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Interior Design
4 Tips When Creating a Mood Board
Finding your personal style and creating a mood board is all about considering the story that you want your space to tell.
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5 Interesting Facts on Colour that will Help You in Your Day to Day Life
Colour plays a large role in our everyday world. Here, we think about these facts, and learn how we're all influenced by colour.
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5 Must-Have Skills to Work as an Interior Designer or Decorator
ISCD Graduate and founder of TLC Interiors - Discover this Melbourne designer's key skills for careers in interior design and decoration.
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Decorating with Rugs by Kate Bastain & Rebecca Keast – Six Fourteen
Kate Bastain and Rebecca Keast from Six Fourteen show us how to nail one of the most essential features of interior decoration.
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Different Types of Interior Designer Styles
Tom Puuko from Feathr shares his insights on different kinds of Interior Designers we see in the industry.
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Emerging Workplace Design Trends: What Will Stay and What Will Go
Eunice Aubert, ISCD Diploma of Interior Design student, shares her thoughts on emerging workplace design trends.
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Four Winter Interior Tips that Embrace Sustainability
Four tips to transition your interiors for the winter season keeping sustainability in mind.
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Interior Design Influences Throughout History
Looking at the key influences in design over the decades - here are some of the main influences and designers from the last century.
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Our Tips to Help Declutter Your Mind and Home
The word ‘declutter’ means to remove mess or clutter from a place. Whether that ‘place’ is psychological or physical it’s important to declutter from time to time.
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Our Top 10 Sites For Colour Inspiration
Monochromatic, analogous, complimentary, colour palette options never end. For new and creative ideas, here are the sites we recommend.
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Small Space Design from Around the World
The tiny design world is a growing one, and we couldn’t resist showing you some of our top picks in this space.
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Stunning Hotel Interiors from Around the World
Looking for your next getaway? Stay somewhere with stunning interior design, with our top ten hotels from around the world to inspire you.
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The Role of Colour in Wellbeing
From subtle use in materials to accent pieces, the overarching colour trends of eco-friendly design and wellbeing is here to stay.
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A Celebration of Colour: Haymes Paint 2021 Colour Palette
For International Colour Day, we saw Haymes Paint experts, Wendy Rennie and Erin Hearns, for their insight into colour trends for 2021.
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Tips and Tricks for Working within Budgets
Budgets are one of the biggest challenges that designers face. However, it doesn't take a fortune - just changing how you spend your money.
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Tips on Creating the Perfect Printed Portfolio
Kenneth from Carbon 8, a specialist printing company in Sydney, gives us his tips for designers wishing to create the perfect printed portfolio.
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What Happens to the Athletes’ Villages After the Games?
Ever wonder what Happens to the Athletes’ Villages After the Games? Discover what's going to happen to Paris Olympic Village after the games
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What is Art Deco Interior Design?
Displaying sophistication mixed with fun, it’s no wonder Art Deco interior design continues to turn up in interiors both old and new.
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What is Japandi Interior Design?
Calm and cosy, embracing tranquillity and minimalist simplicity, Japandi interior design has found favour around the world.
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What is the Slow Home Movement?
The slow movement is also about creating a life that is sustainable (and sustaining) for ourselves, slowing down for the things that matter.
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What is the Strega Nona Design Trend?
Discover the oddly-niche Strega Nona design trend! Learn how this whimsical style blends design elements to create unique spaces.
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What It Means to Be a Colour Consultant
Jacquelene Symond left her career to study at ISCD, specialising in colour. She now has established her own business, The Colour Agency.
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Why are Orange and Black the Colours of Halloween?
Black is reasonably easy to figure out, being associated with words such as mystery, fear and death. And then there’s orange... why orange?
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Winter Interiors Inspiration
Ready to embrace the cold? We have put together some beautiful winter interior mood boards that will warm you from the inside-out.
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3 Reasons to Study Online, from an Online Student
Melanie has recently completed her Diploma online with ISCD. We caught up with her to find out about her experience and why she recommends studying interior design online.
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Augmented Reality - What Does this Mean for Interior Design?
Industries continually evolve with technology, and we are starting to see faster apps and software that display creative visions to clients.
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BOWERBIRD Interiors Industry Placement Program
ISCD has partnered with leading brand, BOWERBIRD Interiors, offering industry placement opportunities to Diploma of Interior Design students.
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Industry Event, Style Me Merivale
The Style Me Merivale event featured the geniuses behind iconic Merivale venues. Now, we look at how these stunning venues were created.
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2024 Dulux Competition Winner
Explore the winning work of the 2024 Dulux Design Competition, showcasing exceptional creativity and innovation from emerging design talent.
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ISCD Partners with Programa
ISCD has partnered with Programa to introduce students to an industry leading platform, where designers curate and share their projects.
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ISCD's Design Career Guide
We see design every day; from the styling of our homes, to the designs on our coffee cups. Have you ever wondered about studying design?
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Perceptions of Colour in Architecture
Andrea Lucena-Orr, the colour and communications manager for Dulux, joined us for a webinar to share her insights with the ISCD community.
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Kenneth from Carbon 8, a specialist printing company in Sydney, gives us his tips for designers wishing to create the perfect printed portfolio.
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Women in Design and Education
Meet three of our interior designers and ISCD educators, to celebrate their fantastic works this International Women's Day.
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Women in Design
IWD celebrates the women in design, past and present, established and emerging, from interior designers to lighting designers.
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A Day in the Life of Beni Kesh Founder
Hear from one of our Alumni Founder of Beni Kesh Chàntelle Traficante.
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A Day in the Life of a Visual Merchandiser with Lisa Mathieson
Lisa’s story exemplifies the transformative power of pursuing creative passions and following one's ambitions in the design space.
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Explore the winning work of the 2024 Dulux Design Competition, showcasing exceptional creativity and innovation from emerging design talent.
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Gina Ciancio of Style Curator Shares Her ISCD Story
Gina Ciancio is a graduate of ISCD's Diploma of Interior Design. She is an interior designer and the editor of Style Curator, an award-winning interiors blog all about helping you create a more stylish home.
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Interior Design Story - Alicia Xiberras Interiors
Alicia Xiberras: interior designer, finalist in the Corporate Cultures Design Journey competition, and one of Realestate.com's "Interior Designers to watch"
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ISCD Alumni Success: Catmint Interior Design
We chat to ISCD graduate, Catherine Ashbridge, about changing careers to interior design, and what it's like starting your own business.
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ISCD Alumni: Alix Helps
We recently caught up with ISCD alumni, Alix Helps to talk about how she is designing her way in the industry.
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ISCD Alumni: One Year On with Lauren Holmes
Earlier this month we had our very first live webinar with ISCD alumni Lauren Holmes. We talked about her life one year on from graduating design school.
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ISCD Graduate Launches New Business, Styl Studio
ISCD graduate Michal Goodman has launched her own business, Styl Studio, offering pre-selected style packages for DIY home renovators.
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Student Finalist Featured in Grand Designs Australia Magazine
ISCD graduate, Neluka Jayasuriya, is a finalist in the Eussen Student Design Competition, featured by Grand Designs Australia Magazine.
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“Believe In Yourself!” ISCD Graduate, Lisa Tonkin
Lisa Tonkin is an ISCD graduate. Find out all you need to know about Lisa, and how she made it as an interior designer.
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Styling Multi-Million Dollar Properties with Michelle Oliver
Michelle Oliver graduated from ISCD in 2023. Now she’s a Design and Renovation Co-Ordinator preparing multi-million dollar properties.
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Interview with Interiors Photographer Kate Hansen
Join us for an exclusive webinar with interiors photographer Kate Hansen as she shares her journey, expert tips, and insights into capturing the emotion and beauty of interior spaces. Discover how to prepare for a professional shoot and elevate your design portfolio. Register now!
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Interview with ISCD's Own Annika Oja
Meet ISCD trainer Annika! Discover her journey from hairdressing to interior design and get inspired by her creative insights.
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Explore the winning work of the 2024 Dulux Design Competition, showcasing exceptional creativity and innovation from emerging design talent.
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