Background: Why ID is an consultant today?

A designer is someone who incorporates art and practical lifestyle into something extraordinary. Some haven't been expected.

Its all about being unique and heard by other individuals.

What happened in Malaysia?

ID is becoming someone who meet client, looking at materials catalogue and design furnitures in computer. The IDs  are done great in creating mood, what about form?

In Malaysia, the ID industry is highly influenced by both education and industry practice.

In education:

Lecturer and tutors has a strong says on student's work . Therefore, process is important. However, at the end, out come is still the most important and comparisons are made. [Reality: Everything is competition].

The comes the issue of timeframe. It is easier to process an existing outcome and improvising it into something new whereas starting from zero is simply hard. But wasn't this what design is all about, coming with new and fresh ideas from time to time.

But at the end, if this 2 student were to be compared, the one who started of with something existed were more well-done in term of the one who starts from zero.

Resulting in, TEMPLETE-ing.

In industry:

As mentioned before in the blog, SPREADing philosophy. When majority practice a specific ways, the minority have to follow. Undeniable that these formulated work ethics had made it easier for interior designer to communicates with clients and contractors. But is it the best solution in creating spatial?

What we INTERIOR DESIGNERS are holding on?

Roots affecting ID industry in Malaysia to become what it is today

Below is extraction of my dissertation outline, there are reason and reference to it, but it would be great if you could share me some article you've came about reading regarding on my issue mentioned below.

 Technology Available in Malaysia

·      Limitation of materials is one of the restricting factors in outcome production. Basic materials used in Malaysia – concrete, bricks, timber, metal and glass.

·      Insufficiency of technical workmanship in the industries where contractors has a regulated type of skills. Barely explore or learn up new skills and technique.

·      Lack of exploration towards new materials and finding. A repetition of existing materials.

Construction Procedures

·      Progress of interior designer comes after architect, which in true facts, interior and architect should work along side by side. Limitations where interior designer tend to comply the existing structure to make link with interior.

·      Everyone trying to perform well, resulting in conflict between architect and interior designer.

Stylization and Templating

·      Time limitation of designer. Skipping design process from concept, sketch, development direct to final due to time rush and profiting.

·      Creativity clot, reference made through magazines and existing work.

·      Linguistic differ. Client has a brief understanding on design ideas. Designers might find it easier to communicate with them through existing visual, which resulted in similarity.

·      Judging association such as GBI, Sustainable certification had justified the design outcomes.

 Market Demands

·      Client understanding towards the capability of interior designer and work scope.

·      Client’s prospect for final outcome, often appear to be whatever seen in existing interior design magazine.

·      Unlike other designer, interior design is about designing for the client. The challenge of incorporating self-thoughts with client’s quest.

·      The perception of ID in education is different compared to industry. In fact, it should not differ, education are program based on the profession in the industry.

"Industrial is different from Education" everyone say so?!!

Its been quite a while since my last post on this blog. As for I am focusing my dissertation on proof and referencing to enhance my writing.
This came about my mind after interviewing an architect and ID firm.
If you have been reading my brief of why ID became a consultant than an artist these days, you will notice my issue tackled the current ID industry in Malaysia.

Why "Industry is different from Education" is the concern of ID practitioner? In my personal opinion, education programs are tailored and designated for the industry, but it was rather left behind and total different set of ethics are required for industry.
According to what I have learnt and see:
1. Because everyone in the industry practice this way.
2. The "greatness" provoked in education. An extraordinary element being introduced during education had causes the a "non-practical" mentality, which resulted in total abundant during industry practice.

Despite the great idealistic part provoked, the idea of having a process from concept model to final executing plans would have resulted in a total different approach from what we can see and find in Malaysia spatial and architecture today.