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With over a hundred, or even thousands, of interior design schools all over United States and Canada, absolutely finding the best one would be like looking for that tiny needle in a haystack.

All these schools are located in different locations geographically, and there will definitely be differences in the feel, aesthetics and atmospheres of each school. An art industrial design school in Los Angeles will differ greatly from an interior design school in San Diego, California. These schools will differ in the manner of course loads, students enrolled in the institutions and will also offer different degrees of education in their interior design programs.

So with every other design school, different institutions have different campus sizes, varying numbers of registered students, assorted methods of housing and will require a varied amount of money for cost of education. A hair design school located in Brattleboro, Vermont will differ greatly from a hair design school established in Louisiana. The education offered in one institution is not the same as that in another establishment. The basics on the program majors may be the same but the manner of teaching and the specifics are sure to change greatly from one school to another.

Programs that are offered in floral design schools in Kansas will vary from those offered in other floral design schools located elsewhere. This is also true for set and fashion design schools. A set design school in Seattle or a fashion design school in New York will have an immense difference in size, atmosphere, financial costs and in other aspects when compared to a school in other locations in the country. The hours that students need to log might also show some differences in diverse places.

Variations in these aspects will factor into any prospective student’s decision when it comes to choosing design schools. Any student has different requirements and criteria when it comes to picking the school that best fits him and his financial situation.

A student will choose a school depending on the location, depending on whether his choice leans toward a school near his home or far from his present location, the student might choose a school that is only a short commute from his home or a school that would require him to relocate and perhaps live in an on campus apartment.

Another factor in choosing a design school is the level of degree offered. Depending on whether the student wants to study in a program for a certificate, a diploma, an associate’s degree or a bachelor’s degree in design, the student will pick a school that offers this specific degree.

Another factor is the cost of the education, whether it is affordable or expensive. A student would normally have to choose between private institutions and public schools. A private institution is generally more expensive when compared to a public school.

The size of the school is also a consideration. A prospective student will choose a school depending on whether the student will favor a school that represents a close knit community and cater to only a limited number of students or whether the student prefers to remain as an anonymous member of the population in a large university.

The feel and the atmosphere of an institution are also other criterion that needs to be thought of. A student may want to be enrolled in a school with a very relaxed atmosphere or he might go for the other end of the spectrum and enroll in a school with a rigid academic schedule. It all depends on the student’s preferences.

The only thing that all these design schools have in common might be their offerings of basic knowledge and fundamental skills in interior design and other specific disciplines. A student may opt to register in any one of the hundred or so design institutions depending on the different merits of these establishments.

Algarve is a region in Portugal that is found at the southernmost part of the country and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the region as well. One of the thriving industries in Algarve is the furniture and interior design industry where interior designers create wonderful living spaces for the residents and for those who purchase vacation homes here with the use of local furniture as well as imported furniture. The kind of furniture design Algarve interior designers choose for their projects vary from one home to another and may include classic wood based furnishings, contemporary leather covered furniture and even post-modern metal based furniture.

Interior designers in Algarve and in some of the other regions of Portugal utilize furnishings from the region as well as from outside the region and the country to create the kind of ambiance their clients want. Some of the more popular choices in furniture design Algarve interior designers use for their work are the light wood pieces that can look good both indoors and outdoors. Such furniture, like patio chairs, garden benches with cushions, wicker and wood sofas, and wooden tables are some of the common favorites that interior designers in Algarve are often asked to include in their designs. These wood and wicker based furniture are often included in certain mixes of home furnishings to add warmth to a place and to give it a homey feel. This kind of a design is often popular among those who have holiday homes in Algarve and those who wish to create the tropical, seaside feeling that is what the region is popular for.

While some people in Algarve opt for the kind of furniture that gives off that homey feel, there are those who opt for a different kind of ambiance altogether. There are some homeowners who commission Algarve interior designers to include rather modern pieces in the way their homes are set up. The modern furniture design Algarve interior decorators use often include metal and leather mixed furniture for the dining room, combination leather furniture for the living room, metal and wicker mixed chairs and tables as well as glass and metal tables for the living room and dining rooms of these homes.

Choosing the furniture can be wholly delegated to the designer who simply presents the finished home to the client. Some homeowners however wish to have a hand in deciding what goes into their homes in Algarve and often choose some of the furniture for such an endeavor with the supervision and advice of the interior designer working on their homes. Some of these homeowners can take advantage of some of the furniture packages that already come mixed and matched for their convenience or they can choose individual pieces that they believe will look good together in their homes. The furniture design Algarve furniture makers and sellers find that is most popular with these homeowners is the design that exudes a certain resort town feeling which is what Algarve is rather popular for.

There are furniture stores in Algarve that interior decorators frequent for their needs and they may sometimes bring their clients in to see the numerous choices that are there. Some of these furnishings can be had cheaper in sets or can be bought as individual pieces to be mixed and matched for that unique appeal some homeowners want for their homes.

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Kalakriti School of Art and Design has now opened up at Kilpauk, Chennai, India. With improving life styles, there is increasing demand for branded and custom designed fashion wear as well as interior design products. This has resulted in an increasing demand for professionals in these fields which Kalakriti aims to fulfill.  Aiming at high standards of course delivery tuned to the demands of today’s markets, Kalakriti has brought together a number of highly experienced lecturers in these fields. Special feature of the curriculum is the practical experience provided through site and industrial visits, guest lectures by industry experts, use of multi-media to enhance course delivery and projects for hands on experience. The Institute also offers CAD design programs for both Fashion Design and Interior Design.

Kalakriti also aims to encourage traditional Indian art forms among through short term courses in Kalamkari Painting, Madhubani Painting, Kerala Mural Painting, Rajasthani Gem Stone Painting, Warli Painting,  Tanjore Glass Painting, Stained Glass Painting, Aari Embroidery and Saree Designing.  These courses are open to those from all walks of life including students, home-makers, professionals and retired persons.  Exclusively for children, the Institute conducts regular classes in Indian classical dance and music as well as in drawing, painting and handicrafts.

The Institute also will be conducting subsidized low cost vocational courses in Tailoring, Pattern Making and Handicrafts for underprivileged girls and give them assistance and guidance to get jobs or launch their own self-employment units.

Situated at 4, Manikeswari Road, Kilpauk, opposite Bain’s School, they may be contacted on telephone 2643 1022 / 9840709217 or details may be obtained from the website:  http://www.kala-kriti.in

Sujatha Nair is an MSc and MPhil in Textiles and Clothing Sciences from the University of Madras. She has many years of experience in teaching fashion design at some of the premier fashion institutes. She has launched this school to impart knowledge and education to young boys and girls while helping under-privileged girls to learn vocational arts.

Creativity, uniqueness, uniqueness are the tools of success these days. Every student wants to opt for something new, a course or profession which provides him the space to think and demands freshness in its approach. Today, students are very imaginative and they do not want to go with the old and traditional methods or jobs responsibilities. They want to do something new, unusual, which never been done before, and wants to create benchmark for others. Students, these days, are very fast- forward, they have their future plans ready with them, by the time they enter senior secondary school. Going for fields, which demands creativity and innovation, is what every student aims for.

There are many new fields coming up these days, which are highly creative like writing, acting, anchoring, radio jockeying, dancing, fashion designing, interior designing etc. Though all these professions are in great demand and popular among students, but interior designing is one, which allows the student to turn a whole piece of land turn into the product of his ideas and creativity. It’s an impeccable job work, which translated your thinking power into a creative beauty. It’s a very proud profession, as house or property being the life time asset, gets used and appreciated by an number of people in and around that product.

To fulfil the professional demands of the industry and train the students according to the working standards, many colleges have started courses in interior designing. For admission, an entrance test is conducted by the colleges to test the sketching, technical drawing, imaginative and analytical skills of the students. The applications to the interior designing colleges can made by the student after he passed with his 12th exams. The duration of the course is for around two to four years, depending upon the course chosen and the institute from which the student is planning to pursue his studies. Different colleges providing professional courses in interior designing are:

v     Academy of Art and Design, Maharashtra

v     Apeejay Institute of Design, New Delhi

v     School of Interior Design, Ahemdabad

v     J. J School of Arts, Mumbai

v     Blitz Institute of Creative Arts, Varanasi

v     Global Institute of Fashion Technology, Kolkata

v     Indian Institute of Design, New Delhi

v     Inter National Institute of Fashion Design, Mumbai, Pune, Ajmer

v     India International Trade Centre, Mumbai

v     Indian institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi

v     Institute for Interior Design, Bangalore

v     International Academy of Fashion and Design, Chennai

v     Lovely Professional University, Phagwara

Architects for designing the houses, offices, hotels, restaurants, retail shops, theatres, conference halls, film studios, malls, adventure spots, etc are alw3ays in demand to decorate their interiors as well as exteriors. a student, after completing his degree in interior designing, in the beginning of their career, start as the intern or trainee in some designing house. This gives him the initial practical knowledge required to implement in his career. The qualities which an interior designing student must posses are:

v     Very imaginative and creative, must be able to think new ideas for every new assignment.

v     To be able to read the mind of the customer and implement the designs accordingly

v     The designs created by the interior- designer must be more than the term satisfactory for the customer, to ensure his regularity with your organisation.

v     Should keep himself updated with the latest developments and new designs and innovation in the world of designing

v     Should be able to organise the design according to the budget plans of the customer

v     Should have a good sense of colour combinations and work on improving his choice and class for interiors\

The work for the interior- design is basically on project basis, and employees are paid quite attractive remunerations for their work assignments.

Gurleen Kaur writes on behalf of Shiksha.com. Shiksha is a portal that connects education seeker with education provider. Shiksha provides information about various professional courses and fashion designing courses