Interior Environmental Design - Why Study?

Why study Interior Environmental Design?

• Teaching team with expertise in architecture, interiors, fine art, workshops and Computer-Aided Design
• The course is a member of the Group for International Design Education (GIDE) which means you get to work on shared themes with design partners in Italy, Germany, Slovenia, Belgium, England, Switzerland to name just a few
• We are also part of the Interiors Forum Scotland (IFS), working with partners in Edinburgh and Glasgow and we are the founding members of the UK's Interior Educator group
• You get to work in a dynamic open studio environment
• You participate in group learning and individual projects
• Participate in an overseas study trip or exchange
• opportunity to present your work at an end of year exhibition

Interior Environmental Design - Careers in Subject

Graduates from BDes (Hons) Interior Environmental Design have gone on to have successful careers in the following fields:

• interior/architectural design
• lighting
• exhibition
• theatre
• tv & film set design
• animation
• furniture design
• installations
• sound-scapes

• Danielle McKee is an interior designer working for the design group AEDAS, Macau, China
• Heather Halaas is an interior designer working at Heggelund & Koxvold AS Arkitekter  Oslo, Norway
• Michael Veal is an interior designer working in the 5 and 6 star hotel sector and works for the prestigious Hemple Studio in London
• Allana Cochrane is a lighting designer and Project Manager at the prestigious lighting specialist Sharon Marston's in London
• Murray Aitken is an Associate Director at Brinkworth in London -a multi disciplinary design practice of interiors, architecture, brand, graphics, strategy and digital design
• Andy Bell is a senior digital architectural visualizer for Soluis a highly respected computer generated architectural photography & cinematography company with offices in Glasgow and London
• Caireen Todd is a Film Set Designer currently working for the international production company HBO on a production of ‘Game of Thrones’ movie linked to the computer game, Ireland.
• Steve Iannetta worked previously for Ruffian Games and is now the Lead Level Designer at computergames group Visceral Games Montreal, Canada.
• Nikki Roemmer is an interior designer working at Totems Architecture in Dusseldorf, Germany
• Erica Thomson is an interior designer working for Hassell Design Studios in Perth, Australia. Hassell Studio operates in 14 offices internationally with 5 design offices in China alone. Others are in UK, Australia and South east Asia
• Ewan Ferrier is an interior designer and Creative Director at The Brand Union, London. The Brand Union is a world-class global brand agency, comprising 500 people across 21 offices and operates across retail and brand experiences
• Karen MacPherson works for JackMorton Worldwide, a global brand experience agency with offices in five countries. Karen is also part of the prestigious Designing the Future: Design Talent From Scotland exhibition
• Gaby Underwood is a freelance museum and exhibition designer who works with Casson Mann and the V&A Museum London.
• Chris Twaddle is director of Kennedy Twaddle Architectural Design in London. He has worked in Rome, Glasgow and London.
• Duncan Kidd is a senior interior designer who worked on the YAS Island hotel project in Adu Dhabi with New York architects Asymptote. As a senior designer for JMArchitects Duncan will be part of the associate architects working with internationally acclaimed New Yorkpractice Steven Holl on the new build for the Glasgow School of Art.
• Sarah Hindmarsh is Design Director at FITCH Singapore. FITCH are an internationally acclaimed multi disciplinary creative practice operating across on interior and brand communication with companies such as Nestle, Target, Vodafone, Pepsico, Nokia, BBC and Nickelodeon

Student Profiles

“There is an exciting range of material from painting to AutoCAD to cater for everyone's design styles and needs. The working atmosphere in the studio is great, everyone coming together embracing new ideas, welcoming new students we're just a big friendly family.” Read more...