The practice of interior design has become ever more specialized as new technologies have expanded how designers can use light, space, color, and decoration. At the same time, the study of the interior -- private, public and corporate -- has become a complex field. Interior design is now a rich and sophisticated discipline which draws on many others: psychology, cultural theory, philosophy, gender studies, anthropology, and history, as well as design history, architecture, arts and crafts, furniture, and fashion. Interior Design presents a critical introduction to contemporary...