Researching Visionaries to Inspire Your Interior Design Concepts and Final Project

Okay, welcome to your second project, Introduction to Interior Design. Hopefully you enjoyed the first project, putting your inspirations together, and having an idea of why you joined the class and what your goals are. Now this second project is going to relate to the final project, which we will discuss in a few lessons.

But basically this gives you an opportunity to understand the significance of research in an interior design project. And the objective of this exercise, similar to any interior design endeavor, is to thoroughly research your client and projects before you move forward. Now, the wonderful thing about this assignment is your client will be a famous designer or architect.

So, your job is to research that client, and then you are going to design for them. Alright, let's look at the requirements. You will select a well-known artist, architect, or interior designer.

I have provided a list in this sheet that I will share in just a second. Now, before choosing a client, I would spend some time researching the variety of individuals that are on this list. You can do an image search, which I'll explain in just a second.

Let's say you want to see what Frank Lloyd Wright's design work looks like. You may get on a Google image search, type in Frank Lloyd Wright's best works, and see some of the images of some of their famous projects. Again, the client you select will be your client for this project, and you're going to design the project based on their design style.

Now, before we can even design for this client, it's important that you do research on the background of this particular client. So, if you do choose Frank Lloyd Wright, the first thing you're going to do is look up the biographical information of this individual. You're going to look up the educational background.

You're going to look up their design philosophy. And you're going to look at why their work is notable. What is it about their work that allowed them to become this famous designer? The second part of this is you're going to look at some client case studies, project examples, and you're going to share this in your presentation.

Okay, so your research should utilize at least three valid sources. You're welcome to use books, articles, online research. And I'd also like you to cite your resources.

APA or MLA format is fine. You can use citationmachine.net to help you. But your slide deck should be composed of a title page, an introduction, and a conclusion slide with information in between.

The presentation should use a minimum of ten high-quality images of your client's work. Remember, these clients are famous designers. They've done wonderful projects, and I would like you to share those projects in your presentation.

You must also include bullets or descriptions elaborating on your research findings. So, for example, if your client designed an outdoor garden and that garden utilized concept XYZ, I would like you to reveal the concept of that space, chat about it in your research, because this will be vital in you developing your own project later on. So discuss the case studies in your presentation.

And when I say case studies, we're referring to projects or examples that we can use to design our own project. In this case, whichever famous architect or interior designer or artist that you choose, their projects that they've completed are going to be case studies that we will use to research and make decisions on the project that we'll be designing for our final project. And just so you are aware, you will be designing a museum or lounge space for this individual.

So, some considerations. The artist, interior designer, or architect you'll be researching will act as the client for your final project. As I mentioned, this project will be an artist's lounge or gallery.

It's good to know what the project's going to be. The final project was introduced in your first lesson. I showed an example of a similar project.

And that project is the result of you designing a museum or a lounge space for this famous architect, artist, or interior designer. So, what are the things that you should consider? Well, number one, researching the client's design style and philosophy is extremely important. This will be the catalyst for how you choose to design the final project in this class.

In the end, you need to make sure that the client is happy while simultaneously adding your own creativity to the project. Now, I am looking for you to utilize the design elements and principles that you learned as you think about and describe these projects that you find in your research. So, I encourage you to use the elements and the principles as a way of describing and noting the things that you're learning in the case study and the images that you're finding for this presentation.

Now, as always, we have a rubric. I'm looking for you to research your client, and I'm looking for you to research them and have depth behind the research. So, depth of research is a portion of the grade.

Introduction and conclusion. Please introduce the project or introduce the client. Talk about the client.

And in the end, I think there should be some sort of conclusion that sums things up. It's important for you to research the educational background of your client. Did they go to school? Now, if the client did not go to school, for whatever reason, explain that.

How did they become the designer who they are if they did not go to school? So, if there is no educational information, explain why. It's important for you to research the biographical information of this client, their design philosophy, and this will be key in understanding how you're going to design your final project. I'd also like you to look at the impact of the client's work.

What is the significance? Why is that client noted as a famous designer? I think the slide deck should be a minimum of 15 slides minimum. And remember, you should have at least 10 high-quality images in the slide deck. Make sure that you have an accurate list of sources, and I will be looking for craftsmanship, neatness, and appropriate spelling and grammar.

Use this as an opportunity to find a client who aligns with your design style. Now, you may not know what your design style is, so it's okay for you to research and explore. Now, the other aspect that is important is that you want to be inspired to create this project.

So, I am giving you a list of dozens of famous architects and designers. The designers are on the next sheet. I'll share that with you in a second.

And as I mentioned earlier, I think the best way to approach this, because you're obviously not going to have time to research every single famous designer who's out there, is to take the name of each of these designers and just do a quick image search of, let's say, Tadeo Ando's best works, and see what you find. And make notes of maybe the top three individuals that work really stands out to you. And out of that, you're going to select one designer who aligns with your own vision as an interior designer, which you worked on in your first project.

So, here's the list of architects, and here is the list of interior designers. There are a number of notable interior designers, including Charles and Ray Eames. You are welcome to research all of them.

I showed some examples of some of these designers in my work. You'll notice the name Kareem Rashid showed up in one of our lessons earlier. Very contemporary, organic style of approaching interior design.

Or you may decide to go with an artist. Now, there are millions of artists out there. I would like you to focus on an artist that has been noted, that is written about.

So, you have an opportunity to choose an architect, an interior designer, or an artist. All I ask is that you choose one. So, take your time.

Research the various designers, architects, and artists. Find one that inspires you, and then that is the individual you'll be doing your research on. And just so you're aware, after we do this presentation and this research, we will use that inspiration to design your own museum gallery or artist lounge.

And that's the goal of the final project. As I mentioned in our earlier lessons, each of these assignments will essentially build up to create your final project. And in the end, your final project will be a project that shows your creativity, your client's creativity, and a variety of various elements and principles that we've learned throughout the series of lessons.

Thank you. I look forward to seeing everyone's second project. Please upload your project when complete in PDF format.

This is also the conclusion of Part 1 in this two-part series on interior design. I'll see everyone in Part 2. See you soon.