From Academia to Practice: A Case Study of Godiva and Shoyu

Abstract

Interior Design is a diverse field. ‘By its very nature, design aims at solving problems by intervening in a specific way. It also involves a multitude of people to work with. ‘An interior designer’s role is to provide design concepts, space planning proposals, curating selection of furniture, product, fixtures, and material specifications required for procurement and implementation of the project. They are also the point of contact for architects, engineers, lighting and plumbing consultants involved in the advancement of design, construction contractors on site. They also coordinate with retailers, vendors, and suppliers to manage a project from concept to completion. In industry, the design proposal and intervention needs to be planned and designed coherently, and together they form the foundation for any design project and documentation. Management and coordination of the job is what the work depends on. While the success of designing in practice involves a lot of teamwork, a design project at school is mostly determined by the students’ abilities, what they do and how they do. In school many students get creative satisfaction for every design for as long as the studio progresses.