The Handbook of Interior Design

THE HANDBOOK OF INTERIOR DESIGN The Handbook of Interior Design offers a compilation of current works that inform the discipline of interior design. These examples of design scholarship present a detailed overview of current research and critical thinking. The volume brings together a broad range of essays from an international group of scholars who represent the diversity of work in the field.

Intended to engage those involved in the study and practice of interior design, the Handbook considers the connections between theory, research, and practice that shape the field of interior design, as well as the theoretical perspectives that inform the field. It contains over thirty essays which together demonstrate the wide range of opinions and knowledge in the discipline, grouped in sections to reflect key components of their content. A close reading of the essays will uncover contradictory as well as supporting positions on aspects of interior design, challenging the reader to think critically and develop a personal stance toward the subject.

Author Biography

Jo Ann Asher Thompson, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus ofInterior Design at Washington State University. Thompson served asPresident and Chairman of the Board of the Interior DesignEducators Council (IDEC) and served five years as Editor-in-Chiefof the Journal of Interior Design. She is a recipient of theInternational Interior Design Association s (IIDA) Educatorof the Year Award. Amongst other publications, Thompson is editorof The ASID Professional Manual (1992). Nancy Blossom is Professor of Interior Design atWashington State University and served as Director of theInterdisciplinary Design Institute and as the Director of theDoctor of Design Program. Blossom is a Fellow of the InteriorDesign Educators Council and served as the Council sPresident and Chairman of the Board. In 2010 Blossom joined otherleaders in the field of Interior Design on a panel of experts inreview of the Body of Knowledge (of Interior Design) projectsponsored by professional organizations of the U. S. and Canada.Blossom has served as reviewer of interior design programs inDubai, Saudi Arabia, Canada, and the United States.