“ The decor profession became competent after World War II.
From the 1950s onwards, shelling out for the home increased.
Interior design courses were established, requiring the publication of textbooks and reference sources.
Historical accounts of interior designers and firms distinct through the decorative arts specialists were provided.
Organisations to manage education, qualifications,
standards and practices, etc. were established with the profession.[18]
Interior design was in the past seen as playing a 2nd role to architecture.
It also has numerous connections along with
other design disciplines, relating to the work of architects, industrial
designers, engineers, builders, craftsmen, etc.
For these reasons, the us government of home design standards and qualifications
was often integrated into other professional organisations that involved design.[18] Organisations for
example the Chartered Society of Designers, established
in the UK in 1986, and also the American Designers Institute,
founded in 1938, governed some other part of design.
It had not been until later that specific representation with the interior design profession originated.
The US National Society of Interior Designers was
established in 1957, within the UK the Interior Decorators and Designers Association was established in 1966.
Across Europe, other organisations such as The Finnish Association of Interior Architects (1949)
were being established as well as in 1994 the International Interior Design Association was founded.[18]
Ellen Mazur Thomson, author of Origins of Graphic Design in America (1997), determined that professional status is achieved through education, self-imposed standards and professional
gate-keeping organizations.[18] Having achieved this,
home design became an acknowledged profession. ”