The Library has been busy updating it's collection of Interior Design Books.
Here are a few new arrivals.
Design for sustainability : a sourcebook of integrated, eco-logical solutions by Janis Birkeland.
363.7 BIR
With radical and innovative design solutions,
everyone could be living in buildings and settlements that are more like
gardens than cargo containers, and that purify air and water, generate energy,
treat sewage and produce food - at lower cost. Birkeland introduces systems
design thinking that cuts across academic and professional boundaries and the
divide between social and physical sciences to move towards a transdiciplinary
approach to environmental and social problem-solving. This sourcebook is useful
for teaching, as each topic within the field of environmental management and
social change has pairs of short readings providing diverse perspectives to
compare, contrast and debate. Design for Sustainability presents examples of
integrated systems design based on ecological principles and concepts and drawn
from the foremost designers in the fields of industrial design, materials,
housing design, urban planning and transport, landscape and permaculture, and
energy and resource management.
Drawing for interior designers by Gilles Ronin
729.028 RON
This book is aimed at helping budding interior
designers learn how to draw professional looking interior designs. It is
accessible, beautifully illustrated and practical. Guidance is given on drawing
perspective, floor plans, drawing furniture and renditions of rooms. Filled
with sketches and drawings, this is the ideal guide to producing successful
drawings of interior designs.
Perspective sketching : freehand and digital drawing techniques for
artists & designers by Jorge Paricio.
742 PAR
Go beyond the horizon with Perspective
Sketching. This book offers a command of the basic principles of perspective
that is essential to creating dynamic, plausible compositions. With a
user-friendly approach, this step-by-step guide will help you master the basics
like scale drawing, contour line drawing, linear perspective, tone and texture,
and more. Freehand skills like intuitive perspective and concept sketching help
you to deepen your technique. Artist and designer Jorge Paricio also includes
lessons on working with 3-D modeling in SketchUp and painting in Photoshop and
provides a full chapter in blending traditional hand skills with digital media.
This effective technique that draws on a broad sense of artistic qualities,
coupled with mastering perspective, creates a sketching book unlike any other.
The design book : 1000 new designs for the home and where to find them
Jennifer Hudson.
747 HUD
"The Design Book" brings together the
best in contemporary design for the home, presenting a huge range of striking
new products: tables and chairs, sofas and beds, storage, kitchens and
bathrooms, tableware, textiles and surfaces, lighting, electronics and more.
Works by the finest international talents, including Jaime Hayon, Javier
Mariscal, Thomas Heatherwick, Shin and Tomoko Azumi, Sebastian Bergne, Jurgen
Bey, Tord Boontje, Piet Hein Eek, Fernando and Humberto Campana and Mathieu
Lehanneur, are featured. In-depth interviews with twelve key designers explore pivotal
projects and approaches to design. Web addresses of designers and manufacturers
are given for every object, along with full captions and colour illustrations,
making every design easy to source.
Designers on design by Terence Conran and Max Fraser.
745.0922 CON
Who is designing the classics of tomorrow?
Designers on Design answers these questions and discusses the elements that set
great designers apart. A beautifully illustrated guide to today's cutting-edge
furniture and product designers, it features interviews with each of the
designers asking questions such as, "What product do you wish you had
designed?", "What was your big break?", "What influences
your work?" and "What's the greatest challenge you face in your work?".
A potted biography introduces each designer and beautiful photographs
illustrate not only the designer's own work, but also the influences that
inspire them and sketches or their ideas in progress. The book places each
designer in historical context and an illustrated time-line running from the
1920s to the present day - and even looking into the future - forms part of the
introduction and shows that the modernism of 100 years ago is still influential
today.Metric handbook : planning and design data. edited by Pamela Buxton.
720.28 BUX
* Significantly updated in reference to the
latest construction standards and evolving building types * Many chapters
revised including housing, transport, offices, libraries and hotels * New
chapter on flood-aware design * Sustainable design integrated into chapters
throughout * Over 100,000 copies sold to successive generations of architects
and designers - this book belongs in every design studio and architecture
school library The Metric Handbook is the major handbook of planning and design
information for architects and architecture students. Covering basic design
data for all the major building types, it is the ideal starting point for any
project. For each building type, the book gives the basic design requirements
and all the principal dimensional data, and succinct guidance on how to use the
information and what regulations the designer needs to be aware of. As well as
building types, the Metric Handbook deals with broader aspects of design such
as materials, acoustics and lighting, and general design data on human
dimensions and space requirements. The Metric Handbook provides an invaluable
resource for solving everyday design and planning problems.
Designing
patterns : for decoration, fashion and graphics by Lotta Külhorn.
745.44 KUH
In this practical handbook, Scandinavian expert Lotta Kühlhorn explains the ins and outs of how to design patterns for everything from wallpaper to tea services. The included CD features templates for experimentation by beginners and professionals alike. From whom should we learn how to design timelessly elegant patterns if not from a Swede? Lotta Kühlhorn is one of Scandinavia s most prominent pattern designers and has created work for a wide range of products from book covers to coffee sets. In fact, without knowing it, most of us have probably already come across Kühlhorn s designs. Scandinavia is firmly established as a hub for outstanding interior design, fashion, and décor. Although Nordic furniture is generally minimalistic and functional, the region s textiles, ceramics, and wallpapers are coveted for their rich and colorful patterns. In this practical handbook, Lotta Kühlhorn offers expert advice to those designing patterns with the help of numerous photographs and personal anecdotes. She explains how she works, what inspires her, and why edges are just as important as middles. With an impressive thoroughness, Kühlhorn shows readers how to use the most common techniques for creating patterns and explores colors, forms, and the best ways to combine them. From encompassing conceptual questions to intricate details, this book elucidates all of the facets involved in designing patterns that can be used for fields such as textile, paper, and product design. It features high-quality sample pages that give readers a true sense for ornament and forms based on mathematics. In addition, Designing Patterns includes suggestions for ten projects to get you started on your own work. The templates for these projects can be found on the CD-ROM that accompanies the book.
Furniture
design : an introduction to development, materials and manufacturing by Stuart
Lawson.
749 LAW
Furniture Design is a comprehensive guide and
resource for students and furniture designers. As well as discussing pioneering
contemporary and historical designs, it also provides substantive answers to
designers questions about function, materials, manufacture and sustainability,
integrating guidance on all of these subjects particularly material and
manufacturing properties, in one accessible and structured volume. Many leading
contemporary furniture designers from around the world are included, with case
studies carefully selected to highlight the importance of both material and
manufacture-led design processes. The book is also intended to provide an
insight into furniture design for those considering a university education in
product and industrial design.
Materials and
interior design by Rachael Brown and Lorraine Farrelly.
747 BRO
The choice of materials is critical to the
success of an interior. This book examines every aspect of the use of materials
in interior design, from initial concept and selection to visual representation
and practical application. Following a brief introduction, the first five
sections offer historical context and detailed guidance on selection,
application, representation, communication, and sources, while the sixth and
final section features case studies by international interior designers. The
book includes useful step-by-step sequences, information on properties and
sustainability, and a list of resources, online archives and sample libraries.
It is an invaluable practical and inspirational guide for interior design
students.
Complete
pleats: pleating techniques for fashion, architecture and design - Paul
Jackson.
746 JAC
Paul Jackson's major new title Complete Pleats is the most comprehensive book about pleating on the market. It explains how pleating systems can be stretched, compressed, flared, skewed, multiplied and mirrored, showing how from simple ideas, a huge number of original pleat forms can be created. Each technique is explained with a series of step-by-step photographs and line illustrations, enabling the designer to work through the basic principles of pleating and then adapt them to their specific needs. Complete Pleats also features more than 60 examples of pleats from the worlds of architecture, fashion and product design. Paul Jackson has taught pleating techniques to students of Fashion Design for 30 years, in both paper and fabric. Complete Pleats is the definitive practical guide for anyone wishing to create and make pleats.
The following Class Marks show areas to browse through the library shelves for books useful for Interior Design Students.
Design
theory
§ 701.85 Colour science
§ 711 Urban design
§ 720.1 Architectural theory
§ 720.47 Sustainable architecture
§ 745.2047 Sustainable design
§ 747.01 Interior design theory
Professional
skills
§ 001.4 Research methodologies and study skills
§ 720.284 Architectural drawing
§ 747.022 Interior drawing
§ 747.068 Professional practice
§ 747.072 Research techniques
International
interiors
§ 747.21 American
§ 747.22 English
§ 747.229 Scottish
§ 747.24 French
§ 747.25 Italian
§ 747.26 Spanish
§ 747.28 Scandinavian
§ 747.295 Asian
§ 747.296 African
§ 747.297 Mexican
§ 747.299 Australian
Architectural elements
§ 690.1 Architectural details
§ 690.1822 Doors
§ 690.1823 Windows
§ 690.1832 Stairs
Interior
elements
§ 746.7 Rugs and carpets
§ 746.95 Soft furnishings
§ 747.3 Wallpaper and paint
§ 747.5 Fabrics
§ 747.92 Lighting
§ 747.94 Colour
§ 747.98 Plants
§ 749.2 Furniture
§ 749.32 Chairs
Type
of space
§ 725.21 Retail
§ 725.23 Corporate
§ 725.71 Cafes, bars and restaurants
§ 725.5 Healthcare
§ 725.73 Spas and salons
§ 727.1 Schools
§ 727.8 Libraries
§ 728.5 Hotels
§ 747.1 Small spaces
§ 747.3 Home office
§ 747.75 Dining rooms
§ 747.77 Bedrooms
§ 747.78 Bathrooms
§ 747.79 Kitchens
Designers
§ 720.92 Architects A-Z
§ 746.092 Textile designers A-Z
§ 747.092 Interior designers A-Z
§ 749.2092 Furniture designers A-Z
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