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The study of human body measurements on a comparative basis is known as anthropometrics. Its applicability to the design process is seen in the physical fit, or interface, between the human body and the various components of interior space.

Human Dimension and Interior Space is the first major anthropometrically based reference book of design standards for use by all those involved with the physical planning and detailing of interiors, including interior designers, architects, furniture designers, builders, industrial designers, and students of design. The use of anthropometric data, although no substitute for good design or sound professional judgment should be viewed as one of the many tools required in the design process. This comprehensive overview of anthropometrics consists of three parts.

The first part deals with the theory and application of anthropometrics and includes a special section dealing with physically disabled and elderly people. It provides the designer with the fundamentals of anthropometrics and a basic understanding of how interior design standards are established. The second part contains easy-to-read, illustrated anthropometric tables, which provide the most current data available on human body size, organized by age and percentile groupings. Also included is data relative to the range of joint motion and body sizes of children. The third part contains hundreds of dimensioned drawings, illustrating in plan and section the proper anthropometrically based relationship between user and space. The types of spaces range from residential and commercial to recreational and institutional, and all dimensions include metric conversions.

In the Epilogue, the authors challenge the interior design profession, the building industry, and the furniture manufacturer to seriously explore the problem of adjustability in design. They expose the fallacy of designing to accommodate the so-called average man, who, in fact, does not exist. Using government data, including studies prepared by Dr. Howard Stoudt, Dr. Albert Damon, and Dr. Ross McFarland, formerly of the Harvard School of Public Health, and Jean Roberts of the U.S. Public Health Service, Panero and Zelnik have devised a system of interior design reference standards, easily understood through a series of charts and situation drawings. With Human Dimension and Interior Space, these standards are now accessible to all designers of interior environments.

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Interior Design magazine has assembled some of the most notable voices in the interior design world today under editor-in-chief Cindy Coleman to define contemporary interior design and its practice. Interior Design Practice provides aspiring and practicing professionals a perspective that is as broad as it is deep, encompassing design theory and education, global professional practice, and the experiences of design firms large and small. An overview is provided of the development and growth of the profession, along with an in-depth assessment of the legal and regulatory environment. An extensive section is offered on the work process, ranging from pre-design, programming, and design development to contract administration. Finally, a section on management provides a thorough exploration of issues in marketing, financial management, project management, and managing client relationships. Both comprehensive and timely, Interior Design Practice describes the changes currently occurring in the design profession and industry and suggests new, unique ways of thinking and working that will serve as a catalyst for designers who seek excellence in their profession.

List of Contributors, their company, and their location

Edward Friedrichs, (former President, Gensler) San Francisco
Derrel Parker, Parker Scaggiari,Las Vegas
Cindy Coleman, Chicago
Beth Harmon Vaughan, Gensler, Phoenix
Barry LePatner, LePatner & Associates, LLP, New York
Eva Maddox, Perkins + Will, Chicago
Sharon Turner, Swanke Hayden Connell Architects, London
Pamela Anderson Brule, Pamela Anderson Brule Architects, San Jose
Orlando Diaz-Azcuy, San Francisco
Stuart Cohen, Cohen/Hacker Architects, Chicago
David Boeman, Powell + Kleinshmidt, Chicago
Greg Switzer, Robert Sutter, Switzer Architects, New York
Lisabeth Quebe, (Former VP, Perkins + Will) Soldiers Grove, WI
Gary Wheeler, Wheeler Kanik, Richmond, UK
Kathy Rogers, Jacobs Facilities, Arlington, VA

From the Trade Paperback edition.Interior Design magazine has assembled some of the most notable voices in the interior design world today under editor-in-chief Cindy Coleman to define contemporary interior design and its practice. Interior Design Practice provides aspiring and practicing professionals a perspective that is as broad as it is deep, encompassing design theory and education, global professional practice, and the experiences of design firms large and small. An overview is provided of the development and growth of the profession, along with an in-depth assessment of the legal and regulatory environment. An extensive section is offered on the work process, ranging from pre-design, programming, and design development to contract administration. Finally, a section on management provides a thorough exploration of issues in marketing, financial management, project management, and managing client relationships. Both comprehensive and timely, Interior Design Practice describes the changes currently occurring in the design profession and industry and suggests new, unique ways of thinking and working that will serve as a catalyst for designers who seek excellence in their profession.

List of Contributors, their company, and their location

Edward Friedrichs, (former President, Gensler) San Francisco
Derrel Parker, Parker Scaggiari,Las Vegas
Cindy Coleman, Chicago
Beth Harmon Vaughan, Gensler, Phoenix
Barry LePatner, LePatner & Associates, LLP, New York
Eva Maddox, Perkins + Will, Chicago
Sharon Turner, Swanke Hayden Connell Architects, London
Pamela Anderson Brule, Pamela Anderson Brule Architects, San Jose
Orlando Diaz-Azcuy, San Francisco
Stuart Cohen, Cohen/Hacker Architects, Chicago
David Boeman, Powell + Kleinshmidt, Chicago
Greg Switzer, Robert Sutter, Switzer Architects, New York
Lisabeth Quebe, (Former VP, Perkins + Will) Soldiers Grove, WI
Gary Wheeler, Wheeler Kanik, Richmond, UK
Kathy Rogers, Jacobs Facilities, Arlington, VA

From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Mixing gorgeous interiors with sparkling social history, this is the first book on the visionary women whose work gave us the timeless, essential principles of modern interior decorating.

In 1904, Elsie de Wolfe was given a contract to design the interiors of the Colony Club. Their success launched de Wolfe’s career and the entire field of professional interior decoration. Soon other women followed, known collectively (for their privileged backgrounds) as the Lady Decorators. This book focuses on the extraordinary, glamorous interiors of these influential designers, as well as their decorating theory and maxims, from Rose Cumming’s electric color combinations (“Parrots are blue and green. Why shouldn’t fabric be?”) to Nancy Lancaster’s refined English-country-house look (“She liked for the sun to get to . . . materials. She wanted them to go shabby and live a life of their own.”). A witty and readable treatise on the principles of decorating, as well as a luxurious visual resource, this book will be an essential addition to every decorating library. Also including: Dorothy Draper, Elsie Cobb Wilson, Ruby Ross Wood, Frances Elkins, Eleanor Brown, Sister Parish, Syrie Maugham, Madeleine Castaing.

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