Qualities of a successful interior designer

 

The route to becoming a successful interior designer is full of challenges. It requires a rare level of passion for what you do, as well as resolve to get to a stage where your designs are so highly regarded you can earn money from them. Once you’ve reached the top, it also takes tenacity to remain at the pinnacle of the art form – if you manage to reach it at all. Here are some qualities of a successful interior designer, do look out for them when finding an interior designer in Auckland.

 

1. Embrace diverse styles

A great interior designer will have developed outstanding knowledge of a diverse variety of styles, aesthetics and techniques. You may have a particular personal preference, or a trademark styling you attempt to incorporate into all your designs, but each space you work on is a like a blank canvas, and it should never be filled with a carbon copy of your previous work. A good place to begin is to understand the different modern interior styles currently on trend.

 

2. Take inspiration from everything, and everywhere

The world can be a very inspiring place. Everything we see, touch, feel, smell and hear has the potential to trigger within us an emotion or a spark of creativity. It’s important as a designer to never dampen your senses. Take it all in, whether it’s the work of your contemporaries, the latest designs in your favourite magazine, or perhaps most important of all, the charm and artistry of nature itself – you can draw inspiration from most everything.

 

3. Never stop studying the art form

There is much to learn when it comes to the art of interior design. In fact, the learning and the potential for discovery never really stops. Colour is the essence of a space, and developing an understanding of the colour wheel, as well as the creation of personal colour palettes, should be one of the first steps taken when starting out as a designer. The best in the business are continually developing their knowledge of how different colours work together, and many have built a reputation founded on their ability to create a mood or to evoke an emotion simply through colour. In addition to colour understanding, spatial awareness and the ability to visualise an empty space comes only through continual study.

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