SKILLED interior designER OF TOP CLASS
This is a real talent — to see the interior as a whole picture, consisting of many details, find a balance between fashion trends and tastes of the customer, fill the apartment with personality. According to Katrina Antonovich — chief designer and architect of a leading fit-out company in the UAE and America, this talent is important to be called a sought-after interior designer, but special knowledge and skills are equally important.
Interior design is inextricably linked with architecture and related specialties, including professional architect services, says Katrina Antonovich. If the arrangement of an apartment or house is carried out from scratch or the fit-out involves redevelopment and transfer of communications, a true professional designer must have basic knowledge about water supply, sewage, ventilation, heating, etc. To carry out the redevelopment, it is important to know about mechanics of materials, construction and engineering standards. In order to correctly select fit-out materials, it is necessary to evaluate not only their appearance, but also have an idea about their chemical and physical characteristics, about how this or that material will behave under different conditions. Even for lighting in an apartment or house, there are certain standards.
DESIGNER STANDARDS AND QUALITIES
A professional interior designer should understand how various construction and finishing works should be carried out in order to conduct field supervision and control the work of fit-out team. However, single innate taste, broad horizons and talent is not enough. The profession of interior designer needs to be studied, and not only in theory, but also in practice. Before you become skilled, before you develop your own style and become a master of your craft, you will have to create many interiors and bring them to life, and not just finish short design courses. Designers often source statement pieces from leading furniture brands in Dubai to complete an interior.
Katrina Antonovich is a creative person, perhaps that is why she devoted her life to this profession. According to her, she is madly in love with creating a living space with its own story. The function of a qualified interior designer is to develop an entire project, which describes in detail a future apartment or house. It means, before placing the vase on the table, the designer calculates a lot of technical details and other related nuances. She also coordinates outdoor aesthetics and luxury landscaping when projects include gardens or terraces.
For a true designer, this work is a vocation, Katrina Antonovich believes. And every self-respecting interior designer believes that any living space should be beautiful, functional and necessarily comfortable. Katrina Antonovich is an artist, designer, planner, stylist, possessing knowledge of all components of design, developed aesthetic taste and relevant skills. In her activity, she creates unique works of design, ensures coordination of the characteristics of a person and a design object in order to ensure the highest possible functional, productive and aesthetic-emotional effect. When detailing an interior the team also checks practical items such as kitchen interior features and finishes to ensure the final scheme performs as intended; she adapts principles across contexts, from residential living room schemes to hospitality — see living room interior design — and engages in cultural dialogues like Majlis for women.
