CPTC: INTERIOR DESIGN

Welcome to DSN 220 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE for Interior Designers

This is a basic course in learning how to run a successful interior design business. The class teaches business practices and techniques to set up, organize, and manage both a business and client projects.

Overview

The lectures and exercises will focus on residential projects. Once a good understanding of a residential practice is established, moving into a commercial or some other design specialty will be a much easier transition. The nine class sessions will start with an overview of the history of the interior design profession and the value that designers bring to their clients and projects. Succeeding lessons will encompass establishing a practice, legal and ethical issues, figuring out the company's billing rate, managing the business finances, learning how to help clients establish a budget, determine product pricing, set up contract documents, contract administration, writing specifications, project management, marketing, design presentations, and the portfolio, the resume, the cover letter, the job search, and the interview.

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First Things First

This is an in-person class which meets every Thursday at 9:00 AM. The grading structure is discussed and handed out at the first class meeting. Lectures will start not later than 9:05 AM each Thursday. Please be on time.

Contact Me

You may contact me at Karen.Hirschman@cptc.edu or at KarenHirschmanDesigns@comcast.net. My cell number is (253) 318-8715.

Next Things

There will be 8 assignments, a mid-term on August 3, 2023, and a final exam on August 31, 2023. There will also be a sign-in sheet at the instructor's desk every Thursday morning; and each week will have handouts to support that week's lesson.

Resources

Your recommended textbook is PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE for Interior Designers, Sixth Edition, by Christine M. Piotrowski, FASID, IIDA