INTD 1040 - Elements of Interior Design

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture 2 Lab 2
Course Description: This course focuses on product sourcing. The course explores a systematic approach for specifying fabrics, furniture, finishes, and fixtures in the students’ own design work. This course requires field trips to ”trade only” showrooms during regular business hours.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940  with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950  with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051  with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052  with a grade of C or higher. 

INTD 1020   with a grade of C or higher or concurrently enrolled
Corequisite(s): Non
Recommendation: ENGL 1020   with a grade of C or higher OR ENGL 1021  with a grade of C or higher.

Major Content

1. Furniture construction
2. Scouting interior design industry resources
   1. International Market Square
   2. Natural stone showroom
   3. Appliance showroom
   4. Lumberyard
   5. Wall finish showroom
   6. Solid surfacing showroom
   7. Flooring
3. Specifying furniture, fabric, finishes and appliances
4. Presentations

1. draft a floor plan.
2. gather material samples from interior design showrooms.
3. write specifications for fixtures, finishes and appliances for contractors.
4. analyze new interior products.
5. obtain furniture tear sheets.
6. explain furniture construction details.
7. present design proposals.

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