Ancient historyThe interior design seems to have played a role in ancient Rome, where the wealthy citizens designed rooms for the summer or winter, depending on the appearance and construction. Summer rooms were cool and comfortable for hot days, and the winter rooms were designed to be cozy. In ancient Egypt the interior design is most notably used in their pyramids. The interior of the pyramids was designed to be functional for the deceased in its life after death.
The artistic renaissance that characterized this period, caused increasing interest in the interior design,especially for the wealthy persons.The architects, artists and artisans became more ambitious as the members of the nobility were trying to build great homes.The increased trade meant that more materials were available.The Renaissance marked the origin of modern interior design.Althought the projects of the interior design on a large scale were confined to the rulers and nobles,many members of the upper middle class took ideas for use in their dwellings.
The Colonial period
The interior design became useful on a large scale during the colonial period when Europeans began to settle in newly discovered regions, including the Americas. Confronted with nomadic settlements and challenges existing for accepting goods from faraway places, villagers became their own interior designers, building minimalist homes filling the basic needs of survival and learning to build their own furniture and decorations.
The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution made interior design accessible to more and more people through the creation of cheaper goods available, and doing the home improvements projects more affordable. Magazines and books on home decorating also became popular, and technological advances allowed people to have free time.
Modern interior design
After the Industrial Revolution came the advent of professional interior decorator. These professionals living designing interior spaces in homes and public buildings. One of the first professional Interior designers was Charles Rennie Mackintosh, a Scottish, whose pieces of "Art Nouveau" exaggerated achieved great popularity in the early 20th century.
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