The Handbook of Interior Design

The Handbook of Interior Design explores ways of thinkingthat inform the discipline of interior design. It challengesreaders to consider the connections within theory, research, andpractice and the critical underpinnings that have shaped interiordesign.

• Offers a theory of interior design by moving beyond adescriptive approach to the discipline to a 'why and how' study ofinteriors
• Provides a full overview of the most current Interior Designresearch and scholarly thought from around the world
• Explores examples of research designs and methodologicalapproaches that are applicable to interior design upper divisionand graduate education courses
• Brings together an international team of contributors,including well established scholars alongside emerging voices inthe field – reflecting mature and emergent ideas,research, and philosophies in the field
• Exemplifies where interior design sits in its maturation as adiscipline and profession through inclusion of diverse authors,topics, and ideas

Jo Ann Asher Thompson, Ph.D., is Professor Emeritus ofInterior Design at Washington State University. Thompson served asPresident and Chairman of the Board of the Interior DesignEducators Council (IDEC) and served five years as Editor-in-Chiefof the Journal of Interior Design. She is a recipient of theInternational Interior Design Association’s (IIDA) Educatorof the Year Award. Amongst other publications, Thompson is editorof The ASID Professional Manual (1992).

Nancy Blossom is Professor of Interior Design atWashington State University and served as Director of theInterdisciplinary Design Institute and as the Director of theDoctor of Design Program. Blossom is a Fellow of the InteriorDesign Educators Council and served as the Council’sPresident and Chairman of the Board. In 2010 Blossom joined otherleaders in the field of Interior Design on a panel of experts inreview of the Body of Knowledge (of Interior Design) projectsponsored by professional organizations of the U. S. and Canada.Blossom has served as reviewer of interior design programs inDubai, Saudi Arabia, Canada, and the United States.