Job Shadow

During our job shadow at Interior Design International I learned many important things about being an interior designer. Our firm does a lot of hospitality work, so it is very important that you use the right materials for the space. For example, the flooring needs to be very durable because of all the foot traffic a hotel or restaurant gets. Furniture such as seating needs to have durable fabrics as well, but they also need to be easy to clean if something is spilled on them. While visiting IDI we were able to actually help them with a project and gathered materials that they were sending off to a client in New York. We used organizational and lettering skills and it was really cool that we got to do a little bit of real life work. While having lunch we were able to have more one-on-one time and asked questions about things we needed to learn, or would be helpful in the field. Budgeting and information on materials were two important things that they brought up. They said we should learn as much as possible about the textiles, furniture, flooring, etc. that we would be using, so we will be able to inform our clients on the best choices in the future. I thought this experience was very helpful in learning about interior design, and it was amazing that we actually got to do work for them.