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To be involved in the interior design profession requires learning much more than the use of color and how to arrange furniture. The body of knowledge and skills needed by professionals is extensive, and the work of the interior designer—regardless of specialty—is demanding as well as exciting. The professional interior designer's solutions have to meet functional needs of the client, as well as result in a pleasing environment. Of course, there are many other design, business, and professional issues that are part of the performance of the professional interior designer.

The profession of interior design is also a business. The management and efficient operations of a business are critical to the successful, ongoing life of an interior design practice. Thus, the professional practice of interior design requires attention to the business procedures, strategies, and protocols that any business must use for the business to be successful, profitable, and long lasting.

This chapter, to use a design metaphor, is a foundation of information important to the overall study of the profession and how it functions as a business.

After completing this chapter you should be able to:

 Discuss why the study of professional practices is important to any entry‐level designer.

 Explain how interior design is different from decorating as if you were talking to a client.

 Identify the characteristics of a profession.

 Explain how these characteristics relate to the practice of interior design.

 How would you define the interior design profession?

 Understand the history of the profession in order to learn about the professional practice of interior design.

 Explain how the Great Depression of 1929 affected the interior design professional.

 Name the organizations that became the American Society of Interior Designers and International Interior Design Association.

 Identify key changes that led to the increasing professionalism of interior design.

 Compare the practices of residential interior design and commercial interior design.

 Explain how the section on the business of interior design affects your understanding of the profession as a whole.

 Discuss how interior design provides value to a residential client and a small business owner.

 Explain why professional and social responsibility activities are important to the interior designer and the profession.

 Name three ways in which you will give back to the profession after you begin practice.

 Discuss why an interior designer should consider public service through pro bono work or other contributions.