interior designn.
/ɪnˈtɪərɪə dɪˈzʌɪn/ The design of the interior of a building, including wallpaper, furniture, fittings, etc., according to artistic and architectural criteria. Cf. interior decoration n.
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society > occupation and work > industry > decorating and painting > [noun] > design of
interior design1927
1927 T. P. Bennett Archit. Design in Concrete 13 The effect of this adjustment of proportion and detail upon interior design is..in some ways more fundamental than the effect on the new proportions upon exterior designs.
1957 Encycl. Brit. XII. Pl. x. (caption) Living room by Ain, Johnson and Day, showing relationship of interior and exterior design.
1962 H. Stephenson Design & Decoration in Home 7 There is more to interior design than just putting furniture in a room and paint on a wall.
1972 Guardian 17 May 9/4 She turned to interior design.
Derivatives
interior designer n. one whose business is to plan such interiors.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > decorator > [noun] > interior designer
interior designer1938
1938 Decorative Art p. xxxii The favourable attention of all leading Interior Designers can be secured..through a single publication, ‘Interior Design and Decoration’.
1967 E. Short Embroidery & Fabric Collage iii. 64 Good interior designers sometimes go as far as having carpets specially designed and manufactured.
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