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INTERIOR DESIGN AND FASHION DESIGN

Participate in the creative world of Interior Design. Interior Design is one of the fastest growing professions. Interior designers engage both public and private spaces. An interior environment serves the needs and requirements of the users and provides a sense of space for individual and group activity. Our Interior Design Certificate Program will train and assist you in career advancement, career change or personal and professional enrichment. Bring the art of decorating into your home or office. A certificate of completion is awarded to students who successfully complete any one course, some of  which require final projects.

INTERIOR DESIGN CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

To be eligible for the Interior Design Certificate, students must successfully complete the following eight core courses offered each spring and fall semester. Attendance is required and all projects must be completed to receive a certificate. Please register early.  Space is limited.

CORE COURSES

CD 331 Principles of Interior Design  CD 338 Basic Drafting
CD 332 Visual Concepts  CD 417 History of Decorative Arts
CD 341 Business Procedures CD 349 Materials, Finishes, Sources
 CD 354 Interior Lighting   CD 330 Color for Interiors

INTERIOR DESIGN FREE OPEN HOUSE
Tuesday, January 20, 2009 promptly at 6:30 pm.

Come meet our Instructors, ask questions and get information on our programs.

Tap into your creativity and embark on a new career!
Technology Building, Room T128

FASHION DESIGN FREE OPEN HOUSE
Saturday, January 31, 2009 10am-12.
Technology Building, Room T128

For information contact Ria Bloss at 201-447-7466 or rbloss@bergen.edu

  

Core Courses
 
 
CD 417 History of Decorative Arts
12 sessions; $465
001, Wed.; February 11-April 29, 2009
Hours: 9:30a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Students will acquire an understanding of the dominant periods in design throughout history up to and including today’s trends. This is the key to a solid foundation in interior studies. Study works by American and foreign architects and period furniture from 1920s to contemporary. Architecture, furnishings, ornamentation inherent to each period will be discussed. Students will: prepare a binder relative to each period with the use of pictures and information and analyze and recognize different room styles.
Instructor: Claudine Draisin, Allied ASID
 
CD 338 Basic Drafting
12 sessions; $465
001, Wed.; February 4,-April 29, 2009
(no class 3/18)
Hours: 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Learn the basics of drafting and reading Construction documents. In this studio, you will learn to use the correct tools for hand drafting. You will complete a series of drafting projects in class, learning as you go. You will survey and document an existing space, and develop your own design project. For the final project, you will prepare a set of construction documents including plans, sections and elevations and associated notes and legends for a residential project. No previous experience necessary. A list of materials will be sent. Register early; space is limited. Suggested text: Architectural Graphics 4th Edition, Francis D.K. Ching. Please bring the book to the first class.
Instructor: Manuel Pereiras, AIA
Note: A supply list will be sent.
 
CD 331 Principles of Interior Design
8 sessions; $315
001, Tue.; February 10- March 31, 2009
Hours: 6:15-9:15 p.m.
Learn the principles of art and design that have been developed throughout history and are key to successful interior design practice. This course includes lecture, discussion and preparation of a “personal styles research portfolio.” Sessions include:
• Understanding the design process
• Elements of design
• Design concepts
• Understanding design drawings
• Introduction to basic styles in residential interiors.
Suggested text: Interior Design, John Pile.
Instructor: Susan Fletcher
 
CD 341 Business Procedures for Interior
Designer
8 sessions; $315
001, Wed.; February 25- April 22, 2009
(no class 3/18)
Hours: 6-9 p.m.
Learn how to start up a design firm, charge for services, develop a company logo, and how to deal with some of the everyday problems associated with the design profession. Discover marketing skills that enable you to reach out to perspective clients. Have fun learning how to achieve goals and how to make a profit. Suggested text: A Guide to Business Principles and Practices for Interior Designers, H.
Siegel, C.P.A., A. Siegel, Esq.
Instructor: Jack Ruthazer, FASID
 
CD 330 Color For Interiors

8 sessions; $315

001, Thurs. April 9,-June 11, 2009

(no class 5/14)

Hours:6:30-9:30 p.m.

This course is an introduction to theory and application of color. This is a studio class. In addition to color assignments, students make a color wheel that aids them when using color in their work. This course includes an exploration of the effects of color on our psychological and cultural well being. Sessions will focus on: how to create the right “mood” for a home using color; choosing the right color schemes and understanding the language of color. Instructor: Roberta Green, ASID
 
CD 349 Interior Materials, Finishes and
Sources
8 sessions; $315
001, Tue.; February 17- April 14, 2009
Hours: 6-9 p.m.
Study materials and sources used in interior design with a focus on their characteristics, performance criteria, fabrication, and installation methods. Guest lecturers from manufacturers and a field trip are included in this course. Topics include: floors, walls, ceilings; moldings, doors, and windows; cabinet construction; kitchen and bathroom planning. Suggested text: Materials and Components of Interior Architecture, J. Rosemary Riggs: 1996.
Instructor: Mary Brennan, ASID
 
CD 332 Visual Concepts
8 sessions; $315
001, Wed.; April 6-June 1, 2009
(no class 5/25)
Hours: 9:15 am-12:15 p.m.
Learn to interpret and organize your own design project. Students will select a period and style of furniture that you would like to do research on. A portfolio will be put together with facts on that style including draperies, wall treatments, fabrics accessories, furniture and decorative arts of that period. Some independent study is required. After the portfolio is completed, students will make a model of a room. Prerequisite: Basic Drafting (CD 338) and History of Decorative Arts (CD 417) Instructor: Jack Ruthazer, FASID

 

CD 354 Interior Lighting
7 sessions; $250
001, Th; February 12-April 2, 2009
(no class 3/19/09)
Hours: 6:00-8:00 p.m.
This course will provide an exciting Introduction or refresher in the principles of good lighting design. Learn practical information on lamps, fixtures, controls, as well as new developments in lighting technology, including fiber optics and LED’s. Under the supervision of an award-winning lighting designer, learn to develop usable lighting plans and specifications and resolve specific residential lighting challenges for bath, kitchens, home offices, and multi-story foyers. Each class will culminate in a specific lighting design problem where the class, working in small groups, solves the problem with the instructor’s guidance. Students are provided lamp and fixture catalogs and many other useful handouts.
Instructor: Stephen E. Lohm, LC, IES

 

Elective Courses
 
 
CD 419 AutoCAD–Architectural 2009
6 sessions; $295
001, Th; February 5-March 12, 2009
Hours: 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
This course is for Interior Designers and Architects. Architectural Desktop software is the popular AutoCAD add-on to productively create dimensioned floor plans that may then be used for construction documents, design modeling, furniture layouts and renderings. This entry level course teaches the student how to use Architectural Desktop to draw walls, doors, windows openings, and stairs using various styles contained within the software. Preparing these drawings for printing will also be involved. Prerequisite: AutoCAD Level I, previous AutoCAD knowledge and prior experience creating scaled drawings by pencil or CAD.
Suggested text: AutoCAD Architectural and It’s Application, 2009, Published by Goodheart.
Instructor: Matt King
 
CD 423 Techniques for Drawing Interiors
7 sessions; $215
001, Mon.; Jan. 26th- March 9th, 2009
Hours: 6:30-9:00 p.m.
This course will provide you with the basic drawing skills needed to draw a realistic interior. The focus will be on rendering three-dimensional objects on a two-dimensional surface, one-point perspective, two-point perspective, textile design, drawing drapery folds and shadows. Upon completion of this course you will be able to create a conceptual interior drawing for a perspective client with ease.
Instructor: Erinn Johnson


 

 

FASHION DESIGN
 
Fashion Design Open House
on Saturday, January 31, 2009 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.,
at the Moses Family Meeting & Training Center, TEC-128.
See Page 2 for details.
 
CD 451 Draping
10 sessions; $325
001, Sat; February 21- May 9, 2009
(no class 3/21, 4/11)
Hours: 9:30am-12:30 p.m.
This course will get you accustomed to the mannequin, how to visualize your own styles when you are draping, and learn how to fit and create by draping. All levels are welcome.
Instructor: Adua Celentano
 
CD 452 Sketching
10 sessions; $325
001, Wed.; February 11-April 22, 2009
(no class 3/18)
Hours: 6:30-9:30 p.m.
You will learn additional professional techniques, that will allow you to bring your own designs to life. All levels are welcome.
Instructor: Adua Celentano
 
CE 895 Accessories!
10 sessions; $325
001, Fri.; February 13,-May 1, 2009
(no class 3/20  4/10)
Hours: 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Learn how to coordinate fabrics with accessories, using color, texture and embellishments. You will learn how to make patterns and sew beautiful hats, gloves, belts, scarves, and more to compliment every outfit.
Instructor: Adua Celentano
 
CD 450 Pattern Making
10 sessions; $325
001, Sat; February 21-May 9, 2009,
(no class 3/19)
Hours: 1-4 p.m.
This course will make students accustomed to the mannequin and show them how to visualize more of their styles when they are pattern-making. You will learn how to fit and create more styles by pattern making. All levels are welcome.
Location: TEC-119
Instructor: Adua Celentano
 
CD 446 Basic Sewing
6 sessions; $185
001, Sat.; February 7- march 14, 2009
Hours: 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
002, Tue.; March 24-April 28, 2009
Hours: 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Learn the basics of sewing on a machine, with emphasis on the basic types of seams and skills needed to create a small project or a project of your choice such as a duvet cover with matching shams. The use and care of a sewing machine, stitching, and how to read and use a pattern will be taught. Each student is required to bring a portable sewing machine, a tape measure, scissors and straight pins to each session. Any additional materials will be discussed during class.
Instructor: Patricia LaRocco
 
 
Instructor’s Bio: Adua Celentano, haute couture fashion designer, was educated at the Scuola delle Belle Arti, came to the United States as an exchange student and graduated from NYU incorporating her classic European training with American style.
 
Adua designed fashion apparel for ladies of distinction at her New York midtown studio for over two decades. Previously, she taught at New York’s Fashion Institute of Technology.
 
For more information, please call Ria Bloss at (201) 447-7466.
 

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