One could say that one of humanity’s oldest instincts is to create shelters. We have been living in homes and creating spaces for ourselves for thousands of years, refining them according to our needs. Another old instinct that humans also have is our eye for beauty. Though beauty may be subjective, we like to see environments that are aesthetically pleasing.
Tracing the roots of interior design
It’s no surprise, then, that we have married the two ideas when it comes to arranging and managing our spaces. As a concept, interior design has gone through many iterations, from the humble beginnings of our ancestor’s simple homes, to developing styles across different cultures, from the Ancient Egyptians to the Romans to East Asian civilizations, to its spreading popularity among aristocratic families, to perhaps its ubiquitousness in every major home project. Nowadays, interior design and renovation principles are popular both in Singapore and abroad.
How commercial interior design came to be
Though interior design as a concept must have existed for centuries, and interior design principles may be just as old, te formal practice and profession of interior design is quite recent. Interior design services truly became to make strides around the late 1800s, when the middle class started to expand in numbers due to the onset of the industrial age. Many people had started gaining both the means and the desire to design their spaces, and more furniture companies, as well as businesses, developed ways to capitalise on this.
Professional interior design really started to catch on not too long after that and changed the playing field. Whereas before, companies used to dominate the interior design industry, small professionals started to challenge them and make a name for themselves. Nowadays, interior design is a proper profession, with studies and principles that date back centuries. Modern interior design and renovation in Singapore and beyond draw from this rich history.
Does interior design really matter?
Since we’ve gone a long time without interior design, is interior design really necessary when creating our homes and spaces? Why has it become such a popular yet enduring profession?
We as humans value efficiency and aesthetic, which interior design promises to provide to us. We have perfected the art and science of interior design over the course of its relatively short history because we have realised the value of tailoring spaces that are meant for us. Judging by these needs, it’s not wrong to think that interior design will have an even longer road ahead of it in the future.
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