Fashion Interiors

The Major provides an integrated foundation across diverse areas of interior design and related professional practice. Students develop capabilities in Interior Design, Interior Styling, Interior Project Management, Colour Consultancy, Craft and Décor Design, Lighting Design, Interior Landscape Design, Luxury Interiors and allied domains. The curriculum combines historical, cultural and theoretical studies with design thinking, material exploration, technical drawing, model making, digital visualisation, Building Information Modelling (BIM), three-dimensional modelling and immersive presentation. Students engage with fashion, lifestyle, consumer behaviour, textiles, traditional crafts and sustainable practices while developing the ability to conceptualise, execute and manage interior environments. The final-semester Graduation Project provides an opportunity to apply these capabilities to industry-based design challenges.

Department Electives extend the Major through specialised areas responding to contemporary spatial, cultural and commercial needs. Students explore Bespoke Design, Universal Design, Space Styling, Adaptive Reuse, Agile Spaces, Ephemeral Spaces, Luxury 4.0 & Management, and Immersive Design. These electives address themes including luxury and personalised interiors, accessibility and inclusive design, spatial storytelling, heritage and adaptive reuse, flexible and temporary environments, luxury consumer behaviour, project management and emerging technologies such as Virtual Reality (VR), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Metaverse. Together, they broaden students' understanding of evolving spatial practices while strengthening their ability to create user-centred, sustainable and experiential environments.

The Department of Fashion Interiors offers two Interdisciplinary Minors (IDMs)—Fundamental Interiors for undergraduate students and Interior Spaces for postgraduate students. Fundamental Interiors introduces students to spatial planning, aesthetics, ergonomics, materials, construction, lighting, colour and interior styling, supported by studio projects, digital visualisation and technical documentation. Interior Spaces develops advanced capabilities in commercial, retail and fashion-oriented environments, with emphasis on spatial planning, material innovation, lighting, furniture systems, environmental psychology, sustainability, universal design and experiential design. Students enrolled in Fashion Interiors may, in turn, pursue Interdisciplinary Minors offered by other academic departments to broaden their learning beyond their primary discipline.

General Electives provide opportunities to explore areas of knowledge beyond the primary discipline, encouraging intellectual curiosity and interdisciplinary learning. Offered across a range of subjects, these courses broaden perspectives, strengthen critical thinking and support the development of transferable skills. By engaging with diverse academic, creative and societal contexts, students gain a well-rounded educational experience that complements their disciplinary knowledge and prepares them for the evolving demands of professional practice.