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| | | Metric Handbook Planning and Design Data by D Adler
1999. 2nd edition. Contains 46 chapters dealing with all the principal building types. Also contains information on general aspects of building such as materials, lighting, acoustics and tropical design and all the essential dimensional data.
Price: £33.99 |  | | |
 | Foundations of interior design with free CD by Susan J Slotkis
This book introduces readers to the creative, technical and business skills required by the careers on which they are about to embark. Works of professionally trained interior designers and students richly illustrate the stages of the design process.
Price: £29.95 | | |
Perspective for Interior Designers by J Pile
160pp, 135 b&w and 202 colour illus, bibliography and index. Designed for students and professional interior designers, this guide to perspective drawing teaches the reader how to draw interiors quickly by means of a basic formula.
Price: £16.95 |  | | |
 | Interior Design Illustrated by Ching
1987. 318pp, illus. Offering a comprehensive introduction to interior design, this volume is unique in addressing the architectural context and functional requirements of interior spaces, as well as details of furnishing and decoration. Not only will beginning interior design students find this book invaluable for its concise and accessible presentation of important concepts, but for experienced practitioners.
Price: £26.99 | | |
Draw Interiors by Mary Seymour
1998. 48pp illus. This book provides straightforward information on materials and techniques, with step by step drawings.
Price: £4.99 |  | | |
| | Sketching and Rendering Interior Spaces by Ivo Drpic
176pp, colour illus. A visual book that features a 25 step by step demonstration of sketching and individual details with exactitude. Its instructional approach offers information for beginners as wll as some new techniques for advanced design professionals.
Price: £19.95 | | |
Interior Lighting for designers by Gary Fordon & Gregory F Day.
2003. 304pp. The revised edition of the highly successful, seminal book that has introduced generations of architects and designers to the principles of lighting. This book clearly and concisely describes the same steps in the lighting design process that a professional follows in practice. Working form the premise that lighting design is a rational process, the author provides a solid conceptual foundation based on the conviction that the lighting condition of interiors has enormous emotional impact on people. With an emphasis on designing light, tools and techniques for every phase of his process are presented as a means to achieve the optimal design.New features in this edition include:- Thorough examinations of the latest advances in lighting technology and practice. The newest light sources, fixtures and systems More than 250 illustrations, photographs, and colour plates Learn the importance of how objects and surfaces recive light - Gary gordon's guiding principle, and develop the skills to design comfortable environments that encourage productivity and well-being, without an overt display of lighting technique.
Price: £45.95 |  | | |
 | The Interior Design Business Handbook: A Complete Guide to Profitability by Mary Knackstedt
2002. 416pp. A full range of business techniques and strategies for running an interior design practice.The Interior Design Business Handbook presents sutting edge procedures, tools, and techniques for managing a successful interior desifn business. Filled with essential information presented in an easy to use format, this comprehensive reference is an invaluable component of any design firm's daily operations. Extensive revisions in this third edition provide the most up-to-date information and administrative stategies for thriving in today's market. Featured topics include:- Technology and its use in the creative practice The pros and cons of working alone Creating partnerships with other professionals Presenting the value of design Considering the many avenues of income available to design professionals Every technique presented here for handling the challenges of your business has been incorporated by design firms across the country and roven effective. The Interior Design Business Handbook, third edition is an essential tool for existing firms looking to streamline their operations as well as new firms working to ensure a successful long-term future.
Price: £40.50 | | |
Color Drawing: Design Drawing Skills and Techniques for Architects, Landscape Architects and Interior Designers by Michael E Doyle
1999. 360pp, colour illustrations. This is the ultimate up-to-date resource for professionals and students who need to develop and communicate design ideas with clear, attractive, impressive colour drawings. In an easy to use, step by step approach, this comprehensive guide presents a total system of colour design drawing that encompasses approaches to sketch communication as well as more finished presentation drawing.A complete body of illustrated instruction that demonstrates the development of design ideas from initial concept through presentation drawing Finely honed explanations of each technique and process Faster and easier ways to create design drawings Methods for combining hand-drawn and computer generated drawing techniques This remarkably versatile volume is both an illuminating textbook and a completely reliable self-teaching tool, as well as a handy quick reference. It is an excellent guide for students at any level and an unparelleled resource for design professionals.
Price: £27.95 |  | | |
 | Choosing colours by Kevin McCloud
2003. 192pp, over 100 colour photographs. A uniqe colour manual showing how to use colour in the home from the presenter of TV's Grand designs. Featuring an unbelievable choice of over 750 colours, each represented by a swatch printed in six colours to ensure accuracy. Expert advice on complementary colour palettes and which colours work well together.
Price: £20.00 | | |
Construction Drawings and Details for Interiors: Basic Skills
2003. 256pp. This book offers a complete guide to producing construction documents that clearly communicate the interior space of new construction, remodeling, or installation projects, including such details as furniture, finishes, lighting and others. In a highly visual format, complete with the authors drawings as well as those from practicing professionals, this book offers enlightening coverage on drafting fundamentals and conventions; drawing types, plans, and schedules; and computer-aided design.Part one - discusses graphic language as a communication tool in design and architecture. Material here addresses drafting equipment, drawing and drafting fundamentals, and multiview and singleview drawing classification systems. Part two - details the process of creating construction documents, the use of computers, and various reproduction systems and standards. Overall concepts and document organization are addressed, and examples include both residential and commercial interiors. Drawings and details throughout this versatile book represent a variety of geographical locations from around the world and conform to the Americans with disabilities act and other related requirements.
Price: £25.95 |  | | |
 | Drawing and Perceiving : Life Drawing for students of Architecture and Design by Douglas Cooper
2000. 208pp. From Leonardo Da Vinci to Louis Kahn, the world's great designers and architects have used the observation and drawing of real objects to inform and inspire visionary constructions. This book prepares students of architecture and design to carry on a similar dialogue between their perceptions of the physical world and their understanding of the elements of design. It instills an understanding of the basic principles of drawing that are universal to all design disciplines - mass, volume, form, contour, texture, shadow, and more - as it explores the knowledge, rational thought, and analysis that design professionls rely on to create sucessful drawings. This combination of technique, theory, and analysis equips the designer with a powerful set of tools, crucial to both the creative process and the successful career.
Price: £33.99 | | |
Becoming an Interior Designer by Christine Piotrowski
2003. 288pp. The essential guide for anyone entering or considering the field of interior design. This highly visual career resource is ideal for anyone who is thinking about, or embarking upon, a career in interior design. It provides an overview of the profession and offers in-depth material on educational requirements, design specialities, finding a job, and the many directions a career in interior design can take. A concise, practical guide, this richly illustrated book features informative interviews with designers working in a variety of speciality areas, including samples of their work and expert tips for getting hired. Christine Piotrowski, ASID, IIDA (phoenix, AZ), is the owner of Christine M Piotrowski and Associates and a former professor of interior design at Northern ArizonaState University in Flagstaff. she is author of the best selling book Professional Practice for interior designers.
Price: £23.50 |  | | |
 | Interiors by design by Ros Byam Shaw
Available Autumn 2003. 192pp, 400 colour photographs and 10 colour illustrations. Be your own interior designer. This book covers everything from structural changes to reupholstering a sofa and hanging pictures. Case studies give you the fullpicture, including informative artworks that pick out key elements of each design. Homes featured include those of designers Roger Oates and Bruce Oldfield.
Price: £25.00 | | |
Architectural details: a home source book of interior fixtures, from taps to tiles, doors to floors by Maggie Stevenson
Sept. 2002. 191pp, 500 colour illus. A comprehensive directory of the best interior details, fixtures and fittings available. Glass walls and screens, wall finishes and coverings, doors, door handles, windows, skylights, shutters, flooring, staircases, fireplaces, radiators, stoves, storage systems, task lighting, ambient lighting, switches, kitchen units and surfaces, kitchen appliances, bathroom fixtures, taps and controls etc.,
Price: £25.00 |  | | |
 | Interior Design By J F Pile
544pp, 137 colour illus. 552 b&w illus. All types of interior design - residential and commercial are explored in this most comprehesive volume. An expanded edition, it utilises the best design solutions of the present to address and anticipate challenges designers face as they enter the 21st century.
Price: £60.00 | | |
The interior design course: Principles, practices and techniques for the aspiring designer
144pp. Softcover. Learn how to think visually and develop your own personal style. Step by step tutorials guide you through the entire design process, with advice on finding inspiration, planning the space, choosing colour schemes and working with textiles.
Price: £13.95 |  | | |
| | The Board Space Planning System
2001. The board is a portable planning and design tool created to save you valuable time and effort. This system uses graphically detailed magnetic symbols that represent the most popular shapes, sizes and styles of both residential and office furnishings
Price: £125.00 | | |
Mary Gilliatt's Interior Design Course by Mary GIlliatt
224pp, 360 colour photographs. Paperback. Structured as a complete course in interior design. This text explains the principles of sucessful design through a series of easy to follow modules, complete with tasks and exercises for you to carry out at home. It is divided into two sections; the basics of good design and styles.
Price: £18.99 |  | | |
 | Construction for Interior Designers by R Ashcroft
Aimed at assisting practicing and training interior designers, This text considers the basic principles involved in construction, how these principles operate in relation to the external enclosure of a building, and considers the structural elements and materials used in interior construction.
Price: £38.99 | | |
The Ultimate Interior Designer by R Pretty
256pp, 150 colour photographs, 24 colour illus, and 120 b&w plans and sketches. This highly illustrated guide shows how to create a stylish look to the home, offering general guidance on approaching interior design. It gives a practical room by room analysis with different approaches to each room in the house, suggesting architectural detailing, appropriate colour ways, soft furnishings and treatments for walls and floors
Price: £14.99 |  | | |
 | The "House and Garden" book of essential addresses by Nicolette le Pelley
2003. Latest Edition. 480pp. Paperback. This book is now established as the house bible for amateurs and professionals alike. It lists 2,954 companies arranged under 19 chapters and 247 sub-headings, along with a useful index by company name. It covers literally every aspect of interior and garden design and decoration: where to look at state-of-the-art bathrooms, reclaimed flooring or antique textiles; where to get a chair re-caned or blinds cleaned professionally; where to find glass worktops, home gym equipment, contemporary fire screens or even a scarecrow for your garden.
Price: £15.99 | | |
You can do it: The complete B&Q step-by-step book of home improvement by B&Q
2003. 384pp, 2307 colour illus. This is a jargon-free DIY manual that combines B&Q's expertise with the publishers design and production values. It presents an exhaustive and encyclopaedic approach to basic and more advanced home maintenance and repair.
Price: £16.98 | | | |
 | The Eco-Design handbook by Alastair Fuad-Luke
2002. 352pp, 690 colour and 60 b&w illus. This one-stop sourcebook for designers and consumers alike is a guide to ecologically sensitive and consumer friendly furniture and objects for everyday use. (ref: T&H)
Price: £16.95 | | |
The elements of design: Rediscovering colours, textures, forms and shapes By Loan & Kegal
2002. 208pp, 177 colour illus, A design sourcebook showing how enviroment, nratural and manmade, can be defined in terms of basic elements and patterns, the bark of a tree, a cotton towel, sunset in the Egyptian desert. These items, and many more, remind us how to search for something new is always a voyage of rediscovery.
Price: £16.95 |  | |
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