There are countless Interior Design courses, tutorials, articles available online, but for some, having a book is still a necessity to learn. This is an up-to-date list of recommended books.
- Residential Interior Design: A Guide to Planning Spaces, Third Edition (2016)
- The Interior Design Reference & Specification Book updated & revised: Everything Interior Designers Need to Know Every Day (2018)
- Interior Design Materials and Specifications: Studio Instant Access (2017)
- Foundations of Interior Design: Bundle book + Studio Access Card (2017)
- Interior Design: A Critical Introduction (2011)
- Foundations of Interior Design: Studio Instant Access (2017)
- Home Quick Planner: Reusable, Peel & Stick Furniture & Architectural Symbols (1993)
- SketchUp for Interior Design: 3D Visualizing, Designing, and Space Planning (2014)
- Interior Design: Adult Coloring Book with Modern Decorated Home Designs And Room Ideas for Relaxation and Unwind (2018)
- Interior Design (4th Edition) (2007)
Residential Interior Design: A Guide to Planning Spaces, Third Edition (2016)
Residential Interior Design: A Guide To Planning Spaces is the industry-standard reference for all aspects of residential space planning, with a practical focus on accessible design, ergonomics, and how building systems affect each space.
The Interior Design Reference & Specification Book updated & revised: Everything Interior Designers Need to Know Every Day (2018)
The Interior Design Reference & Specification Book collects the information essential to planning and executing interior projects of all shapes and sizes, and distills it in a format that is as easy to use as it is to carry. In this new, revised edition, you'll also find interviews with top practitioners drawn across the field of interior design.
Interior Design Materials and Specifications: Studio Instant Access (2017)
This complete guide to the selection of materials for interiors has been updated to reflect recent industry changes and contemporary awareness of topics.
Foundations of Interior Design: Bundle book + Studio Access Card (2017)
Foundations of Interior Design, 3rd edition, offers a thorough update to this introduction to the creative, technical and business aspects of the interior design profession. By surveying design history, the elements and principles of design, professional practice, and more, Susan Slotkis provides a practical and comprehensive overview.
Interior Design: A Critical Introduction (2011)
The practice of interior design has become ever more specialised as new technologies have expanded how designers can use light, space, colour and decoration. At the same time, the study of the interior – private, public and corporate – has become a complex field.
Foundations of Interior Design: Studio Instant Access (2017)
Foundations of Interior Design, 3rd edition, offers a thorough update to this introduction to the creative, technical and business aspects of the interior design profession. By surveying design history, the elements and principles of design, professional practice, and more, Susan Slotkis provides a practical and comprehensive overview.
Home Quick Planner: Reusable, Peel & Stick Furniture & Architectural Symbols (1993)
The Home Quick Planner includes 700 precut, reusable peel-and-stick, 1/4-inch scale furniture and architectural symbols, plus a 5,600 square-foot floor plan grid to help you design your own building, remodeling and decorating projects.
SketchUp for Interior Design: 3D Visualizing, Designing, and Space Planning (2014)
Already a common and popular tool for architects and landscape architects, SketchUp is increasingly finding a place in the professional workflow of interior designers. SketchUp for Interior Design is a practical introduction for interior designers and students who want to learn to use the software for their unique needs.
Interior Design: Adult Coloring Book with Modern Decorated Home Designs And Room Ideas for Relaxation and Unwind (2018)
House coloring book for adults. Unleash your creativity and dive into 40 beautiful created images of living rooms, dining rooms, and kitchens.
Interior Design (4th Edition) (2007)
For one/two-semester introductory courses in Interior Design. A comprehensive, applications-oriented introduction to the evolving field of interior design, with a focus on the challenges facing designers in the 21st century.
Best Interior Design Books to Read
We highly recommend you to buy all paper or e-books in a legal way, for example, on Amazon. But sometimes it might be a need to dig deeper beyond the shiny book cover. Before making a purchase, you can visit resources like Library Genesis and download some interior design books mentioned below at your own risk. Once again, we do not host any illegal or copyrighted files, but simply give our visitors a choice and hope they will make a wise decision.
Architectural drafting for interior design
Author(s): Lydia Sloan Cline
ID: 3242179, Publisher: , Year: 2022, Size: 54 Mb, Format: pdf
Residential interior design : a guide to planning spaces
Author(s): Maureen Mitton; Courtney Nystuen
ID: 3251813, Publisher: , Year: 2022, Size: 32 Mb, Format: pdf
Becoming an Interior Designer
Author(s): Kate Bolick
ID: 2897510, Publisher: Simon & Schuster, Year: 2021, Size: 29 Mb, Format: epub
Please note that this booklist is not errorless. Some books are really hot items according to The New York Times, others are composed by unknown authors. On top of that, you can always find additional tutorials and courses on Coursera, Udemy or edX, for example. Are there any other relevant books you could recommend? Drop a comment if you have any feedback on the list.