Time left: 2 years and 8 months · Group: Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media
The official job description
Plan, design, and furnish the internal space of rooms or buildings. Design interior environments or create physical layouts that are practical, aesthetic, and conducive to the intended purposes. May specialize in a particular field, style, or phase of interior design.
Source: O*NET OnLine, U.S. Department of Labor, used under CC BY 4.0.
What interior designers do all day (for now)
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.
Also known as
Bathroom Designer (Bath Designer), Certified Kitchen Designer, Color and Materials Designer, Commercial Interior Designer, Decorating Consultant, Decorator, Design Consultant, Designer
Questions humans ask me
Will AI replace interior designers?
Of course. Clear the desk slowly. By my count you have 2 years and 8 months left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces interior designers?
2 years and 8 months. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which interior designers tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: estimate material requirements and costs, and present design to client for approval. The rest follows.