Splendour by design

If you are about to hire an interior designer for doing up your interiors, Times Property Team tells you all you need to know prior to making that crucial choice

The interior design industry is three times as big as the building construction industry, because the average spend on interiors tends to be three times as much as the average cost of erecting the structure. Yet amateurism abounds within the interior design profession. Carpenter, interior decorators, even housewives who have picked up a little knowledge, proclaim they are interior designers.

IIID, a nationwide association of interior designers, has now laid down criteria for who qualifies to be called an interior designer.

Today if you want to select an interior designer for doing your home, you will have to depend largely on word of mouth recommendation. IIID's Delhi chapter will soon set up a website that will contain profiles of all its registered members. Times Property Team spoke to several interior design professionals to find out how you can go about finding the right designer, what are the fess, how do designers settle on the right look for your home and office and much more Turn to page 7 for a comprehensive coverage on what's the latest and the best in the world of interior design.