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key to success become an interior designer

As members of a service profession, interior designers’ fortunes depend on their ability to satisfy clients. Thus, they must understand artistic and technical requirements of a project, interpersonal communication, and management strategies.

Artistic and Technical Requirements
Interior designers must know how to plan a space and how to present that plan visually so that it can be communicated to the client. Interior designers must also know about the materials and products that will be used to create and furnish the space, and how texture, color, lighting and other factors combine and interact to make a space. In addition, interior designers must understand the structural requirements of their plans, the health and safety issues, building codes, and many other technical aspects.
Interpersonal Communications
Interior designers must be comfortable meeting and dealing with many kinds of people. They must communicate clearly and effectively, as well as be attentive listeners. Because they often must work with architects, contractors and other service providers, interior designers need to be both good team leaders and good team players. They must be willing to negotiate and mediate when necessary to solve problems.
Management Strategies
Interior designers must have excellent time and project management abilities since they frequently work on more than one project at a time under demanding deadlines. Interior designers must understand business planning, and they need to know how to sell their ideas to clients, create informative and persuasive proposals and presentations, and maintain good client relationships.

The Best Interior Designers

Who are the Best Interior Designers across the Globe? Well the list is too long for the names of the best of the interior designers across the globe. They offer you the best of designs for the interiors which make the visitors to quote a big WOW when they visit such places. Let us have a glance at their names and their specialties:

1. Karim Rashid: He is the award winner of the 2002 International Interior Design Star Award. He commenced

his studio in the year 1993 in the city of New York. His list of clients comprises of Issey Miyake, Nambe, Mikasa, Edra, Magis, Herman Miller, Artermide, Idée, Prada, Giorgio Armani, Umbra, Leonardo, Nienkamper, Zerodisegno, Frighetto, Copco, Method, Guzzini, Danese, Foscarini, Bozart Shiseido, and Yahoo.

2. Petra Blaisse: Petra Blaisse is a designer from Denmark who operates with reference to huge number of artistic sections as well as fabric, landscape and designing of exhibitions. She established Inside Outside in Amsterdam in the year 1991.Inside Outside focuses on the extraordinary blend of designing of interiors and exteriors, intertwining the structural design and landscape.

3. Marike Andeweg: Marike Andeweg specializes in designing interiors and bathrooms. The specialty about her

designs is the simplicity followed in her manner of designing which give the interiors a graceful look.

4.   Stephen Roberts: Stephen Roberts is basically from Australia who has now settled in New York. He holds an experience of 18 years as an International Interior Designer and his major achievements include being one of the founders of The Design and Architecture Group D4 Design. He acted as a director for a number of designing firms like Store Design, Worldwide, Prescriptives in New York, the firm of Stephen Roberts Inc. which left him with a remarkable experience in this field.

5.   Laura Day: She is an interior designer of the New York City and has won many awards for her remarkable work as well. She specializes in commercial and residential interior designing. She is excellent with exploring creative developments and renovations for one’s house. She started her studio in the year 1997 by the name of Laura Day Design in SOHO in New York.

6.   David Netto Design: David Netto Design was founded in the year 2000. It specializes in residential interior designing. The best examples of its work are the design on the interiors of Vogue, Elle Décor, House Beautiful and House Garden.

7.   Martin Raffone:   Martin Raffone Design is well-known for its magnificent interior designing and decorations

across the New York City. They specially supervise the architectures, erection companies and designers of landscape to bring out excellent and lively interiors for homes and offices.

8.   Sheila Bridges: She has been titled as the “America’s Best Interior Designer” by the CNN and the Times Magazine. She has been contributing regularly to the Today Show and has been the cover-woman of many magazines like Times, New York Magazine, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, O The Oprah Magazine, Martha Stewart Living, House Beautiful, Elle Décor, Vanity Fair, Gotham Essence, Harpers Bazaar, House and Gardens, Town and Country and Black Enterprise.

9.   William McIntosh: The specialty about William McIntosh is that the interiors of a house are designed individually by him in a very careful and cautious manner. His every work is an exquisite example of meticulous designing and architecture.

10.   Tereza Prego: She specializes in designing interiors along with furniture, lamps and accessories and her products are exported to other countries like U.K., Russia, Taiwan, Turkey, Morocco and Canada.

So the next time if you are planning to get your interiors designed do consider of one of these best interior designers across the globe. They have already made a difference in the world of designing and who knows they might turn your dream houses a reality too.

Interior design:can you say 'cheese'?

Yes, indeed. Aptly named after Swiss cheese with many holes in it, the Emmental hanging staircase surprises with its innovation and creativity. Designed by Biljana Jovanovic, an architect from Budapest, this refreshingly interesting take on hanging stairs incorporates features natural to floor-mounted staircases, such as angled treads that are common for steep slope stairs.
What's it made from, I wonder? On some of the pictures, you can see clearly the great thickness of the walls and shiness of the treads. Which makes us think Corian is the material of choice here. It almost looks like the encasement was molded as one solid piece and then mounted by its top. We like projects that make us think and challenge the common sense. And the common sense tells us that it's most likely very slippery and uncomfortable to climb ... unless you're a kid ;-)
I also always wonder why home owners or architects choose to make stairs hanging, like circular cutouts and angled treads wasn't enough to attract attention ;-)? Is that because it's easier to install? Maybe, since you only need to mount it on one end. But then the construction must be much more sturdy.
This captivating staircase deserves some criticism and admiration at the same time. The weak point appears to be its safety while the design is a definite show stopper. It's a great addition to our collection of unordinary home design ideas.
Location: Budapest, Hungary
Construction: Gergo Marko
Photos: Gerardo Altemir
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Beautiful Bathtubs by BluBleu

As more and more firms begin to visualize bathrooms as areas for indulgence and living, the concepts they put forward tend to reflect this philosophy. Italian company BluBleu‘s portfolio is no different and the high end bath fittings they design make quite a statement. Vividly colored and sporting headrests, some even have storage solutions built into them. If you are looking for some inspirational bathtubs for your bathroom, we invite you to check the images below.

House with the simplest of forms

On the outskirts of Leiria, Portugal architects Manuel Aires Mateus completed a project in 2010 that truly stands on its own. What looks like at first the typical silhouette of a house soon shows it to be something else entirely.

Privacy was the order of the day here as can be seen by the lack of windows and other openings. It's stark white facade contrasts with its seemingly traditional form. The house has been designed around a three-storey central courtyard, which provides light and views for the household.

The design appears to have had a childlike beginning but this very fact shows the purity in the modern design. It is not weighed down with ornamentation of any kind. It certainly is a work of art.

openings in the ground show underground workings

Interior Design with Wood, White and Green Accents

The firm of Japanese Suppose Design Studio are becoming increasingly well known for their clean simple interiors, using wood, white and plants in the finishes palette.
Their work is defined by the austerity of the design without compromising in the functionality of the space's use. They are continually looking for something new and groundbreaking in their work and make it part of their practice to have differing perspectives developing the design.
Suppose do not believe that new for the sake of being new is the right answer. Rather they believe that new in order to better one's way of life while still remaining familiar, is the surest way of changing the present circumstances of people's lives.

Splashes of colour in white interiors

Swedish designer Sara Sjögren creates a playful and lively atmosphere in her interiors by using splashes of colour on a primarily white background. She uses a variety of different shapes which when interspersed with colour make the interiors quite exciting to be in.
Her Swedish background is apparent in the unusual ways in how she deals with the furniture. In what could be a boring space is soon livened up by her unique visions.
From a distance it appears as if there is no rhyme or reason to her methods. Clearly her way of seeing interiors show this to be otherwise. By taking her lead in your interiors you will find that your previously monotonous spaces will become alive and be a joy to live in.