An interior designer works with clients to create aesthetically pleasing rooms and spaces. Clients range from homeowners to large corporations, and the spaces designed are equally varied, ranging from simple indoor and outdoor home environments to hotel lobbies and lavish mansions. No matter the size, every interior designer works to create spaces that are attractive, functional, and safe while meeting the specific needs of the client.
Corporate Design
Corporate designers create a combination of practical and professional workplaces, and also try to incorporate elements of a company’s brand within their design. They work in a variety of settings, from very small offices and start-ups, to very large corporate buildings. Regardless of the size and scope of the project, their main focus is on creating a space that is efficient and functional.
Healthcare designers plan and renovate physician’s offices, dental offices, hospitals, healthcare centres, clinics, and residential care facilities. These types of designers specialize in evidence-based design — evidence-based design was first defined as “the deliberate attempt to base design decisions on the best available research evidence” and that “an evidence-based designer, together with an informed client, makes decisions based on the best available information from research and project evaluations”.
Having this data and research already available helps interior designers plan positive and welcoming spaces for patients, residents, and facilities.
Kitchen and bath designers discuss all aspects of creating, remodelling, or updating the kitchen and bathroom area of a client’s home. They have expert knowledge of cabinets, fixtures, appliances, plumbing, building materials, and electrical solutions for these specific rooms. Themes, colours, patterns, and room layout is discussed with the client, which will result in sketches and drawings based on those discussions. Once a project has started, it is the responsibility of the designer to keep all expenses within the client’s budget.