Ask us
Librarian
This guide covers search tools for research in topics related to the theory, and practice of design as applied to the interior environment, including history, aesthetics, energy consumption, and functional, health, and safety issues.
Getting Started
Start with:
-
ProQuest Art Design and Architecture CollectionA comprehensive survey of current publications in the fields of visual and applied arts. This collection includes the specialist indexes ARTbibliographies Modern (covering modern and contemporary art), Design and Applied Arts Index (for all aspects of design and crafts) and the International Bibliography of Art (covering scholarship on Western art history), together with a complementary collection of current full-text journals, Arts and Humanities Full Text.
-
Avery Index to Architectural PeriodicalsRecognized as one of the world's leading databases of the architectural literature, this indexes more than 1,000 western language periodicals published worldwide on architecture, archaeology, decorative arts, environmental studies, furniture, historic preservation, landscape architecture, urban planning/city planning, interior design, and historic preservation.
Book resources
Webber, S. (2020). Interior design fundamentals. New York: Fairchild Books.
Magrath Library General Collection Quarto NK2110 .W385 2020
Do Val, P. (2019). Construction detailing for interior design. New York, NY: Fairchild Books, Bloomsbury Publishing.
Arch/L.Arch General Collection Quarto NA2708 .D62 2019
Campos, A., & Schneiderman, D. (2018). Interiors beyond architecture. London ; New York: Routledge.
Arch/L.Arch General Collection NA2850 .C36 2018
Ireland, J. (2009). History of interior design. New York : Oxford: Fairchild ; Berg .
- Magrath Library General Collection Quarto NK1710 .I74 2009
Texas Artists and Artisans Archive: https://texasartisans.mfah.
Objects are presented in multiple views and there are thousands of records to explore. It’s a freely searchable online database documenting the lives, work, and products of Texas artisans and artists through 1900
Last Updated: Nov 5, 2020 6:26 PM
URL: https://libguides.umn.edu/InteriorDesign
