Drawing for Interior Design

by Drew Plunkett

This volume covers all stages of visual presentation in interior design, from early concept sketches and more evolved technical drawings to complex computer renderings, models for client presentation, and production drawings for contractors.

Step-by-step sequences and special tips show students how to make the most of the available media, while practical advice on everything from communicating with clients and contractors to the legal implications of production drawings are covered. A comprehensive and varied selection of drawings from practitioners and student designers will whet readers' appetites, encourage enthusiasm, and suggest possibilities.

This book will be an invaluable, inspirational, and practical resource for interior design and interior architecture students and practicing interior designers alike.

Genres: Interior Design, Design

192 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Maria Popescu · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very easy to understand, well illustrated and simply explained book. It gives many good ideas for approaches to representation of ideas within Interior Design/Architecture. Will be buying a copy when my library loan runs out.

[Amjad Al-Baham · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nice

[Michael Scott · Rating 2 out of 5]

TODO:
= got this book as a refresher, to help me sketch for a new-house project.
++ Chapter 1: the basics were useful and well presented
+/--- Chapter 2, Conception: good overview of the process, but missing a discussion about the modern elements and objects used in interior design. I would have expected and liked a cookbook here. Also, the section on "sketching by computer" is shallow and way too short.
---/+ Chapter 3, presentation: I didn't like this, perhaps because the case studies are of large interiors presented very sketchily. The presentation drawings are full of abstract dazzle surrounding the main pieces, obscuring the actual design. I guess it's nice to have a computer do all the hardcore detailed rendering, but I still prefer to focus on the parts I design. The case studies on flexibility and abstraction are nice.
++ Chapter 4, Production: I liked to see a more texty part of this book. The drawings are more technical, far exceeding the complexity of Chapters 1 and 2, and thus adding much to the book.
-- Chapter 5, resources, lacks in both (physical) length and (conceptual) depth. The sources of objects and other downloads mentioned throughout do not lead to actual references and links in this chapter, which is disappointing.

[Marco Klein · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good introduction to principal methods of drawing for interior design projects. Well structured. Good for basic understanding around techniques and methods. Industry professionals might miss a bit of further detail. But I am sure you can learn a few things nonetheless. The visuals are a bit outdated (reading this in 2020). The language is sometimes a bit abstract. The author is constantly trying to advocate for using the computer over hand drawing. Otherwise a very good book. Nonetheless a good addition to any collection on interior design.