 |
|||||
 |
|||||
|
The Lectures and their Content These are a carefully prepared and specifically geared up to compliment the Design Help Service with visual presentation and notes to help assist you when you are back at home planning your interior. They are in a specific order and each one relates to the next and where possible, the way you should approach an interior design project. Debby focuses on the reality of design and how you achieve it, without loosing the fun and glamour. There are plenty of coffee table books showing dynamic and expensively fitted-out interiors, with no reference to the cost involved and the practicality of its installation. There are very few people who can simply forget budget and unless professionally trained will a have limited appreciation of how to go about achieving their ideas. All the lectures take both aspects into consideration and give as much explanation as time permits on ‘working with limitations’. For further details please phone 020 8977 0073 Lecture 1 20th August 2008, 8pm, Style, Concept and Colour After a short introduction to the course, the first lecture will discuss the importance and relevance of using a suitable style and how you develop this into a concept for your house. It will then explain the principles of using colour and how to ensure you get what you really wanted in terms of paint, fabric etc. Lecture 2 27th August 2008, 8pm, Planning Your Space The lecture will demonstrate how you can make best use of space and show you how to measure up accurately and draw out your design simply. There are some quite specific rules that can be applied to space planning and many are based on lifestyle, so a look at different houses, family lifestyle and entertaining requirements will be incorporated. |Lecture 3 3rd September 2008, 8pm Lighting and the Services The technology side of interior design is without doubt the largest growth area in the last 20 years and is becoming evermore confusing and difficult to know what’s best for you. Lighting is not rocket science and there is a fundamental approach that can be adopted for maximum results. The audio visual revolution is more complex, but knowing what questions to ask will help simplify and give you confidence. Lecture 4 10th September 2008, 8pm Soft Furnishings This is the part most people enjoy about interior design but then find the huge array of choice in fabrics, furniture, window treatments and upholstery mind blowing. It’s not so much a question of rules but sticking to your concept and balancing the aesthetics with practicality and budget. This is of course, still great fun and the evening will include latest trends as well as essential advice. Lecture 5 17th September 2008, 8pm Managing Your Project The final lecture will focus on how to avoid some of the many pitfalls that befall so many projects, with an explanation of the process and general order of a project. Who you may need to help you, what they do, their responsibilities and what you can do yourself. Project Management is a professional job and not always suitable to DIY. However, this session will be jam packed full of very important information to help you do the very best you can. This, first set of lectures are to be held at Chiswick Town Hall, but additional venues and dates will be added in August. If you are interested in being contacted regarding Design Help Lectures please email debby@design-help.com Also to follow will be a few half day workshops on the above subjects and are practical sessions when you will be able to work on planning space, pulling a decorative scheme together and overlaying the services. Dates to be announced but if interested please email, debby@design-help.com |
