The Handbook of Interior Design

The Handbook of Interior Design offers a compilation of current works that inform the discipline of interior design. These examples of design scholarship present a detailed overview of current research and critical thinking. The volume brings together a broad range of essays from an international group of scholars who represent the diversity of work in the field.

Intended to engage those involved in the study and practice of interior design, the Handbook considers the connections between theory, research, and practice that shape the field of interior design, as well as the theoretical perspectives that inform the field. It contains over thirty essays which together demonstrate the wide range of opinions and knowledge in the discipline, grouped in sections to reflect key components of their content. A close reading of the essays will uncover contradictory as well as supporting positions on aspects of interior design, challenging the reader to think critically and develop a personal stance toward the subject.

Notes on Contributors viii

Preface xv

Introduction: The Shaping of Interior Design 1

Section I Explorations of the History of Interior Design 9

1 An Overview of Phenomenology for the Design Disciplines 11
David Wang

2 Dorothy Draper and the American Housewife: A Study of Class Values and Success 29
John C. Turpin

3 The Political Interior 46
Mary Anne Beecher

4 Taylorizing the Modern Interior: Counter-Origins 58
Ronn M. Daniel

5 Bringing the Past In: Narrative Inquiry and the Preservation of Historic Interiors 70
Erin Cunningham

Section II Perspectives on the Practice of Interior Design 95
6 Aesthetic Coding in Interior Design 97
Mads Nygaard Folkmann

7 Toward a Creative Ecology of Workplace Design 112
Margaret Portillo and Jason Meneely

8 Designing Emotional Connection into the Workplace: A Story of Authentic Leadership 128
Sheila Danko

9 Exploring the Schism: Toward an Empathetic Language 148
Shauna Corry Hernandez

10 Ways of Knowing in Design: A Position on the Culture of Interior Design Practice 171
Janice Barnes

11 Sustainable Life-Span Design: A New Model 186
Amber Joplin

12 Frameworks for Decision-Making in Design for the Aging 212
Halime Demirkan

13 Designing More Successful Social Spaces: Lessons Learned from a Continuing Care Retirement Community Study 226
Nichole M. Campbell

14 Developing a Person-Centric Design Philosophy 246
Jill Pable

15 In Support of Contemporary Identity: The Modern Palestinian Home 260
May Sayrafi

16 Creativity in Interior Design: Cross-Cultural Practitioners’ Reviews of Entry-Level Portfolios 273
Siriporn Kobnithikulwong

17 Human Responses to Water Elements in Interior Environments: A Culture and Gender Comparison 293
Gwo Fang Lin

18 Concerns with Daylight and Health Outcomes 310
Michael D. Kroelinger

19 Healthy Interiors for the Visually Impaired 327
Dak Kopec

20 Interior People Places: The Impact of the Built Environment on the Third Place Experience 347
Dana Vaux

21 Places in the Virtual and Physical Continuum: Examining the Impact of Virtual Behaviors on Place Attributes of Wireless Coffee Shops 366
Newton D’Souza and Yu Fong Lin

22 The Relationship between Historic Preservation and Sustainability in Interior Design 382
Lisa Tucker

23 Forging Empathetic Connections to Create Compatible Designs in Historic Buildings 393
Jessica Goldsmith

Section III Considerations of Education in Interior Design 415

24 The Phenomenological Contribution to Interior Design Education and Research: Place, Environmental Embodiment, and Architectural Sustenance 417
David Seamon

25 Testing a Culture-Based Design Pedagogy: A Case Study 432
Abimbola O. Asojo

26 Connecting the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning to the Discipline of Interior Design 446
Isil Oygur and Bryan D. Orthel

27 Engaging Voices within a Dynamic Problem-Based Learning Context 465
Tiiu Poldma

28 Aesthetic Theory and Interior Design Pedagogy 478
Ji Young Cho and Benyamin Schwarz

29 Interior Design Teaching and Learning in Elementary and Secondary Education (K-12) 497
Stephanie A. Clemons

30 Community-Building through Interior Design Education 516
Patrick Lucas

31 A Reflective Journey in Teaching Interior Design: The Virtual Studio 524
Kathleen Gibson

Index 538

JO ANN ASHER THOMPSON is Professor Emeritus of Interior Design at Washington State University. She served as president and chairman of the Board of the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) and for five years was editor-in-chief of the Journal of Interior Design. She is a recipient of the International Interior Design Association’s (IIDA) Educator of the Year Award. Amongst other publications, Thompson is editor of the ASID Professional Manual (1992).

NANCY H. BLOSSOM is Professor Emeritus of Interior Design at Washington State University and served as director of the Interdisciplinary Design Institute and director of the Doctor of Design Program. She is a Fellow of the Interior Design Educators Council and served as the Council’s president and chairman of the board. In 2010 she joined other leaders in the field of interior design on a panel of experts in review of the Body of Knowledge (of Interior Design) project sponsored by professional organizations of the United States and Canada.