SDV 101 – Orientation to Interior Design
Assignment #1
Research Paper Assignment:
The student is required to write one (1) research papers and one (1) statement paper.
SUBJECT of the RESEARCH PAPER is:
The Design Philosophy of (select a designer) – Past or Present
SUBJECT of the STATEMENT PAPER is:
My Philosophy of Design
The meaning of the “philosophy of design” is how designers see design in the service of the end
user. This in turn forms the designer’s “look” or signature to the spaces they create and every
aspect of how they interact with the client. Your philosophy and you become one and the
same.
Length of the papers:
Each paper must be between 500 and 1500 words in length.
The format you will use is the MLA available online from TCC. The Librarian can help you with
this. The statement paper follows no format.
Presentation:
The papers must be typed in Microsoft Word, stapled or inserted in a binder or sleeve labeled
with your name and class section.
Suggested Designers:
Elsie DeWolfe
Sister Parish
John Saladino
Billy Baldwin
William Pahlmann
Mario Buatta
Dorothy Draper
Ruby Ross Wood
Frank Lloyd Wright – Architect
John Ruskin – Philosopher & Critic
Charles Eastlake – Critic “Hints on Household Taste”
Sally Sirkin Lewis
Juan Montoya
Carlton Varney
Vincente Wolf
David Hicks
Mark Hampton
Albert Hadley
Le Corbusier – Architect
Louis Sullivan – Architect
Antoine Predock - Architect
*Should you have a favorite designer or architect NOT on this list, you may write your paper on
them in place of one of the designers on the list.
Papers are due on or before 11/24/2009