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Career Paths of the Emerging Designer
Paths include both entrepreneurial as the independent practitioner at work seen here drafting or working for an employer
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Legislative Impact on Interior Design
Types of Interior Design Legislation vary; some examples are:
Certified Interior Designer
Licensed Interior Designer
Permitting Statute
Practice Act
Registered Interior Designer
Title Act
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Legislative Impact on Interior Design
Map depicts a snapshot view of current legislative impact on North America
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Types of Employment
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Range of jobs exist for the beginning interior designer or student looking for work:
Intern
Junior Designer or Design Assistant
CAD Operator
Renderer / Model Builder
Resource Librarian
Showroom Assistant
Sample Desk Receptionist
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Types of Employment
A small interior design firm (Left); A large firm with cubicle arrangement for offices (Right)
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Types of Employment
Steelcase collaboration series known as the “Campfire Series” (Left) ; Steelcase’s videoconferencing collaboration through its media:scape series (Right)
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Marketing and Promotion
Branding: a popular term to describe the comprehensive way of presenting a clear and consistent message of what you have to offer
Includes your resume (chronological or functional), cover letter, and portfolio
Portfolio types: book format with digitally created images printed on paper or easel portfolio
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Marketing and Promotion
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A project, especially showing materials, appears (and feels) very differently traditionally and digitally
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Operating a Design Business
Business Structures:
Sole Proprietorship
May include a DBA (doing business as)
Partnership
Corporation (several types)
Corporation
Subchapter S corporation
PC (professional corporation)
LLC (limited liability company)
LLP (limited liability partnership)
Independent Contractor
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Operating a Design Business
Business Plan Highlights:
Introduction
Marketing
Financial Management
Operations
Executive Summary
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Operating a Design Business
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Basic Elements in a Letter of Agreement with a Client
Scope of the project
The parties and their responsibilities
Services to be rendered, by project phase
Third-party services
Terms for payment of goods
Compensation for services
Contract time frames
Ownership of documents
Rights to photograph and publicize
Termination terms and arbitration clause
Signature and dates of acceptance
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Professional Relationships
The designer and client
Third-party arrangements
Architects; engineers; general contractors; subcontracted labor; specifying agents; and consultants
Vendors and Suppliers
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Fee Structures
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“Time is Money”
There many ways to charge including combinations of any of the following types:
Hourly Fee
Per Diem, or Daily, Rate
Flat, or Fixed, Design Fee
Square Footage, or Area, Fee
Cost-Plus, or Cost Plus Percentage
Retail Basis
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Fee Structures
Many retail stores retain interior designers on staff as an incentive to customers.
There are many Interior designers who are also retailers, such as Bunny Williams and Vicente Wolf
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Fee Structures
A two-part invoice to a client: cost plus percentage and flat hourly fee for design consultation
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Relationship with Suppliers
Application for a trade showroom account is shown
Accounts may be open, or Net 30 depending on the credit extended to the designer
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Relationship with Suppliers
Supplier (trade showroom) pad for use in requesting memos (large samples loaned) and cuttings (swatches)
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Designers are often provided with a trade discount e.g. 40% or 5/10 code generally for fabric
Sample 5/10 code on a fabric price tag. Net (cost for designer) in this example would be $55.10 a yard
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Relationship with Suppliers
Supplier Quotation – quote- sample may also be called an Estimate or a memorandum
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Janet Goodman ESTIMATE
Wallcovering
Houston, TX 77031
4/4/2021
To: Pamela Hope Designs
Re: Installation of Wallcovering
Smith Residence
925 Split Elm
Spring, TX
Labor to prime with Zinsser Gardz primer and install selected wallcovering.
*Any additional wall preparation (floating, sanding, etc.) and associated labor/material costs to be determined after site visit.
Master Suite Accent – Thibaut T83030
5 double rolls (36” wide x 24’ long) $1,100.00
* Estimate good for 90 days
a. Environmental Conditions: Areas to receive wallcovering shall be environmentally controlled by the HVAC system. Maintain a temperature range of 65° - 85° degrees Fahrenheit, with less than 50% relative
humidity, for a period of not less than 4 days prior to installation and maintained thereafter.
b. Lighting: Sufficient lighting will be provided by the Owner/Contractor during the installation process. If required, temporary lighting will be provided to augment insufficient or low level permanent lighting.
c. Wall surfaces shall be clean, smooth and free from defects and imperfections.
d. Recommend surfaces be primed with Zinsser Primer.
e. Prior to permanent installation, installer will provide a test patch for each area that must be approved by client.
f. All areas to be left clean and free of debris.
Sincerely,
Janet Goodman
Relationship with Suppliers
Supplier tag for COM (customer’s own material)
Price shown here does not include the cost of the fabric needed to upholster the chair. Estimate of 7 yds. is based on a standard 54” wide fabric with no pattern repeat
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Placing Orders – Purchase Order
Prepared by the designer on behalf of the client is specific; helps track products; and approved by the client
Highlights:
Contact information
Payment method
Product specifications
Quantity and costs
Delivery information
Special instructions
Approvals and signatures
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The Purchase Order
Example here shows cross-referencing of two purchase orders for custom upholstered goods
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