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Proclamation No. 390: Declaring the Last Week of May of Every Year as “National InteriorDesign Week”
Republic Act (RA) No. 10350, otherwise known as the “Philippine Interior Design of 2012,” recognizes that the practice of interior design contributes to the promotion and enrichment of the quality of life;
The World Interiors Day is an annual worldwide celebration, initiated to provide an occasion to highlight the merits of the interior design profession and its impact on the quality of life; and
It aims to enhance public knowledge and understanding about the interior design profession as well as encourage cooperation among professionals with a focus on the range of work of interior designers and their contributions to society.
On May 25, 2012, in the City of Manila, His Excellency Pres. Benigno S. Aquino III, President of the Philippines, declared the last week of May of every year as “National Interior Design Week.”
All departments, agencies and instrumentalities of the national government, state universities and colleges (SUCs), government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) and local government units (LGUs) are hereby enjoined to support and extend the necessary assistance in the observance of the National Interior Design Week.
Inernational Federation of Interior Architects/Designers: World Interiors Day
This year’s theme is inspired by the 2009 IFI Design for All Award Winner, 10% Project, run by the Greenside Design Center, South Africa. The 10% project is an initiative that devotes 10% of the college’s annual notional teaching and learning time to community-based design intervention projects. This translates into the college “donating” four weeks of the formal curricula to community development, with the involvement of Interior, Graphic & Multimedia Design students as well as academic staff. This theme aims to encourage 10% for 90% in keeping with IFI’s mandate to improve human living conditions through the improvement of the built environment.
Reflecting a growing awareness and concern for environmental issues, the theme for WID this year addresses the relationship that Interior Architecture/Design has with these vital issues. The community is invited to reflect on how it can contribute to creating spaces that are energy-efficient and earth-friendly.
Reflecting a growing awareness and concern for environmental issues, the theme for WID this year addresses the relationship that Interior Architecture/Design has with these vital issues. The community is invited to reflect on how it can contribute to creating spaces that are energy-efficient and earth-friendly.
This year’s theme “Celebrating 50 Years of Design Around the Globe”, recognizes the rich history of communication and consensus within the Interiors profession over the past 50 years. This theme coincides with the 50th anniversary of IFI, as it continues to raise awareness, heighten excellence and expand the contribution of the Interior Architecture/Design profession worldwide.
The theme for IFI World Interiors Day 2014, “Design Matters”, promoted the role that design serves as a medium for positive change. Design constitutes to life quality with its pervasiveness and serves the human good though creativity and innovation.
With the theme “Design For All”, IFI aimed to bring the IFI Interiors Declaration to reality and imbed the words – value, relevance and responsibility by applying good design into culture, business and knowledge for the purpose pf improving lives and creating more inclusive environments. Design solutions are reaching a much wider remit within health, ageing communities and wellbeing. Design can change lives and create better places to live, work and play, bringing communities together.
While the degree of challenges faced by countries and populations across the global community may differ, the aspirations are invariably the same. This year’s theme “Interiors Intelligence” taps into the comprehensive knowledge needed to continue to bridge gaps in the Interiors profession and to foster a greater appreciation for, and connection between, the built environment and its occupants. It will engender and promote well-being and facilitate human advancement.
The theme for WID 2017, “Interior Design for Generations”, taps into the comprehensive knowledge needed to foster a greater connection between the built environment, its occupants and time. As global life expectancy continues to rise, the Interiors profession increasingly faces the challenge of creating spaces that serve many different generations, addressing matters of accessibility, sustainability and functionality that promote well-being and facilitate human advancement.
Borders and boundaries—whether drawn physically by governments and institutions, or metaphorically by citizens —play an important role in determining how we understand the world and our place within it. While consciously drawn boundaries can foster healthy connections and forge identities, they can also create division. Literal and symbolic borders guide our thoughts and inform our actions. For IFI WID 2018, participants were challenged to create activities that explore the boundaries that interior design can influence to help unite, connect, or divide us. In this exploration we expect to discover many meaningful connections between design and the human/global experience.
“Impacting the lives of all people”
Tangible / Intangible
Functional / Innovative
Necessity / Pleasure
Responsibility / Ethics
Power / Empowerment
Surfaces / Divides
Respect / Validation
Tradition / Future
We invite you to explore the ties between networks, relationships, and more – be it in your interior spaces, communities, or internationally – through the lens of “Nexus Interiors”. Within these realms, consider how interiors play a role in connecting our everyday lives.
Participate in IFI WID 2023 in ways that were meaningful to you. Express and share your creativity.
IFI invites you to explore “Sustainability, Design & Beauty” and to share with your colleagues and the world what this theme means to you as a design advocate and enthusiast. Let’s demonstrate how we deliver supportable beauty and vitality to the spaces and environments in our unique contexts and communities.
The 2024 IFI world-member-selected theme of "The Growing Generational Gap: Improved Multi-Generational Future". This year’s IFI WID theme points to an inherent challenge: the communication gap between different age groups. In this context, design emerges as a crucial tool for creating inclusive solutions that promote more effective and meaningful communication between people of different ages. inclusive design's approach to overcoming intergenerational communication paves the way for a future where generations coexist in a collaborative and enriching way. It is through sensitive and adaptable design that we can create an environment that celebrates generational diversity, building bridges between past, present and future.