The Handbook of Interior Design

The Handbook of Interior Design

The Handbook of Interior Design

“We see design reflected in countless artifacts with which we furnish and sustain our environment . . . But what shapes design?” (Galle 2002). Galle effectively answers this question in subsequent writings, suggesting that there is a direct connection between an individual’s understanding of design and the way, for instance, she
practices. An interior designer who views design as a creative artistic endeavor will emphasize an interior’s uniqueness, embellishing and decorating its surfaces. An
interior designer, who views design as a problem-solving effort seeks highly functional and efficient space solutions. The way designers conceive the nature and
purpose of design affects their practice (Galle 2011).

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