WHO WE ARE
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THE VANCOUVER ISLAND SOCIETY OF INTERIOR DESIGNERS (VISID) includes a diverse community of more than 80 Registered Interior Designers, Interior Designers, Intern, Student, General and Industry members located throughout Vancouver Island’s fastest growing and most beautiful communities.
Our Mission is to:
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What we do
Interior Design is about more than just aesthetics. Interior design is the process of creating, modifying and coordinating the elements of interior space to satisfy the needs and requirements of the user, while simultaneously ensuring the health, safety, functionality, and aesthetic appeal of the space.
Interior designers follow a systematic and coordinated methodology that starts with research that analyzes the existing as well as the potential for the new environment. Interior designers focus on an understanding of human behavior, lifestyle, corporate culture, and the detailed functional requirements unique to each project.
Collaboration with clients, contractors and other professionals, such as architects and engineers, results in successful, innovative and beautiful design solutions that not only satisfy the needs and resources of the client, but also adhere to building codes, regulatory requirements, best practices for sustainability and so much more. You will find Interior Designers actively work in a wide array of sectors where we live, work and play.
Interior designers follow a systematic and coordinated methodology that starts with research that analyzes the existing as well as the potential for the new environment. Interior designers focus on an understanding of human behavior, lifestyle, corporate culture, and the detailed functional requirements unique to each project.
Collaboration with clients, contractors and other professionals, such as architects and engineers, results in successful, innovative and beautiful design solutions that not only satisfy the needs and resources of the client, but also adhere to building codes, regulatory requirements, best practices for sustainability and so much more. You will find Interior Designers actively work in a wide array of sectors where we live, work and play.
LIVE
You already know, thanks to TV, that Designers can pick your paint colours. "Reality" shows would have you believe that designers just come in, and VOILA! - give the homeowners a new space. The clients never get a chance to provide input, and are always surprised by the result, good or bad. The reality is that a Professional Interior Designer works closely with you, so that your home suits your needs and fits your lifestyle.
PRIVATE RESIDENCES, CONDO TOWERS, VACATION HOMES, ASSISTED LIVING, STUDENT RESIDENCES |
Private Residence, Carly Neal RID, Dashwood Design, photography by James Jones
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Lakepoint, Lead: Laura White RID, Western Design+Build, Dasha Armstrong Photography
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Work
You experience spaces we design; every day. Every time you go grocery shopping or pick up a prescription. Every time you visit the insurance office or the bank. Dental office. Plastic surgeon. Oh yes, and likely your own workstation too.
Registered Interior Designers are involved at every stage of planning, construction, renovation and fit-out. We work closely with you, designing a workspace that suits your organization’s functional needs and reflects the overall brand. We draw the floor plans, detail built-ins, choose the furniture and light fixtures, select the carpet and tile, even source and place that perfect piece of art. CORPORATE OFFICES, MEDICAL & DENTAL FACILITIES, EDUCATION & FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, HOSPITALS, CARE FACILITIES, & LABORATORIES, AIRPORTS, GROCERY & RETAIL STORES AND MORE… |
Play
Do you like to have fun? We do! We have fun designing your favourite restaurants, recreation centres, theatres & hotels. We also draw on an extensive knowledge of health authority, liquor licensing, building codes and functional planning to make sure that nothing interferes with your fun.
You already know the great work we do on the front end (the finishes, furniture and lighting), but what you may not know is that we’ve already considered flow, exit routes for safety, traffic patterns for wait staff, clear lines of visibility for lifeguards, commercial kitchen requirements (all the less than glamorous ‘stuff’ that should work well and never be noticed). RESTAURANTS, HOTELS, BARS, FITNESS STUDIOS, DAYCARE, RECREATION CENTRES, SPA & WELLNESS FACILITIES, AND MORE… |
VI Regional Library, Jing Fei Wang RID, Universelle Design
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“Every great design begins with an even better story.”
- Lorinda Mamo
