Career - Interior Designer

Interior Designers will speak to clients and architects to determine clients' needs and intentions, and to ensure safety requirements are met and develop designs that are appropriate, functional and aesthetically pleasing. They will prepare working drawings and specifications for interior construction, materials, finishes, space planning, lighting, furnishings and equipment and also estimate costs of materials, labour and time, and give estimates to clients for approval. They will organise supplies and prepare detailed instructions for tradespeople and inspect the work of suppliers and tradespeople, and maintain time, cost and quality controls.They will work with specialists in technical areas concerned with fire, hydraulics, and mechanical, electrical and structural design, ensuring industry regulations are met and prepare and administer tenders and contract documents.They will re-design the interiors of old buildings and design furnishings to be made by cabinetmakers, antique furniture restorers and other tradespeople. They will design exhibitions, commercial display stands or stage, film and television production sets.

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