Book Chapters

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The Interior Design Professional Guide for Africa and the Middle East will be launched as part of the African Regional Roundtable. The 320-page book was authored by an interior design expert and the 21st President of the International Federation of Interior Architects / Designers, Titi Ogufere. It is packed with valuable information such as step-by-step guidelines, actionable advice, and helpful images to ease the execution of every type of interior design project and practice, no matter the size. 

The Interior Design Professional Guide for Africa and the Middle East was published to serve as a comprehensive and easy-to-use guide for interior designers of all levels to give them all the information and resources they need to make a profit, achieve professional excellence, and develop a deeper understanding of the interior design industry. 

It features contributions from 25 interior design professionals from Africa and the rest of the world who have set the pace and continue to move the interior design industry forward with their pioneering ideas. Through the book, these experts also provided vital content and unique insights on how to run an interior design project successfully and profitably. 

Contributors include Dr. Gamal Elsayed Ali Elsamanoudy, Dr. Naglaa Sami Abdelaziz, Shashi Caan, Jack Travis, Charles O. Job, Urmo Vaikla, Prof. Dr O. Osman
Demirbas, Prof. Dr Sezin Tanrıöver, Prof. Suzie Attiwill, Mike Lim, Kay Sargent, Sonia Ashoor, Zakkiya Khan, Nonkululeko Grootboom, Dorothy van’t Riet, Victoria
Plasencia, Osaru Alile, María Elena, Dr Alaa Q. Al-Ban, Hicham Lahlou, Jorg Van Den Hoven, Marva Griffin Wilshire, Oliver Baxter and Bukola Adeyemi. 

The book was conceived as a guide for the African and Middle Eastern interior design industry. Whether it is to address specific questions for existing interior designers or provide an overview of the design process to a layperson, the book is guaranteed to meet every interior design need. The overall goal of The Interior Design Professional Guide for Africa and the Middle East is to provide a user manual for executing any interior design project from start to finish. It captures the principles of practicing as an interior designer and understanding all the processes involved. The book also gives details on the business side of the practice, legal responsibilities, and even fee structure. 

It is a go-to guide for details and best practices for professional or aspiring interior designers in Africa and the Middle East and was published in English and French to support the industry within these regions.