Interior Design : Reference

This work provides a history of interior decoration and design, from ancient times to the present day. It includes more than 500 illustrated entries covering subjects ranging from the work of the foremost designers, to the origins and function of principal rooms and furnishing types, as well as surveys of interior design by period and nationality.

"The Museum of Modern Art Design Encyclopedia" is the most comprehensive design reference guide to date. Compiled over the last 15 years by Mel Byars, in consultation with an international team of design experts, "The Encyclopedia" sets out to provide the factual framework of a discipline whose own historical accounting of itself is still relatively young.

Comprehensive, hands-on details show you how to problem-solve the design needs of clients streamline every stage of your practice, from finding and winning clients to project build-out and master the most efficient negotiation, bidding, contract, and documentation techniques.

This updated edition of the most comprehensive business guide for designers covers the interior design profession in a clear and well-organized style. From establishing a practice to managing a project, the reader progresses through all aspects of the business, whether in a small or large firm. The new edition includes additional information on ethics, as well as a companion website containing sample forms and other resources.

This classic reference presents the history of interior design from prehistory to the present. Exploring a broad range of design styles and movements, this revised and expanded edition includes coverage of non-Western design and vernacular interior architecture and features 665 photographs and drawings (color and black-and-white).