Iris is the director of The Interior Design School in London, http://idschool.co.uk/

She's been a pioneer of Interior Design both in her practice and with her passion to promote Interior Design she's been instrumental in moves to professionalise the Interior design industry.

She's a former president of the British Institute of Interior Design  (https://biid.org.uk/) and former President of IFI (International Federation of Interior Designers and Architects) , her aim is to establish Interior Design as an essential discipline within the built environment industry.

In this episode, we discover Iris' definition of interior design.

The importance of integrating Interior designers into the build process from the start.

How better-educated clients and more focussed design briefs can help the design process

And why you should learn to use a pencil

How to be a kick-ass Interior Designer.  Come and join us on the Interior Design BA(Hons) course at the University of Plymouth.https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/ba-interior-design

Thanks to

Dave Clarke from @iamthehow (http://www.iamthehow.com) for production support and invaluable advice in the setting up of this Podcast.

Mark Frith (insta @fritzthekat Twitter @markfrith) for composing the music and all your support and advice along the way.

Kay Hansen (insta @kay_v_hanson) for her planning support and co-hosting for these and our educational podcasts for UoP

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Thanks for listening.  Bye for now.