The Interior Design Business Handbook
A Complete Guide to Profitability4th
Edition
Mary V. Knackstedt
WHY TO BUY
The complete guide to managing an interior design practice for firms small
and large.
Author biography
INFORMATION
Mary Knackstedt, FASID, FIIDA, is president and founder of Knackstedt, Inc.of Harrisburg, PA and New York. She is an interior designer,
furniture designer, and consultant. Knackstedt lectures frequently and has taught interior design business practices at Harvard's Professional Development summer program for more than 10 years.
ISBN10: 0-471-69698-6 ISBN13: 978-0-471-69698-8 In Store Date: February 3, 2006 Publication Date: February 24, 2006
Price: US$ 75.00 CAN$ 97.99 £ 45.00 Pages: 528 (estimated) Season: Winter 2006 Trim Size: 8-1/2 x 10-7/8 in. Format: Cloth
Previous ISBN: 0-471-41232-5 Number of Illustrations: • Drawings: B&W: 16 Color:0 Subject: (AR40) Interior Design Field: ARGD00 (Architecture and Design)
Discipline: ARX000 (Architecture) Subdiscipline: ARX100 (Architecture) Course: AR0400 (Interiors & Interior Design)
Product Line: (Z1) Architecture/Engineering
Discount Group: (4P) Professional(PL: BFHKRUZ,ISY3)
Bookstore Category: (ARC007000) ARCHITECTURE/Interior Design / General
Editor: (031) Czarnecki, J.
Marketing Manager: (44) Mayhew, Justin
Publisher: (Z1) Amanda Miller EAN: 9780471696988 UPC: 723812720569
Market Restrictions: World Rights Rights: Incomplete Rights
Sales handles
- The book is considered the bible on business practices for interior designers.
- Author Mary Knackstedt has more than 30 years experience in the field, is an expert, and speaks often nationally on the business of interior design
- A comprehensive guide to managing an interior design firm; with practical procedures, tools, and techniques.
- The use of technology is incorporated into this edition more than in the past editions; use of project management software or database tools – complex or as simple as MS Access or Excel; use of “intranet” to streamline internal office processes. Manual processes will also be
presented to clarify the systems.
- updated banking section to reflect most current changes; updated credit section to show how obtaining and using credit varies vastly than the past.
About the topic/technology
This revised edition is an essesntial guide to starting and managing an interior design business, with updated resource listings and additional information on implementing computer
technology in interior design practice.
Market description
(Please include secondary markets) Interior designersThe Interior Design Business Handbook
A Complete Guide to Profitability4th
Edition
Mary V. Knackstedt
About the book
This handbook complements the creative professional and simplifies their system of work, allowing them to understand business basics and establish and maintain a profitable practice. This includes information on starting a practice, hiring and retaining staff, contract negotiation, job pricing, financial management, insurance, and client relations.
Previous works by author/editor
(Title; Author; ISBN; Price; Pub Date; Net Sales; Publisher; Comments) Knackstedt: The Interior Design Business Handbook, 3 E, 0471412325, 2001, $70, 3468 units in first 16 months, 5161 units life. Knackstedt: Interior Design and Beyond, 047128484x, $70, 3/92, 3446 units life.Related titles
(Add sales information) ** all sales numbers through 3/31/04- McGowan, Maryrose. "Interior Graphic Standards," 047140568x, May 2003, 720 pages cloth $199, 3964 copies in first 11 months. - Piotrowski, Christine. "Professional Practice for Interior Designers, 3E," 0471384011, July 2001, 672 pages cloth $75, 17,980 life sales, 6,809 in first 9 months.
- Alderman, Robert L. "How to Prosper as an Interior Designer: A Business and Legal Guide," 047116223x, March 1997, 288 pages cloth $75, 2024 life units.
- Harmon, Sharon and Katherine Kennon. "The Codes Guidebook for Interiors, 2E," 0471381349, December 2000, 352 pages cloth $70, 14,611 life units.
Previous Editions
• 0-471-41232-5 — {{The Interior Design Business Handbook}}/January 18, 2002/US$ 70.00, CAN$ 90.99, £ 40.50/416 pages
The Interior Design Business Handbook
A Complete Guide to Profitability4th
Edition
Mary V. Knackstedt
Table of contents
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Chapter 1. Finding Your Place In Interior Design. Chapter 2. Starting a Business.
Chapter 3. Planning For Profit and Growth. Chapter 4. Setting Up a Design Studio.
Chapter 5. Developing a Team of Staff and Consultants. Chapter 6. Marketing and Selling.
Chapter 7. Succeeding in Project Management. Chapter 8. Charging For Your Services.
Chapter 9. Working With Sources and Contractors. Chapter 10. Managing Your Office.
Chapter 11. Mastering Financial Management.
Chapter 12. Growing Your Firm and Your Professional Skills. Professional Associations.
Design Schools. Definition of Words. Recommended Reading. Index.
