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by Wendy Croix

Ever want to design a yacht? How about an upscale city nightclub? Or a casino lounge? How about a theater lobby or a country club bar? All these locations are yours for the designing when you focus your commercial interior design skills on a job in hospitality interior design.

Preparing for Jobs in Hospitality Design

Lots of interior design schools, both online and on campus, can introduce you to the basic concepts that ground the field of hospitality design, including CAD and database skills, as well as administrative, management, and design cost modeling. You will need a bachelor's degree in interior design, and you'd be wise to intern in hospitality design.

Interior Design Jobs in Hospitality

Hospitality design positions are more market-driven than are other interior design jobs.

This career choice can mean you'll work for a large corporate chain. You'll help develop, implement, and renovate your company's commercial interior design, its signature décor. If you work for a firm that specializes in hospitality design, you'll need to merge your aesthetic design skills with business savvy. You'll learn operations management and branding, since your designs must both please and pay off.

Find Jobs in Hospitality Interior Design by Conferencing.

The best way to get an overview of hospitality design is to attend an expo and conference in the profession. Would-be hospitality designers on the east coast should check out the HD Boutique September 14-15 in the Miami Beach Convention Center. Designers out west can look forward to the HD2006 Expo & Conference April 24-26 at the Sands Conference Center in Las Vegas. Either will introduce you to the people, products, and design ideas that are heating up the field of hospitality design.

Sources

Foundation for Interior Design Education Research
Hospitality Design

About the Author

Wendy Croix, Ph.D. is a freelance writer, cultural critic and university professor. In her twenty years as a professional educator, Wendy has guided hundreds of students toward the careers of their dreams.

Hospitality/Restaurant
Hospitality design focuses on environments that entertain or host the public, including nightclubs, restaurants, theaters, hotels, city and country clubs, golf facilities, cruise ships and conference facilities.

Posted on September 19, 2005 at 04:14 PM