What the designer should know: how the presidential decree on professional standards will operate

The result of the interior designer's work is a beautiful andcomfortable space that will become a constant source of joy for the customer. It is absolutely clear: the designer must know how to create harmony around. But what should he be able to do on the way to this goal? Do we need uniform professional standards for an interior designer? In search of an answer to this question, we turned to completely different sources - from official documents to Internet forums. In black and white The basis for the emergence of the concept of "professional standard" was the Decree of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin dated 07.05.2015 No. 597 "On measures to implement state social policy". In connection with it, instructions were given to the Government of the Russian Federation, including - "to develop at least 800 professional standards by 2015." The document says that these measures are aimed at improving the state social policy. The definition of the term "professional standard" exists in Part 2 of Article 195.1. The Labor Code of the Russian Federation. This is "a characteristic of the qualifications that an employee needs to perform a certain type of professional activity." What professional standards should exist for an interior designer? etk-fashion.com took part in the discussion of this topic: the president of the Federal Chamber of Culture Evgeny Potapov, interior designers and media representatives met at the Moscow Architectural Institute to discuss how the stages of developing standards for this profession should proceed. This is probably just the beginning — professionals will gather more than once to solve this problem. Our opinion:— It is very important for an interior designer to be able to combine all the wishes of the customer and the real possibilities of the space. It is the latter that is particularly difficult. In addition, it is imperative to know all building codes and regulations. Otherwise, serious problems may arise. Voice of the people It is no secret that the debate about what professional knowledge and skills an interior designer should have has been going on for several years. We turned to the Internet and learned a lot of different opinions. Here are just a few of them. How to become a designer? To begin with, take 3D Max training courses. Design courses are an option, of course, but you will only get the basics and a communication environment (which, in general, is already not bad). Then you will try to become a designer's assistant, learn to draw a "working document", all the stages of the work will be before your eyes, you will begin to navigate them, and then, perhaps, you yourself will gradually begin to do something. I almost forgot: learn to draw by hand, sculpt from plasticine, do collage - this is what our work is unthinkable without and we need to constantly improve these skills. Vladimir Astrakhancev I know good architects, world-famous - without higher education, and I know completely "nothing" with higher education. Here everything depends on the ability to learn and the desire to learn. I believe that with a responsible approach, good courses as a base are quite enough, and then you need a lot of practice, since this is the best teacher. Katya Stepanova Self-education without a base is complete nonsense. The base should be classical, and, accordingly, you need to choose an institution where they will start telling you everything from the basics. So, for example, I studied art graphics. Exams, as expected - drawing, painting, drafting. And the first year is drilling laws. Alexandra Tiryushkina Our opinion: - In modern conditions, a designer must know how to work in computer programs for interior design and construction planning. They allow you to accurately depict what the new space will be like. With the help of such programs, you can easily show the customer the result of the work, as well as adjust the design, if necessary. Without having a full knowledge base of the rulesenvironmental design, knowledge of the finishing materials presented on the market today and how to use them, knowledge of new products and trends in the furniture and construction industry, knowledge of the structural construction of the interior, knowledge of epochal and modern interior styles, it is impossible to create an interior that is interesting from the point of view of design. Yulia Mikhailova Yes, for self-education you need books, and websites, and magazines - all this is important; innate taste is very important, but there are also designs, materials, ergonomics, art history. A lot of everything! And the worst thing is when such a "specialist", having received a profession in three months, then takes orders and begins, at best, to take on freelancers on contract, and at worst - to "break" whatever comes to hand. Anna Lugovaya Professional designers who have been working for yearsstudied at higher educational institutions, as a rule, are skeptical about the ideas of "newbies" to fully master the art of interior design in just a few months. The Internet is full of offers that in just six months you can master the basics of drawing, perspective, design and computer graphics. And people who love design, but know nothing about it, sincerely hope for quick results from training. And then practice. But imagine yourself in the role of a customer and answer important questions: would you like the designer to whom you entrusted your home and paid money to know, in the apartment? So that you do not have problems in the future? So that the specialist understands the meaning of the word "ergonomics" and? And so that the designer knows how to for your interior? The answer is obvious: you need a professional, and in fact it is not so important where he acquired his experience - immediately in practice or studying at a specialized university. In the near future, both the Federal Chamber of Culture and the designers' unions will be engaged in finding out by what criteria a designer can be called a professional. etk-fashion.com will keep its finger on the pulse and report on all important decisions.