Soft Materials and Finishes

Interior Decorators must be experts in soft materials and finishes that they specify to meet their clients preferences and budget. Students discover current trends in soft finishes and surfaces, how they are manufactured, where they can be used in interior spaces and how to calculate quantities. Topics include natural and manmade materials focusing on sustainable products and cradle to cradle ideology, material calculations of various covering/recovering techniques as well as basic furniture construction and quality. Through case study analysis, research, field trips and guest speakers, students integrate the knowledge of specification and estimating into the design process.