Appellations
Types of Design
Specialty Segments
What do they do?
Emergence of Interior Design
100

ASID

What is the American Society of Interior Designers?

100

Uses methodical research to develop design recommendations aimed at best possible outcomes?

What is Evidence-based design?

100

Includes design for staff and executive offices, conference rooms, conferencing centers, workstations, computer stations, training facilities, or remote offices.

What is Corporate (office) design?

100

Over a century ago, which American novelist described the relationship of interior design and architecture as the trend toward "interior architecture" that is differentiated from the "superficial application of ornament."

Who is Edith Wharton?

100

Prior to which age was high-quality building construction integrating the costliest tech, materials, finishes and furnishings reserved for religious spaces and civic and residential spaces used by royalty and the aristocracy.

What is the Pre-Industrial age?

200

IWBI

What is the International WELL Building Institute?

200

Based on a distinct body of knowledge that integrates research from the human sciences with elements of design

What is Universal design?

200

Includes design for hospitals, medical and dental offices, clinics, rehabilitation centers, nursing homes, etc.

What is Healthcare design?

200

Simply put, _____________ ______________ work primarily with surface treatments, such as paints, fabrics, furniture and decorative accessories.

What are interior decorators?

200

This system during the Pre-Industrial age was similar to the trade associations of today.

What is the Guild system?

300

CAPS

What is Certified Aging-in-Place Specialist?

300

Addresses the availability of natural resources and the social and ecological needs of future generations.

What is Sustainable Design?

300

Includes the design for hotels, motels, restaurants, country clubs, resorts, cruise ships, lounges, etc.

What is Hospitality design?

300

This term was described in the 1927 edition of Merriam Webster's Dictionary as "the art or practice of planning and supervising the design and execution of architectural interiors and their furnishings.

What is interior design?

300

This age was born of groundbreaking inventions that instigated the transition from hand and home production to an economy built around machines and factories.

What is the Industrial age?

400

NCIDQ

What is the National Council for Interior Design Qualification?

400

A specialty that concentrates on serving aging populations who wish to remain in their own homes.

What is aging in place

400

Includes design for specialty and department stores, supermarkets, salons, showrooms, art galleries, etc.

What is Retail design?

400

This designer is known for their "total design" approach, which incorporates sensitivity to the environment and support for the wellbeing of body and spirit.

Who is Clodagh?

400

This movement was characterized by a decisive break from past traditions in searching for new forms of expression.

What is the modern design movement?

500

CIDA

What is the Council for Interior Design Accreditation?

500

Rests on the notion that good design should be universal, accessible, and affordable for "the other 90 percent". 

What is design in the public interest?

500

Includes design for airports, rail stations, government buildings, community centers, public libraries, etc.

What is Institutional and governmental design?

500

In 2020, around how many persons in the United States identified as working as interior designers.

What is 87,000?

500

This husband and wife team expanded their furniture design business to include a new focus on office space design post WWII.

Who are Hans and Florence Knoll?