Introduction

Ever since 2016, Indonesian government has been participating in ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), aiming to integrate South-east Asia’s diverse economies into a single market and global economy. Indonesia has a strategic position and great opportunity with its statistically biggest population among the ASEAN countries. The government acknowledged that creative industries nowadays are predominantly developed by individuals with creative skills and talents, potentially creating capitals and employments throughout the generations. One advantage of an integrated economic community is that movement of goods, services, investments and professionals will be much easier. These movements will have a great influence in property sector as well. In order to fulfill their need and lifestyle, people have started to realize the sensitivity of design business and the tendency to use the current trend. Therefore, the opportunity of business in the Interior Design sector has become widely open. This opportunity has increased the needs of professional human resources.

Starting 2008, BINUS UNIVERSITY has opened Interior Design Department in the School of Design faculty. Our aim is to prepare successful graduates in interior industry as well as enabling them for the global community. Our vision is to become a world class interior design department, delivering international standard designers with strength in local indigenous and latest technology.

Interior Design’s graduates of BINUS UNIVERSITY will become professionals in a global environment. They will be prepared professionally and scientifically. Therefore, by finishing their Bachelor program, they can step directly into professional practices. Graduates will have the ability to design hospitality and commercial design or furniture and interior design accessories. These graduates will not only be proficient in scientific and practical abilities in Interior Design sector, but also, they will have the spirit and entrepreneurship skills needed in the future.

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Vision

A world class Interior Design Department, delivering international standard designers with strengths in local values, IT and green design.

Mission

The mission of Interior Design are:

  1. Educating students in the fundamental skills of designing, with a focus on the latest technology, eco design and local content by providing excellent study facilities and internships that prepare students for global service industries or for continuing to an advance degree in interior design or related disciplines;
  2. Preparing students who have a strong sense of ethics and local values, an entrepreneurial spirit, and are ready to take on strategic positions in service industries and make a contribution to society;
  3. Recognizing and rewarding the most creative and value-adding talents;
  4. Improving the quality of life of Indonesians and the International community;
  5. Designing creative products and conducting professional services in interior design fields with an emphasis on the application of knowledge to society.

Program Objective

The objectives of the program are:

  1. To provide students with innovative and creative design abilities, especially in eco design and local content, by using the latest technology and approaches;
  2. To provide students with design abilities and knowledge, ranging from fundamental principles to applied skills and abilities;
  3. To prepare students with necessary skills and knowledge of interior design that enables them to become an entrepreneur or a professional in a global environment.

Student Outcomes

After completing the study, graduates are:

  1. Able to design interior concept based on human behavior, technical aspect, and values that related to interior design;
  2. Able to design an interior concept independently both in manual and digital to fulfill user community needs for residential to public space project based on design theory, user need study, and interior design problems;
  3. Able to design thematic interior element (furniture, wall, ceiling and floor) based on technical characteristic and material aesthetic;
  4. Able to produce interior design planning as a proposed problem solving and fulfill community needs that accountable and qualified in function, aesthetic, construction, and meaningful;
  5. Able to communicate ideas in visual language that communicative and informative;
  6. Able to design an interior and its elements that prioritize local indigenous, green design and sustainability;
  7. Able to produce interior design work that has good selling value as a professional or entrepreneur (designpreneur);
  8. Able to build independent business in interior design;
  9. Able to design interiors in accordance with the development of global trends;
  10. Able to Design Commercial & Hospitality Interior by paying attention to space needs and user behavior;
  11. Able to design furniture and interior accessories by paying attention to the needs of the user behaviour;
  12. Able to apply interdisciplinary knowledge and skills in developing alternative solutions for problem-solvin.

Prospective Career of the Graduates

Graduates will be prepared not only as a professional interior designer, but also be able to create and open new working opportunities for other professions which are related; because of their ability to be an entrepreneur. This availability of working opportunities such as:

Commercial and Hospitality Design

  • Interior design consultant
  • Interior design contractor
  • Real estate/property contractor
  • Project Management
  • Project Marketing
  • Procurement
  • Purchasing
  • Merchandising
  • Setting designer
  • Commercial retailer
  • Exhibition organizer
  • Visual merchandise/window display designer
  • Stylist for interior magazine
  • Book writer
  • Lighting designer

Furniture and Interior Design Accessories

  • Interior design consultant
  • Interior design contractor
  • Furniture designer
  • Manufacturer of Interior accessories
  • Furniture & home accessories shop/gallery owner
  • Retailer
  • Stylist for magazine/production house
  • Interior Decorator/Home decorator
  • Home accessories designer
  • Book writer
  • Trader
  • Supplier (furniture/accessories interior)
  • Workshop owner
  • Product Development
  • Retail Manager
  • Buyer Merchandizing

Techno Interior Design

  • Interior designer 
  • Interior design firm 
  • Interior build contractor 
  • Interior decorator consultant 
  • Interior design 3D artist 
  • Interior design drafter 
  • Interior supplier 
  • Interior apps creator

Smart Living & Environmental Design

  • Interior Design Consultant
  • Interior design contractor
  • Interior Procurement
  • Visual Merchandiser
  • Interior Book Writer
  • Lighting Designer
  • Furniture Designer
  • Workshop Management
  • Product Development
  • Retail Management