Raising the Bar for Interior Design Professionals: The Residential Interior Designer Certification & Exam
The Residential Interior Designer Education (R.I.D.E.) course is available to both aspiring designing individuals and interior designers, who are looking to advance their education, career and professional status in the interior design industry. If you are driven to succeed and dedicated to your profession, successful completion of the R.I.D.E. will train new designers and increase the credentials for designers currently practicing. The RIDE course will both enhance your status when meeting new potential clients, as well as increase your credentials among residential interior design peers who have also reached this higher level of certification achievement. The R.I.D.E. program is recognized as an industry standard for excellence, and certification can be the professional boost you need to grow your business and your reputation.
This course will require the John F. Pile text Interior Design (4th edition). The photo on the cover may vary between printings. Please be sure that you are using the 4th edition. This text is not provided and must be purchased separately. You can get it from Amazon.com here.
John F. Pile text Interior Design (4th edition)
A comprehensive, applications-oriented introduction to the evolving field of interior design, with a focus on the challenges facing designers in the 21st century. Emphasizing good solutions to real problems by examining best practices from the past and present, the author details case studies using a broad range of projects from modest home and work-place designs, to public areas, to full professional involvement in large commercial spaces.
Kristin Cummins, Washington DC. Testimonial
"The DSA certification course far exceeded my expectations. The textbook provided a strong comprehensive background to the field and paired nicely with the coursework and assignments that focused largely on practical application. I was both inspired and challenged by the readings and assignments--they helped me understand both the subjective and objective rationale behind various design articles I have been reading for years. I also found I was able to quickly apply what I learned directly to design challenges I had been stumped by for some time. By the end of the course I felt I had a sufficient toolkit and the confidence to apply what I learned to various clients' needs. Having already been to graduate school in an unrelated field and as the mother of two small children I was very appreciative to have found DSA as a viable option to begin the practice of interior design."
