On average, people spend approximately 90% of their time indoors according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Interior designers can develop the design solution for any place where you live, work, play, heal, and learn.
Interior design supports the human experience through the functionality, materiality, safety and building codes, and much more of the interior built environment. Interior designers develop solutions that reflect their client's needs and demonstrate their client’s values to all who enter or see their space. Effective interior designers support the human condition first, and the interior space second. Interior designers also focus on accessibility and inclusivity in their work to make sure that interiors can be used by all.
The ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà (ÑÇÖÞÌìÌÃ) believes that design impacts lives and collaborates with others to promote the value of interior design.
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Project: Blake Early Learning Center
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Practitioners are interior designers who have met ÑÇÖÞÌìÌÃ’s qualifications and elevate, inspire, and lead the practice of the interior design profession.
Being an ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Practitioner is a mark of distinction in the interior design industry that indicates a commitment to professionalism, expertise, and ethical conduct. ÑÇÖÞÌìÌÃ-qualified interior design practitioners believe that design impacts lives and meet the standards of ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà membership to support their client’s needs.
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà recognizes three levels of interior design practitioners based on an individual’s credentials.
Appellation: Name, ÑÇÖÞÌìÌÃ
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Professional Practitioners have successfully passed an ÑÇÖÞÌìÌÃ-approved qualification examination.
Appellation: Name, ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Allied
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Allied Practitioners have successfully completed a degree with a major in interior design or architecture.
Appellation: Name, ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Associate
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Associate Practitioners have a degree in any major and six years of documented full-time interior design practice.
All ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Practitioner Members have access to the use of a Qualified ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Practitioner badge, in addition to their ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Member Mark above, for use on promotional materials, business cards, and email signatures.
Log into your ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Member account to access and download the badges as well as the ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Practitioner Toolkit.
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Practitioners are required to complete a biennial continuing education requirement and adhere to the ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct.
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Firm Partners bring client projects to fruition, developing service models, and leading the future of the profession.
Designation: Organization, ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Firm Partner
Firm Partners focus their businesses on providing interior design professional services and must have at least one employee that qualifies for ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Practitioner membership.
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Project: adidas
Hire an interior designer for your next project – whether your personal home or place of business. Hiring the right designer as early as possible for your project will help you to transform your interior environment into a place that supports the behavior, health & safety, and well-being of all occupants.
Design Finder by ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà connects you with ÑÇÖÞÌìÌÃ-qualified interior designers and partners who are dedicated to developing solutions that reflect their client's needs and demonstrate their client’s values to all who enter or see their space.
Twenty-eight U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and eight Canadian provinces have enacted interior design legislation to date . Use of the terms “interior designer,” “certified interior designer,” and “registered interior designer,” vary from state to state, as do the regulations, practice rights, and responsibilities of interior designers in each jurisdiction.
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌÃ’s advocacy serves not only the designers with education, experience, and examination-based knowledge but the interior design profession at large advancing the health, safety, and overall well-being of building occupants.
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Project: Field Station
The network of ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà individual members connects interior design practitioners to the community of educators, students, and affiliates.
Designation:
Name, ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Educator
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Educator Members influence and foster the future of the design profession through education and research.
Designation:
Name, ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Student
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Student Members learn, grow, and build a network as they embark on their interior design careers.
Designation:
Name, ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Affiliate
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Affiliate Members contribute their diverse expertise and collaborate with the interior design community.
Organization partners are the companies and institutions that enhance the ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà community and connect their collective of individuals to ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà resources.
Designation:
Organization, ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Indusrty Partner
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Industry Partners provide the interior design community with business resources and products and materials for client projects.
Designation:
Organization, ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Higher Education Partner
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Higher Education Partners educate and cultivate the next interior design practitioners and develop research to advance the profession.
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Organization, ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Affiliate Partner
ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà Affiliate Members contribute their diverse expertise and collaborate with the interior design community.
If you support the interior design profession and practice, you belong in the ÑÇÖÞÌìÌà community.