Interior Design - Master's Degree Course

The focus of the first and second semesters lies on the projects developed according to the fields of expertise of the professors, and which cover the following areas:

• Commercial property construction: e.g. fairs, museum, exhibition
• Furniture: furnishings and fittings
• Living environment: e.g. apartment, residence, smart home
• Temporary stays: e.g. hotel, restaurant, motorway service stations, buildings for leisure activities and recreation
• Working environment: e.g. office, shops, showrooms
• Public spaces/event rooms: e.g. cinema, theatre stage, foyer
• Transportable rooms: e.g. ship fittings and furnishings, train and aeroplane interiors
• Research: e.g. on the issue of space/material/technology from a historical and scientific perspective

In terms of elective subjects, students may select subjects offered by the Faculty from the four elective categories. These elective subjects may have a scientific or design focus:

•  Art and design (e.g. life drawing, free artwork)
•  Presentation  and media (e.g. CAD, presentation)
• Science and theory (e.g. aesthetics, communication theory)
• Technology and design (e.g. preservation of monuments and historical buildings, lighting engineering)

The interior designer designs complete concepts and detailed solutions for the interiors of buildings as well as temporary and mobile spaces. This includes creating arrangements for public places and places with prestige-related functions (e.g. foyers, museums) and the designing of business premises (e.g. shops, restaurants). Some other important areas of work concern the business world (e.g. offices) and recreation and the living environment (e.g. customised and serial furniture). The interior designer addresses the issues of the basic formal design of interiors and their structural arrangement, the selection of materials and products, colour and lighting concepts, the design and harmony of the furniture and finishings, as well as the integration of technology and media.

The design products used by the interior designer contribute to lending creative expression to social ideals and requirements in the place of work, in the world of business, in the area of recreation and in the living environment.