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Interior Design Careers

Each Interior Design career focuses on unique criteria: residential, commercial / contract, retail, hospitality and sustainable environments.

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Interior Design Career (Books)

Foundations of Interior Design

Careers in Interior Design

Starting Your Career as an Interior Designer

Designing Your Future : an introduction to career preparation and professional practices in interior design

Professional Practice for Interior Designers

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Careers in Interior Design -- Web

Careers in Interior Design
Good comprehensive overview of Interior Design as a career.
24 Seven Talent Provides Jobs and Workshops
Employment agency specializing in placement of professionals in the Fashion, Home, and Beauty professions.
Archinect.com - Jobs in New York
International job listings for interior design and architecture related careers (including lighting design).

Interior Design Careers -- Books

Becoming an Interior Designer by Kate Bolick
Publication Date: 2021
Becoming an Interior Designer : a guide to careers in design by Christine M. Piotrowski; Christine Martucci
Publication Date: 2008
Careers in Interior Design by Nancy Asay; Marciann Patton
Publication Date: 2010
Designing Your Future : an introduction to career preparation and professional practices in interior design by Shari Park-Gates; Cindy V. Beacham; Barbara S. McFall
Publication Date: 2007
Getting a Job in Architecture and Design by David W. Patterson
Publication Date: 2008
Interior Design by Jenny Gibbs; Chronicle Books Staff; Laurence King Publishing Limited Staff
Publication Date: 2010
Interior Design and Decorating Careers by David Stearns
Publication Date: 2008
Professional Practice for Interior Designers by Christine M. Piotrowski
Publication Date: 2020
Starting Your Career As an Interior Designer by Robert K. Hale; Thomas L. Williams
Publication Date: 2016

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