Interior Designer - Working conditions
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Working Conditions
Interior designers work in design studios and offices. They may travel around New Zealand and overseas to worksites such as offices, restaurants, hotels, private homes and apartments, suppliers' warehouses and manufacturers' factories.
Conditions can be stressful when working to deadlines.
Equipment
Equipment interior designers may use includes:
- precise drawing and measuring instruments
- fabric, furnishing, colour and paint samples
- computers
- CAD (computer-aided design) software
- graphic design software (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator)
- drawing boards.
Drawing an interior design plan by hand
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Fiona Tregonning measuring some blinds
Hours
Interior designers usually work 40 hours a week. However, they may work between 70 and 80 hours a week, including evenings and weekends, when they have to meet deadlines.
Contact with people
Interior designers work independently or as part of a team. They interact with:
- clients
- tradespeople
- other designers
- architects
- engineers and other professionals.
Updated
September 2009
