Interior Design Careers
Make a living AND make a difference.
As a graduate of the Interior Design program, you'll be prepared to plan, design, and furnish the interiors of homes and public spaces. You’ll design offices, retail stores, restaurants and hotels, schools, and healthcare settings. You may work in an architecture or interior design firm, specialize in kitchen and bath design, work for a furniture manufacturer or dealership, or be an interior product manufacturer’s representative. You may be the boss, contribute great design solutions to a team, or be an expert in design thinking. Anything is possible
Possible Careers
- Interior Designer
- Hospitality Designer
- Health Care Designer
- Residential Designer
- Kitchen and Bath Designer
- Retail Designer
- Showroom Designer
- Design Consultant
- Manufacturer Representative
Where KCAD Interior Design alumni work
- Gensler (New York, NY)
- Interior Office Solutions (Los Angeles, CA)
- Interphase Interiors (Grand Rapids, MI)
- Steelcase (Grand Rapids, MI)
- Herman Miller (Zeeland, MI)
- Target Corporate Office (Minneapolis, MN)
- Custer (Grand Rapids, MI)
- Haworth (Holland, MI)
- Thomas Interior Systems (Chicago, IL)
- Meijer Corporate (Grand Rapids, MI)
- Integrated Architecture (Grand Rapids, MI)
- Newell Brands (Grand Rapids, MI)
- Forum Studio (Chicago, IL)
- MarxModa (Kalamazoo, MI) Interior Designer
- Preston Feather (Petoskey, MI) Kitchen & Bath Designer
- AAK Business Environments (Anchorage, AK) Interior Designer
- Studio McGee (Holladay, UT) Senior Interior Designer
- OpenSquare (Seattle, WA) Associate Workspace Consultant for Healthcare
- Rogue Architects (Fort Worth, TX) Project Coordinator
Where KCAD Interior Design alumni have attended graduate school
- Aquinas College (Grand Rapids, MI) – Masters in Management
- New School of Architecture and Design (San Diego, CA) – Master of Architecture
- Grand Valley State University (Allendale, MI) – Master of Education, Adult and Higher Level Education; Master of Education
- University of Colorado (Denver, CO) – Master of Architecture
- Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI) – Master of Environmental Design; Master of Arts, Interior Design/Facilities Management
- Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI) – Master of Business Administration
- Saginaw Valley State University (Saginaw, MI) – Master of Arts, Communications and Digital Media
- University of Wisconsin (Madison, WI) – Master of Architecture
- Rhode Island School of Design (Providence, RI) – Master of Design
- New York School of Interior Design (New York, NY) – Master of Professional Studies, Healthcare Design
Resources
- American Society of Interior Designers
- Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook Interior Designers
- CollegeGrad Interior Designer Career Information
- Coroflot Online Design Job Portal
- Council for Interior Design Qualifications
- Designer Society of America
- Interior Design Society
- International Interior Design Association
- ONet OnLine Interior Designer Career Information
- The Art Career Project Interior Design Careers
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