On average, people spend approximately 90% of their time indoors according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).1 Interior designers can develop the design solution for any place where you live, work, play, heal, and learn.
Interior design supports the human experience through the functionality, materiality, safety and building codes, and much more of the interior built environment. Interior designers develop solutions that reflect their client's needs and demonstrate their client’s values to all who enter or see their space. Effective interior designers support the human condition first, and the interior space second. Interior designers also focus on accessibility and inclusivity in their work to make sure that interiors can be used by all.
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) believes that design impacts lives and collaborates with others to promote the value of interior design.
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Project: Blake Early Learning Center
ASID QUALIFICATIONS MATTER
ASID Practitioners are interior designers who have met ASID’s qualifications and elevate, inspire, and lead the practice of the interior design profession.
Being an ASID Practitioner is a mark of distinction in the interior design industry that indicates a commitment to professionalism, expertise, and ethical conduct. ASID-qualified interior design practitioners believe that design impacts lives and meet the standards of ASID membership to support their client’s needs.
ASID recognizes three levels of interior design practitioners based on an individual’s credentials.
Professional
Practitioner
Appellation: Name, ASID
ASID Professional Practitioners have successfully passed an ASID-approved qualification examination.
Allied
Practitioner
Appellation: Name, ASID Allied
ASID Allied Practitioners have successfully completed a degree with a major in interior design or architecture.
Associate
Practitioner
Appellation: Name, ASID Associate
ASID Associate Practitioners have a degree in any major and six years of documented full-time interior design practice.
All ASID Practitioner Members have access to the use of a Qualified ASID Practitioner badge, in addition to their ASID Member Mark above, for use on promotional materials, business cards, and email signatures.
Log into your ASID Member account to access and download the badges as well as the ASID Practitioner Toolkit.
ASID Practitioners are required to complete a biennial continuing education requirement and adhere to the ASID Code of Ethics & Professional Conduct.
ASID Firm Partners bring client projects to fruition, developing service models, and leading the future of the profession.
Firm
Partner
Designation: Organization, ASID Firm Partner
Firm Partners focus their businesses on providing interior design professional services and must have at least one employee that qualifies for ASID Practitioner membership.
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Project: adidas
Find an Interior Designer & Resources
Hire an interior designer for your next project – whether your personal home or place of business. Hiring the right designer as early as possible for your project will help you to transform your interior environment into a place that supports the behavior, health & safety, and well-being of all occupants.
Design Finder by ASID connects you with ASID-qualified interior designers and partners who are dedicated to developing solutions that reflect their client's needs and demonstrate their client’s values to all who enter or see their space.
Advocacy in Interior Design
Twenty-eight U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and eight Canadian provinces have enacted interior design legislation to date . Use of the terms “interior designer,” “certified interior designer,” and “registered interior designer,” vary from state to state, as do the regulations, practice rights, and responsibilities of interior designers in each jurisdiction.
ASID’s advocacy serves not only the designers with education, experience, and examination-based knowledge but the interior design profession at large advancing the health, safety, and overall well-being of building occupants.
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Project: Field Station
ASID MEMBERS SUPPORT THE PROFESSION & PRACTICE
The network of ASID individual members connects interior design practitioners to the community of educators, students, and affiliates.
Educator
Member
Designation:
Name, ASID Educator
ASID Educator Members influence and foster the future of the design profession through education and research.
Student
Member
Designation:
Name, ASID Student
ASID Student Members learn, grow, and build a network as they embark on their interior design careers.
Affiliate
Member
Designation:
Name, ASID Affiliate
ASID Affiliate Members contribute their diverse expertise and collaborate with the interior design community.
Organization partners are the companies and institutions that enhance the ASID community and connect their collective of individuals to ASID resources.
Industry Partner
Member
Designation:
Organization, ASID Indusrty Partner
ASID Industry Partners provide the interior design community with business resources and products and materials for client projects.
Higher Education
Partner
Designation:
Organization, ASID Higher Education Partner
ASID Higher Education Partners educate and cultivate the next interior design practitioners and develop research to advance the profession.
Affiliate
Partner
Designation:
Organization, ASID Affiliate Partner
ASID Affiliate Members contribute their diverse expertise and collaborate with the interior design community.
If you support the interior design profession and practice, you belong in the ASID community.