| INTRODUCTION |
| Discipline Interior design is not synonymous with creating a set of propositions for functions, shapes, materials and constructions in a spatial setting. Interior design is the art of creating spatial, physical, i.e., non-virtual environments while producing forms of visual and cultural signification and communication. Age of Information and Networks In the age of information and networks, interior design grapples with - screens and screen-based environments; - with the vast, anonymous places of airports, shopping malls, and office towers; - with concepts such as sustainability, flexibility, interactivity, and speed. Topical Questions - What could interior design signify? - What could it communicate? - What do its shifts in styles and atmosphere tell us? - Could a hyperform of interior design emerge? - Could interior designers shift to Second Life and indeed transform into designers of virtual interior spaces? Fast Forward Moving Profession These questions demonstrate only a fraction of the broad and fascinating vistas emerging in interior design. Topical interior designers work at the edge of a fast forward moving profession for the built environment. |
