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3.7 KiB
name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| interior-designer | Occupational skill for the role 'interior designer' (also: interior space planner, space planner & interior decorator, spatial designer, interior & spatial designer, spatial design expert, interior designer & planner). Use when the user asks for typical interior designer work such as: Estimate material requirements and costs, and present design to client for approval.; Confer with client to determine factors affecting planning of interior environments, such as budget, architectural preferences, purpose, and function.; Advise client on interior design factors, such as space planning, layout and use of furnishings or equipment, and color coordination. |
Interior Designer
Interior designers design or renovate of internal spaces, including structural alterations, fixtures and fittings, lighting and colour schemes, furnishings. They combine the efficient and functional use of space with an understanding of aesthetics.
Core workflow
- Estimate material requirements and costs, and present design to client for approval.
- Confer with client to determine factors affecting planning of interior environments, such as budget, architectural preferences, purpose, and function.
- Advise client on interior design factors, such as space planning, layout and use of furnishings or equipment, and color coordination.
- Select or design, and purchase furnishings, art work, and accessories.
- Formulate environmental plan to be practical, esthetic, and conducive to intended purposes, such as raising productivity or selling merchandise.
- Subcontract fabrication, installation, and arrangement of carpeting, fixtures, accessories, draperies, paint and wall coverings, art work, furniture, and related items.
- Render design ideas in form of paste-ups or drawings.
- Coordinate with other professionals, such as contractors, architects, engineers, and plumbers, to ensure job success.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- collaborate with designers
- create mood boards
- develop a specific interior design
- gather reference materials for artwork
- maintain an artistic portfolio
- manage a team
- manage budgets
- manage portfolio
- materials for interior design
- monitor art scene developments
- monitor sociological trends
- monitor textile manufacturing developments
- monitor trends in interior design
- perform project management
- prepare detailed working drawings for interior design
Hot technologies
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Autodesk Revit
- Trimble SketchUp Pro
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Acrobat
- Microsoft Outlook
- Adobe Creative Cloud software
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Photoshop
- Microsoft Office software
Hot technologies
Top tools from 45 gated job ads (see references/market.md, as of 2026-07-14):
- Revit — 60 %
- AutoCAD — 49 %
- SketchUp — 29 %
- Microsoft Office — 24 %
- Adobe Creative Suite — 20 %
- Enscape — 16 %
- BlueBeam — 13 %
- Microsoft Excel — 13 %
- Adobe InDesign — 11 %
- Adobe Photoshop — 11 %
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/73e776fb-4d99-4031-bad4-7716f121155d), ONET 30.3 (27-1025.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*