

Versace, one of the premier names in design, has partnered with Agusta Westland, the custom helicopter manufacturer, to design the “A109 Grand” helicopter. Preliminary design images of the new helicopter reflect Versace’s signature style, focusing on sparse, elegant lines and patterns. Black and white are the primary (and potentially only) colors used in the design (a la Versace).

Giancarlo Di Risio, the head of Versace, told Flight magazine that the helicopter design was simply a “natural extension within the Versace world.” Versace also designs resorts, jets, cars, and residential home products (and, of course, famously successful apparel).

Designing Everything

Versace isn’t the only firm designing everything from fashion to fast planes—they’re just one of the most well known. There are many designers that can be found at a grassroots, organic level within the industry, who are doing the same thing.

Jieun Lee and her business partner are two young designers whose New York firm designs clothing, packaging, Web sites, interiors, and more. Diversifying your design offerings is a great way to attract a wider client base and propel your interior design career.

Starting a design firm of consultancy business that “does it all” is more difficult than it sounds. In order to provide expert advice in a variety of design areas, you’ve got to be an expert. Getting an education and gaining experience in interior design first is the best way to build rapport and a clientele. Then, if you’re interested, you can branch out into difference areas of design, and watch your interior design career take flight.

Sources

Flight
Time Out New York

About the Author

Joe Cooper writes home services and design articles and edits medical literature. He holds a bachelor’s in American Literature from UCLA.

Posted on May 11, 2007 at 2:46 PM

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