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.

JO ANN ASHER THOMPSON is Professor Emeritus of Interior Design at Washington State University. She served as president and chairman of the Board of the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) and for five years was editor-in-chief of the Journal of Interior Design. She is a recipient of the International Interior Design Association’s (IIDA) Educator of the Year Award. Amongst other publications, Thompson is editor of the ASID Professional Manual (1992). NANCY H. BLOSSOM is Professor Emeritus of Interior Design at Washington State University and served as director of the Interdisciplinary Design Institute and director of the Doctor of Design Program. She is a Fellow of the Interior Design Educators Council and served as the Council’s president and chairman of the board. In 2010 she joined other leaders in the field of interior design on a panel of experts in review of the Body of Knowledge (of Interior Design) project sponsored by professional organizations of the United States and Canada.