Designing Interiors: Interior Design Textbook

Designing Interiors is a comprehensive interior design textbook by Rosemary Kilmer and W. Otie Kilmer. This digital PDF edition is available for instant download after purchase.

The Second Edition combines design history, professional preparation, technical concepts, and practical approaches to residential and commercial interiors. It also addresses sustainability, universal design, globalization, building codes, and building information models.

With 657 supplied file pages and extensive reference material, this digital book is suited to interior design students, educators, and readers seeking a broad design reference.

Book Overview

Designing Interiors, Second Edition presents the historical, theoretical, and practical bases of interior design. Rosemary Kilmer and W. Otie Kilmer cover the development of design, modern movements, professional practice, design programming, materials, furniture, lighting, codes, and regulations.

The historical sections discuss European design from ancient periods through the Victorian era, alongside design and architecture in Africa, the Islamic world, China, Japan, India, and the Pre-Columbian Americas. Later chapters examine twentieth-century movements and design trends related to globalization, interactive design, environmental responsibility, social responsibility, and user participation.

This Design book is a reference and educational resource for readers studying or working with interior environments.

What You’ll Discover Inside

• The historical and theoretical foundations of interior design.
• Functional and visual design concepts, originality, context, style, and the development of design.
• European and non-European architecture and interiors, including design traditions from Africa, China, Japan, India, the Islamic world, and the Pre-Columbian Americas.
• Modern design movements, including Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Bauhaus, International Style, Art Deco, and Modernism.
• Principles of design, color and light, the design process, and programming.
• Residential and commercial interiors, materials, furniture, lighting, codes, and regulations.
• Sustainability, universal design, globalization, building information models, and social responsibility.

Why Designing Interiors Matters

This book connects the history of interior environments with the professional and technical demands of contemporary design. Its coverage of sustainability, universal design, building codes, and environmentally responsive materials reflects issues identified in the Second Edition.

Its broad historical scope also places European design alongside non-Western traditions. This makes the work relevant to readers who need a structured introduction to design history, professional practice, and current design concerns.

Book Details

Device Compatibility

This is a digital download in PDF format. There is no physical shipping, and access is available after purchase.

The file can be read with appropriate Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, or compatible reading apps that support PDF files. Device features may vary by application.

FAQ

When can I access Designing Interiors?
Access is available after purchase, with instant download provided for the digital file.

Will I receive a physical copy?
No. This product is a digital download, so no physical book is shipped.

Which devices support the file?
The PDF can be opened with compatible Kindle apps, tablets, desktop computers, mobile devices, and PDF reading apps.

Download Designing Interiors for a structured digital reference on interior design history, practice, and contemporary design concerns.

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