John Pile je emeritný profesor interiérového a priemyselného dizajnu na Pratt Institute v Brooklyne v New Yorku. Jeho práca sa zameriava na hlboké pochopenie estetiky a funkčnosti v dizajne. Vyučoval a inšpiroval generácie študentov, čím významne prispel k rozvoju odboru. Jeho rozsiahle znalosti a skúsenosti sú neoceniteľné pre každého, kto sa zaujíma o dizajn.
In this is a survey on the development of interior design, detailed discussions of famous buildings, from the Parthenon to the Pompidou Centre, are interspersed with investigations of the domestic vernacular - the cottages, farmhouses, and city terraces inhabited by ordinary people.
Presents an introduction to interior design, both residential and contract, explaining the history and development of interior design and looking at what designers need to know about color, lighting, art, and technical systems