Interiors - Brossura

Nielson, Karla; Taylor, David

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0072965207 ISBN 13: 9780072965209

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education, 2006

Riassunto

Interiors: An Introduction is the starting point for a lifetime of design education, appreciation, and enjoyment. Whether the goal is a career in interior design, or simply a better understanding of how to enhance one's own living space, the information and ideas in this text will help readers achieve it.

Interiors offers an introduction to the elements, practice, and aesthetics of residential and nonresidential interior design, as well as their application. In addition, the authors describe the numerous choices of materials, furnishings, and components used in interior design.

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L'autore

* Is the author of Window Treatments, (John Wiley, New York) the basis of the nationally accredited Certified Window Treatments Consultant Program (offered through the Window Coverings Association of America). She also wrote Understanding Fabrics (LC Clark Publishing, North Palm Beach, FL). She writes the 'Design Perspectives' monthly article for Draperies and Window Coverings Magazine.

* Is Assistant Professor of Design at Brigham Young University. Beginning her teaching career in 1974, she has taught introductory courses, textiles and historic courses and interior design business courses. She holds a Master's of Art and Design degree.

* Has been a professional interior designer since 1974, working chiefly as a sole proprietor. For three years she was President of Designer Style, a full-service interior design retail business.

* Has conducted student travel studies in the US and in England, and has given CEU (Continuing Eduction Unit) lectures to design professionals on a host of topics in nearly every major US city, in Canada and in Mexico since 1984. She has also traveled to the Far East and to Russia.

* Is the mother of ten children, five of whom are adopted from Karaganda Kazakhstan and Smolensk, Russia. The Nielsons consider their birth and adopted children as their treasures. Her other passions include church work, Boy Scouts, remodeling and gardening.

Contenuti

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: THE PROCESS AND PROFESSION OF DESIGN

INTERIOR DESIGN: A LIFETIME PURSUIT

THE PROCESS OF DESIGN

THE INTERIOR DESIGN PROFESSION

CHAPTER 2: SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS IN DESIGN

SUSTAINABILITY

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS

TWO DESIGN PROBLEMS

SPECIAL POPULATIONS

CHAPTER 3: DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTS

THE PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN

THE ELEMENTS OF DESIGN

DESIGN DISCERNMENT AND EXCELLENCE

CHAPTER 4: COLOR

HOW WE SEE COLOR

COLOR THEORY

COLOR HARMONY

RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL USES OF COLOR

CHAPTER 5: LIGHTING AND TECHNOLOGY

LIGHTING IN INTERIOR DESIGN

NATURAL LIGHT

ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING

LIGHT AND THE MIND AND BODY

POWER TERMINOLOGY AND UNITS OF MEASUREMENT

LUMINAIRES, OR LIGHTING FIXTURES

NONRESIDENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS

TECHNOLOGY

CHAPTER 6: SPACE PLANNING

PRIORITIZING NEEDS AND WANTS

CONSIDERATIONS FOR SPECIFIC AREAS

SPACE PLANNING AND THE ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN

NONRESIDENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS

CHAPTER 7: FLOOR PLANS AND BUILDING SYSTEMS

DIAGRAMMING AND FLOOR PLANS

FLOOR PLANS AND HOUSING

CONSTRUCTING THE BUILDING

INSULATION AND ENERGY CONSERVATION

NONRESIDENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS

CHAPTER 8: FURNITURE ARRANGEMENT

FUNCTION

HUMAN FACTORS

THE ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN IN FURNITURE

ARRANGEMENT

BASIC GROUPINGS

NONRESIDENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS

CHAPTER 9: FURNITURE SELECTION

WOODEN FURNITURE

METAL FURNITURE

OTHER FURNITURE MATERIALS

UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE

FURNITURE HARMONY AND HUMAN FACTORS

FURNITURE TYPES

NONRESIDENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS

CHAPTER 10: ARCHITECTURAL DETAIL

WALLS

DOORS

WINDOWS

STAIRS

FIREPLACES AND CHIMNEYS

CEILINGS

CABINETWORK

NONRESIDENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS

CHAPTER 11: WALL, CEILING, AND WINDOW TREATMENTS

WALL AND CEILING MATERIALS

PAINT

WALL COVERINGS

CEILING TREATMENTS

WINDOW TREATMENTS

NONRESIDENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS

CHAPTER 12: FLOOR MATERIALS AND COVERINGS

FLOORING REQUIREMENTS AND SPECIFICATIONS

GUIDELINES FOR SELECTING HARD AND RESILIENT FLOOR

MATERIALS

SOFT FLOOR COVERINGS

NONRESIDENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS

CHAPTER 13: FABRIC

FIBERS

FABRIC - THE CHAMPION OF VERSATILITY

NONRESIDENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS DECORATIVE FABRICS GLOSSARY

CHAPTER 14: ART AND ACCESSORIES

FINE ART

DECORATIVE ART

OBJECTS FROM NATURE

OTHER ACCESSORIES

THE USE OF ACCESSORIES

NONRESIDENTIAL CONSIDERATIONS

CHAPTER 15: HISTORIC DESIGN

EARLY INFLUENCES

THE ENGLISH INFLUENCE IN AMERICA

AMERICAN STYLES

MODERN DESIGN (1857 - PRESENT)

PUTTING THINGS IN PERSPECTIVE

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0072965207
• ISBN 13: 9780072965209
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 4
• Numero di pagine: 494
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile