The Interior Design Reference & Specification Book

The Interior Design Reference & Specification Book

by Linda O'Shea, Chris Grimley, Mimi Love
Released July 2013
Publisher(s): Rockport Publishers
ISBN: 9781610587907

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Book description

In the world of interior design, thousands of bits of crucial information are scattered across a wide array of sources. The Interior Design Reference & Specification Book collects the information essential to planning and executing interior projects of all shapes and sizes, and distills it in a format that is as easy to use as it is to carry.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. Introduction
  5. 1 FUNDAMENTALS
    1. Chapter 1 Starting an Interior Project (1/2)
    2. Chapter 1 Starting an Interior Project (2/2)
    3. Chapter 2 Project Management (1/2)
    4. Chapter 2 Project Management (2/2)
    5. Chapter 3 Drawing Basics (1/7)
    6. Chapter 3 Drawing Basics (2/7)
    7. Chapter 3 Drawing Basics (3/7)
    8. Chapter 3 Drawing Basics (4/7)
    9. Chapter 3 Drawing Basics (5/7)
    10. Chapter 3 Drawing Basics (6/7)
    11. Chapter 3 Drawing Basics (7/7)
    12. Chapter 4 Presentation and Communication (1/3)
    13. Chapter 4 Presentation and Communication (2/3)
    14. Chapter 4 Presentation and Communication (3/3)
    15. Perspective on Fundamentals (1/2)
    16. Perspective on Fundamentals (2/2)
  6. 2 SPACE
    1. Chapter 5 Proportions of a Room (1/2)
    2. Chapter 5 Proportions of a Room (2/2)
    3. Chapter 6 Sequencing Spaces (1/2)
    4. Chapter 6 Sequencing Spaces (2/2)
    5. Chapter 7 Types of Rooms (1/4)
    6. Chapter 7 Types of Rooms (2/4)
    7. Chapter 7 Types of Rooms (3/4)
    8. Chapter 7 Types of Rooms (4/4)
    9. Chapter 8 Code and Accessibility (1/4)
    10. Chapter 8 Code and Accessibility (2/4)
    11. Chapter 8 Code and Accessibility (3/4)
    12. Chapter 8 Code and Accessibility (4/4)
    13. Perspectives on Space (1/2)
    14. Perspectives on Space (2/2)
  7. 3 SURFACE
    1. Chapter 9 Color (1/4)
    2. Chapter 9 Color (2/4)
    3. Chapter 9 Color (3/4)
    4. Chapter 9 Color (4/4)
    5. Chapter 10 Material (1/8)
    6. Chapter 10 Material (2/8)
    7. Chapter 10 Material (3/8)
    8. Chapter 10 Material (4/8)
    9. Chapter 10 Material (5/8)
    10. Chapter 10 Material (6/8)
    11. Chapter 10 Material (7/8)
    12. Chapter 10 Material (8/8)
    13. Chapter 11 Texture (1/2)
    14. Chapter 11 Texture (2/2)
    15. Chapter 12 Pattern (1/2)
    16. Chapter 12 Pattern (2/2)
    17. Perspectives on Surface (1/2)
    18. Perspectives on Surface (2/2)
  8. 4 ENVIRONMENTS
    1. Chapter 13 Natural Light
    2. Chapter 14 Artificial Light (1/2)
    3. Chapter 14 Artificial Light (2/2)
    4. Chapter 15 Invisible Systems (1/2)
    5. Chapter 15 Invisible Systems (2/2)
    6. Perspectives on Environments (1/2)
    7. Perspectives on Environments (2/2)
  9. 5 ELEMENTS
    1. Chapter 16 Details (1/3)
    2. Chapter 16 Details (2/3)
    3. Chapter 16 Details (3/3)
    4. Chapter 17 Furniture (1/2)
    5. Chapter 17 Furniture (2/2)
    6. Chapter 18 Elements and Display
    7. Perspectives on Elements (1/2)
    8. Perspectives on Elements (2/2)
  10. 6 RESOURCES
    1. Chapter 19 Sustainability Guidelines
    2. Chapter 20 Manual Resources
    3. Chapter 21 Digital Resources
    4. Perspectives on Resources (1/2)
    5. Perspectives on Resources (2/2)
  11. Index
    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
    5. E
    6. F
    7. G
    8. H
    9. I
    10. J
    11. K
    12. L
    13. M
    14. N
    15. O
    16. P
    17. Q
    18. R
    19. S
    20. T
    21. U
    22. V
    23. W
    24. Y
  12. Acknowledgments

Product information

  • Title: The Interior Design Reference & Specification Book
  • Author(s): Linda O'Shea, Chris Grimley, Mimi Love
  • Release date: July 2013
  • Publisher(s): Rockport Publishers
  • ISBN: 9781610587907