interior design in the philippines

[kaurie]

HI!
What's the best school for aspiring interior designers in the Philippines wishing to work in design firms local and abroad?

[Caloy_O]

UP Diliman has a long tradition of producing great interior designers. The problem with UP ID's program is the admission system which is through UPCAT. ID is more of a knack like fine arts or theatre arts, rather than a hard-core, liberal arts oriented course. So, UPCAT is likely not the best screening system for the course.

If you can't get into UP because you got smashed by the school's stupid admission method, there's PSID in Makati which is somewhat reputable amongst the ID circles and has a lenient (or very lenient) entrance requirements.

[marqueeyut]

mganda din ang ID sa UST-CFAD.
di pa ganun ka-sikat pero, base dun sa nakita kong mga exhibit nila sa beato, may ibubuga.

[SUX2BÜ]

The last interior design licensure examination (October, 2006)
Performance of schools in alphabetical order:

1ASSUMPTION COLLEGE-MAKATI 15 2 13.00%
2BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BATANGAS CITY 4 1 25.00%
3COLLEGE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT OF MANILA 9 2 22.00%
4DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY-COLLEGE OF SAINT BENILDE 17 3 18.00%
5DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY-MANILA 1 0 0.00%
6EASTERN VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY (LIT)TACLOBAN 14 1 7.00%
7EULOGIO (AMANG) RODRIGUEZ INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE &
TECHNOLOGY 1 0 0.00%
8LA CONSOLACION COLLEGE-BACOLOD CITY 4 0 0.00%
9MAPANDI MEMORIAL COLLEGE 1 0 0.00%
10PHILIPPINE SCHOOL OF INTERIOR DESIGN 22 9 41.00%
11PHILIPPINE WOMEN'S COLLEGE OF DAVAO 1 0 0.00%
12PHILIPPINE WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY-MANILA 4 2 50.00%
13SAINT SCHOLASTICA'S COLLEGE 9 2 22.00%
14UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS 4 2 50%
15UNIVERSITY OF SAN JOSE-RECOLETOS 1 0 0.00%
16UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 56 25 45.00%
17UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST-CALOOCAN 4 1 25.00%
18UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN 16 7 44.00%

:laugh:

[ach_soo]

BEEJEESUS! That must be the toughest board exam there is!

[SUX2BÜ]

Definitely.

Anything related to the humanities is way more difficult than the sciences, business, math, and even geology.

:)

[zacharaiolsen]

aba, ngayon ko *** ata nkita magseryoso si SUX sa post nya ahehe. nakakapanibago. kala ko magpapatawa nanaman eh. bakit, ID ka ba?

may nkita ako bord exam ng ID last year ata un ** rin sa pex, puro thomasians ang na top from 1 to 10 straight yun.

[SUX2BÜ]

Huy seryoso naman ako palagi ah. Siguro super witty at amusing ang mga post ko kaya nangingiti ang mga nakakabasa. :laugh:

Nope, 'di ako ID pero may mga kakilala akong mga ID kaya may mga nakwekwento rin sila tungkol sa industriyang ito.

:)

[Caloy_O]

Definitely.

Anything related to the humanities is way more difficult than the sciences, business, math, and even geology.

:)

Interior design is more related to fine arts rather than to humanities. As to the issue of comparison on the level of difficulty amongst the given specialty fields, I cannot comment on it.

[erap_arroyo99]

BEEJEESUS! That must be the toughest board exam there is!

any board exam would be tough when there is no logical pattern to follow.

[SUX2BÜ]

Interior design is more related to fine arts rather than to humanities. As to the issue of comparison on the level of difficulty amongst the given specialty fields, I cannot comment on it.

But the fine arts and the arts, in general, (performing, visual, installation, photography, culinary, etc.) are considered to be part of the humanities.

:)

[Bomber]

The last interior design licensure examination (October, 2006)
Performance of schools in alphabetical order:

1ASSUMPTION COLLEGE-MAKATI 15 2 13.00%
2BATANGAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BATANGAS CITY 4 1 25.00%
3COLLEGE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT OF MANILA 9 2 22.00%
4DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY-COLLEGE OF SAINT BENILDE 17 3 18.00%
5DE LA SALLE UNIVERSITY-MANILA 1 0 0.00%
6EASTERN VISAYAS STATE UNIVERSITY (LIT)TACLOBAN 14 1 7.00%
7EULOGIO (AMANG) RODRIGUEZ INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE &
TECHNOLOGY 1 0 0.00%
8LA CONSOLACION COLLEGE-BACOLOD CITY 4 0 0.00%
9MAPANDI MEMORIAL COLLEGE 1 0 0.00%
10PHILIPPINE SCHOOL OF INTERIOR DESIGN 22 9 41.00%
11PHILIPPINE WOMEN'S COLLEGE OF DAVAO 1 0 0.00%
12PHILIPPINE WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY-MANILA 4 2 50.00%
13SAINT SCHOLASTICA'S COLLEGE 9 2 22.00%
14UNIVERSITY OF SAN CARLOS 4 2 50%
15UNIVERSITY OF SAN JOSE-RECOLETOS 1 0 0.00%
16UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS 56 25 45.00%
17UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST-CALOOCAN 4 1 25.00%
18UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-DILIMAN 16 7 44.00%

:laugh:


DLSU-Manila had a ZERO passing rate?!@#!? CSB is better than DLSU. :rotflmao:

[Caloy_O]

But the fine arts and the arts, in general, (performing, visual, installation, photography, culinary, etc.) are considered to be part of the humanities.

:)

Thanks for telling me that, SUX2BU; i never actually thought they're that closely connected. (I never even expected that they are connected.) Maybe you can share to us what humanities is and what covers this subject.

There are a few colleges (mostly liberal) that I know whose business and management programs are placed under the School of Social Sciences & Humanities. By telling me the above information, somehow I'm beginning to think that management is also a part of the humanities.

[SUX2BÜ]

The humanities as distinguished from the social sciences (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanities)

:)

[la_flash]

I had my Intro to Humanities back in college and it was quite astonishing how broad the subject is (aside from the usual ramblings of Dr. Zulueta on which is the better university in the Philippines).

[kaurie]

thanks guys! How about those graduates from ID schools.... what have become of their careers? Usually kc I hear that people taking up ID nagiging freelancers daw... what were the other options? :)

[SUX2BÜ]

I had my Intro to Humanities back in college and it was quite astonishing how broad the subject is (aside from the usual ramblings of Dr. Zulueta on which is the better university in the Philippines).

Of course, intro to humanities is broad since it usually covers the survey and appreciation of representative examples of the various disciplines such as philosophy, languages, history, music or the performing arts.

:)

[kungpow]

Huy seryoso naman ako palagi ah. Siguro super witty at amusing ang mga post ko kaya nangingiti ang mga nakakabasa. :laugh:

Nope, 'di ako ID pero may mga kakilala akong mga ID kaya may mga nakwekwento rin sila tungkol sa industriyang ito.

:)


Somehow, I find that hard to believe.

[cretinous00]

The supercourse in ancient times was music. It included most of the fine arts, the performing arts, the humanities, mathematics and most physical sciences. I think the only subjects excluded were philosophy and theology.

[cla_cbe_d_best]

DLSU-Manila had a ZERO passing rate?!@#!? CSB is better than DLSU. :rotflmao:


so what??? hinde naman porket hindi pumasa yung isang taga la salle eh bulok na ang ID sa school namen... :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

sheeshh... tingan na lang natin kung sinong unang makakuha ng work once we graduate...

[SUX2BÜ]

The supercourse in ancient times was music. It included most of the fine arts, the performing arts, the humanities, mathematics and most physical sciences. I think the only subjects excluded were philosophy and theology.

Interestingly, logic was part of the "trivium" or the three ways (grammar, rhetoric, and logic/dialectic) in medieval education; on the other hand, astronomy geometry, music, and arithmetic were considered the preparatory courses for a more serious study of religion and philosophy.

:)

[cretinous00]

With the onset of the industrial age, there arose a new supercourse: architecture. The creative process came from the fine arts but the realization depended on hard mathematics and science.

Can you think of one course today that's just a spin-off of architecture? Start with civil and geodetic engineering.

[SUX2BÜ]

Modern architecture, where industrial design has originated from (a "spin-off" if you will), is a synthesis of craft, art, and technology, of course.

:)

[cretinous00]

The most bizzare spin-off is dealt with in this thread.

[SUX2BÜ]

thanks guys! How about those graduates from ID schools.... what have become of their careers? Usually kc I hear that people taking up ID nagiging freelancers daw... what were the other options? :)

Check the profiles of some of the most-respected Pinoy interior designers and ID firms in the Philippines and abroad:


Greg Timbol Interiors (http://www.gtinteriors.com/Index.html)
IBA Design Group, Inc.(IDs from up-diliman) (http://www.ibadesign.net/index.html)
Joey Villamel (http://www.kingpiser808.blinkz.com/)
Mavitechture (http://www.mavitechture.com/)
Montecillo and Associates (http://www.montecilloandassociates.com/)
Tema International (http://www.tema-intl.com/)
Augusto Salcedo Rojas (http://www.freewebs.com/augustorojas/)
House of Echave (http://www.houseofechave.com/)

:)

[SUX2BÜ]

The most bizzare spin-off is dealt with in this thread.

You mean ID? Why so?

:laugh:

[kaurie]

Check the profiles of some of the most-respected Pinoy interior designers and ID firms in the Philippines and abroad:


Greg Timbol Interiors (http://www.gtinteriors.com/Index.html)
IBA Design Group, Inc.(IDs from up-diliman) (http://www.ibadesign.net/index.html)
Joey Villamel (http://www.kingpiser808.blinkz.com/)
Mavitechture (http://www.mavitechture.com/)
Montecillo and Associates (http://www.montecilloandassociates.com/)
Tema International (http://www.tema-intl.com/)
Augusto Salcedo Rojas (http://www.freewebs.com/augustorojas/)
House of Echave (http://www.houseofechave.com/)

:)


Thanks SUX2BÜ !
Guys, im searching for more inspiration kc to see if it's worth it...i'm thinking of taking up ID as my second course...professional na ko kaso everyone thinks na sinayang ko lang lahat ng pinaghirapan ko in college kung mag shift career ako :confused:

[SUX2BÜ]

You always have to remember that if your heart really longs for it, it is definitely worth it.

:)

[crusader1]

Check the profiles of some of the most-respected Pinoy interior designers and ID firms in the Philippines and abroad:


Greg Timbol Interiors (http://www.gtinteriors.com/Index.html)
IBA Design Group, Inc.(IDs from up-diliman) (http://www.ibadesign.net/index.html)
Joey Villamel (http://www.kingpiser808.blinkz.com/)
Mavitechture (http://www.mavitechture.com/)
Montecillo and Associates (http://www.montecilloandassociates.com/)
Tema International (http://www.tema-intl.com/)
Augusto Salcedo Rojas (http://www.freewebs.com/augustorojas/)
House of Echave (http://www.houseofechave.com/)

:)

Atelier Almario should have been on your list too.http://atelieralmario.net

[SUX2BÜ]

Thank you for adding that, crusader1.

:)

[phobic]

I know UP, UST, CSB, and PSID offer this course. Which is the best one to go to (for a second degree)?

[pecanpie]

HI!
What's the best school for aspiring interior designers in the Philippines wishing to work in design firms local and abroad?


UP diliman siempre :D.

[pecanpie]

thanks guys! How about those graduates from ID schools.... what have become of their careers? Usually kc I hear that people taking up ID nagiging freelancers daw... what were the other options? :)

there are interior design graduates who have put up their
own consulting firms. some have ended up working as sales
consultants for manufacturers of building materials. others
have become furniture designers, product designers, and
even artists in advertising firms.

the important thing is you are able to do what you really
love to do. if interior designing is your passion, then go for
it. when i first held a paintbrush in my hand i knew that i'd end
up as a designer and artist, and i did.

:)

[phobic]

Is it hard to get in UP's ID for a second degree?? Do I have to go through the whole UPCAT process?

[kiki_komikuto]

worth noting are licensed architects who are known more in the interior design field.

arlen de guzman is one.

[pecanpie]

BEEJEESUS! That must be the toughest board exam there is!


yes, the board exams for interior design is definitely tough.
most people think it's easy but they're mistaken.

[pecanpie]

Is it hard to get in UP's ID for a second degree?? Do I have to go through the whole UPCAT process?


you don't need to go thru the UPCAT process. try to ask at the admissions/registrar's office.

[silent yet...]

2007 boards:

1 KATE JENNIFER POLINTAN LOZANO UST 89.75
2 MARIA EMMANUELLE NICOLA LOFRANCO BERBANO UP-DILIMAN 86.55
3 CHARISSE SUN ISIP UST 86.20
4 ANN RACHEL BAUTISTA DIMALIUAT PUP–MANILA 85.50
5 KATHLEEN KLEIN LIM ONG PSID 85.10
6 PATRESE NAIDA JOSE ESGUERRA UP-DILIMAN 85.00
7 EDUARDO III PARAS DUNGCA UST 84.70
8 ROSSY ANNE DRAPEZA YABUT UST 84.10
9 SHERYL MANINGO GERMINO USC 83.70
10 MARIA ISABELLA TRINIDAD SALDAJENO ROBLES UST 83.65

[kootsie]

UP Diliman has a long tradition of producing great interior designers. The problem with UP ID's program is the admission system which is through UPCAT. ID is more of a knack like fine arts or theatre arts, rather than a hard-core, liberal arts oriented course. So, UPCAT is likely not the best screening system for the course.

If you can't get into UP because you got smashed by the school's stupid admission method, there's PSID in Makati which is somewhat reputable amongst the ID circles and has a lenient (or very lenient) entrance requirements.

Can you name these great interior designers produced by UP?

[kaurie]

May future pa ba sa bansa natin ngayon kapag nagtake up ng INTERIOR DESIGN na course ? Will really appreciate your inputs. Salamat! :)

[kaurie]

wow thanks for the inputs... really need inspiration on this ..

correct me on this one..they're saying kasi that the industry is overpowered by architects...so there's really no demand for interior designers..

i heard that they're offering a 2 yr program in PSID..certification lang ata... will that make me eligible to take the board exam,if ever, given that I dont have a diploma in that field?

[pecanpie]

^i think you need to take GE subjects.
better ask to make sure. :)

[joshua3]

Best ID schools:

1. UST
2. UPD
3. PSID

[Christina07]

Hello! I 'd like ask anyone here if they would like to form a of 5 people groupto enroll at TLRC (san juan area)for a 2day Crash course with certificate on Basic Interior Design. This trainning center would only take in a minimum of 5 as this course is seldom preferred by most of their enrollees.
****Basic Interior Design (15 hrs / 2 days),the seminar fee with certificate is only 3,399***

Anyone interested? pls. PM me

Thanks!

[Christina07]

typo error--5 people group for Interior design crash course( just two Full saturdays)3,399/enrollee.

For those interested..please call TLRC san juan 7276205
(They would only open the course for 5 people to form one group)
1. Me
2. (anyone?)
3. ^
4. ^
5. ^

[15805]

ang alam ko
ang UP Interior Design is more on related sa Architecture (may hardcore architecture subjects sila na wala sa ibang ID schools)
weird lang kasi ang UPID ay nasa College of Home Economics sa UPD
more on family and community service sila

ang UST Interior Design is more on FIne Arts (CFAD)
magagaling sila magrender at magdrawing

kung board exams ang paguusapan, check niyo yung board exams sa period ng mga 5-10 years hindi sa isang taon lang,

pero ang top schools talaga ay UP at UST
sila yung nagiging professionals, sila yung nasa industry
yung mga nagboard exam

for freelancers naman madaming taga PSID dun.

so if you want to be an Interior Designer
take the board exam first bago ka matawag na interior designer

di naman decoration ng ID eh

better take the good schools
di man sila yung laging binabanggit sa mga tv shows or magazines
sila naman yung nagtatagal at nagtatagumpay sa industry

[ripgurl27]

hi guys! would know lang if there's an interior design school that offers short term courses?