The interior design of all built environments significantly
impacts the health, safety and welfare of the public. The public benefits
from knowing that the individuals they entrust with the design of their interior
spaces are qualified.
Legal recognition (registration or licensure) establishes
enforceable standards of minimum competency, including education, experience
and examination.
Qualified interior designers improve the health, safety
and welfare of the public in the health, safety and welfare of the public
in the spaces they design. Legal recognition ensures that only qualified
individuals design interior spaces or represent themselves a shaving the qualifications
to do so.
By providing legal definitions of the scope of interior
design practice and who may refer to themselves as a “registered (certified)
interior designer,” legislation helps consumers differentiate the responsibilities
and services of each of the design professions. In addition to health,
safety and welfare benefits, legal recognition helps consumers to choose the
appropriate professional and brings the benefit of open competition to the
design process.