BDes INTERIOR Design & Sustainability
In Partnership with Techno India University
Course Description
This unique international undergraduate course in Interior Design and Sustainability equips students with advanced design skills while instilling essential principles of sustainability. This dynamic programme fosters a collaborative environment among like-minded individuals, preparing them for the evolving industry landscape. With comprehensive internship and placement support, students gain hands-on experience and future-ready knowledge. By seamlessly integrating sustainable practices into interior design, our course cultivates a generation of innovative professionals dedicated to creating a more sustainable built environment.
- Level: Undergraduate
- Duration: 4 years
- Eligibility: Higher Secondary or Equivalent examination (CBSE,ISC,A Levels or any other equivalent board exams) passed with English as a compulsory subject preffered.
The internationally recognized interior design course in Kolkata combines: cutting edge interior design processes alongside contemporary design practices, the history of interior design & professional practices, equipping you with the skills needed to succeed in this exciting global industry.
The pioneering interior designing course consists of various design and theory modules, each one provides you with a different aspect to design practice or theory, with an emphasis on practical design skills, product making & innovations in conceptual interior design, industry practices, research and development alongside sustainability and ethics.
Students will be exposed to key developments and issues related to the global interior industry. Core aspect of the interior designing course will focus on the interior business, global challenges and solutions in design, sourcing, production, consumption and sustainability in interior. The course fuses together research, education, practice and business to inspire students to explore new sustainable solutions within the interior industry with critical analysis and zero waste design.
You will be taught by professional designers and practitioners to allow you to gain firsthand knowledge and experience of the 21st century interior design industry. The course includes industry internships, live projects, design mentorship, design competitions and industry experiences.
It encourages students to develop:
- an ability to record from direct observation and personal experience;
- an ability to identify and solve problems in visual and/or other forms;
- creativity, visual awareness, critical and cultural understanding;
- an imaginative, creative and personal response;
- confidence, enthusiasm and a sense of achievement in the practice of Art and Design;
- growing independence in the refinement and development of ideas and personal outcomes;
- engagement and experimentation with a range of media, materials and techniques, including new media where appropriate;
- experience of working in relevant frameworks and exploration of manipulative skills necessary to form, compose and communicate in two and/or three dimensions;
- knowledge of a working vocabulary relevant to the subject and an interest in, and a critical awareness of, other practitioners, environments and cultures;
- investigative, analytical, experimental, interpretative, practical, technical and expressive skills.
| Semester 1 | |
|---|---|
| Visual Interpretation & Communication – I | |
| Sustainable & Ethical Studies I | |
| Surface Design Development Techniques | |
| English & Professional Communication Skills | |
| Design Studio – I | |
| Computer Basics | |
| Semester 2 | |
|---|---|
| Computer Basics | |
| Sustainable & Ethical Studies II | |
| Textile Studies | |
| Personality Development & Soft Skills | |
| Design Studio II | |
| Surface Design for Textiles & Modern Industry Innovations | |
| Semester 3 | |
|---|---|
| Visual Interpretation & Communication – III | |
| Historical, Contextual & Cultural Studies-1 | |
| Furniture Design | |
| Sustainable & Ethical Studies III | |
| Computer Graphics I | |
| Interior Graphics | |
| Ergonomics in Interior Design | |
| Design Studio III | |
| Semester 4 | |
|---|---|
| Visual Interpretation & Communication – IV | |
| Historical, Contextual & Cultural Studies – IV | |
| Estimation & Costing | |
| Sustainable & Ethical Studies IV | |
| Computer Graphics ll | |
| Interior Graphics | |
| Design Studio IV | |
| Semester 5 | |
|---|---|
| Landscape Design | |
| Vernacular Architecture | |
| Entrepreneurship | |
| Design Studio V | |
| Semester 6 | |
|---|---|
| Basics of Vastu in Interior Design | |
| Restoration | |
| Interior Communication & Brand Development | |
| Interior Styling & Photography | |
| Professional Industry Internship & Documentation | |
| Semester 7 | |
|---|---|
| Major Project – Concept Building | |
| Professional Practice | |
| Research Methodology | |
| Semester 8 | |
|---|---|
| Major Project – Design Realisation | |
| Professional Portfolio Design Development | |
| Research project | |
The assessment strategy for our design courses uses a perfect balance between summative and formative assessments in order to improve skills not only on core disciplines but also in project planning and time management. Projects are concurrently conducted between all modules in order to improve students’ transferrable skills, allowing them to link skills and competencies from various domains.
An Integral part of the course is the links to profession practitioners and industries, and in particular to this unique course is the connections you will make with ethical and sustainable sectors of the design and textile industry. You will learn how traditional sustainable practices such as ‘ikkat’ textiles, hand loomed weaving, shibori, along with contemporary ethical and sustainable practices such as; ‘peace silk’ and herbal dying can be incorporated into modern contemporary design practices.
Also how organisations such as ‘blue sign’ technologies and ‘Beyond Surface Technologies’ (BST)are working with massive fashion, sports, footwear and apparel companies to create more sustainable products for the mass consumer market.
Students will learn how these important traditional skills and techniques fused with new technologies can provide a design pathway to a sustainable and ethical future.
- Fashion Consultant
- Fashion Entrepreneur
- Assistant Designer
- Fashion Designer
- Creative Head
- Accessory Designer
- Merchandiser
- Visual Merchandiser
- Retail Expert & Consultant
- Store owner, Fashion Photographer
- Blogger
- Curator
- Fashion Lecturer
- Researcher
- Textile Designer Graphic Designer
- Image consultant
- Stylist
- Costume Designer
- and many more.
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