The ASID Interior Design Billings Index remained in positive territory for the month of February but showed no improvement over the previous month. Billings for February posted at 55.1, just slightly below the January index of 55.3. (Any number over 50 is considered positive.) Inquiries also were down, dropping nearly… Read More →

The world entered 2012 primed for change. The Arab Spring, the Occupy Movement and other populist uprisings in 2011, fueled by the global expansion of mobile technology and social media channels, engendered a sense of hope that the world could look very different by the end of 2012, especially with… Read More →

A combination of economic and demographic shifts is transforming society and culture across the United States. For some time now, low birth rates among affluent white Americans have been eroding their majority status, while immigration and higher birth rates have increased the proportion of minority populations. Combined, minority populations will… Read More →

Internet shopping in the 2000’s fueled the demand for “mass customization.” Today, mobile technology and social networking have created a culture of “personal consumerism.” Consumers are no longer satisfied with devoting their loyalty to brands that “get them” — today’s consumers want to be personally involved in the brands and… Read More →

After several years of contraction that began with the onset of the Great Recession in 2008, the interior design industry is beginning to show signs of recovery. Compared to 2010, the number of practicing designers is up, business for many designers is up, and industry is again actively courting designers… Read More →

As interior designers strive for the professional recognition merited by our training and expertise, we constantly come up against those who seek to diminish the role of designers — often without even realizing that is what’s happening. The surprising thing is, those who perpetuate this are all-too-likely to be designers… Read More →

We discovered celebrity and high-earning designer’s secrets to financial and business success in the 2012 Fee & Salary Survey, and we’re ready to share them with you in the new 2013 Interior Design Fee & Salary Survey Results eBook. Approximately 1,006 interior designers participated in the November 2012 survey. For… Read More →

2012 was the best of times and the busiest times for ASID. As we prepare to ring in the new year, we look back at our Top 10 Milestones from 2012. 10. In 2012, we welcomed some new faces, including our new CEO/EVP, Randy Fiser, who started in February and… Read More →

A Look Inside the Interior Design Body of Knowledge Does interior design help people lead healthier, happier lives? What is the relationship between interior design and people’s health, safety and welfare? Do interior designers have expertise related to these qualities that other built-environment professionals don’t? These are just some of… Read More →

Psychologist Dr. Judith Heerwagen, well known for her research on environmental aesthetics, applied the term “bio-inspired design” to interiors in a 2003 paper that examined a number of studies of how the forms and sensory attributes of nature affect us instinctively and emotionally: Understanding what it is about nature that… Read More →