Name Instructor Course Date A3: Professionalization of Interior Design The website Prodraft.net reviews interior design from the history of the subject to famous interior designers and contemporary interior design. The article highlight that interior design can be undertaken for either residential or commercial buildings, which require different styles residential décor, is more personalized. Prodraft.net cites the work of Lees-Maffei, focusing on the professionalization of interior design and the role of women towards the spread and popularity of the art form. It is noteworthy that interest in interior design has increased since the WWII, when people took a more keen interest in interior decoration in their private residences (Prodraft.net). Additionally, the need for standards adoption to govern the profession has made interior design to develop distinctly from the related fields of design and architecture. According to the article, many of the published books dealing with interior design have mostly suggested that the profession is dominated by the women. The authors rely on past research including the work of Lees-Maffei to demonstrate the history of interior design and its evolution from bei