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The design profession became well-versed after World War II. From the 1950s onwards, paying for the home increased. Interior design courses were established, requiring the publication of textbooks and reference sources. Historical accounts of interior designers and firms distinct from your decorative arts specialists were presented. Organisations to education, qualifications, standards and practices, etc. were established with the profession.[18]

Interior design was once seen as playing an extra role to architecture. It also has several connections with design disciplines, concerning the work of architects, industrial designers, engineers, builders, craftsmen, etc. For these reasons, government entities of decor standards and qualifications was often integrated into other professional organisations that involved design.[18] Organisations such as Chartered Society of Designers, established in the UK in 1986, plus the American Designers Institute, founded in 1938, governed various parts of design.

It had not been until later that specific representation with the interior design profession was made. The US National Society of Interior Designers was established in 1957, in your UK the Interior Decorators and Designers Association was established in 1966. Across Europe, other organisations such as The Finnish Association of Interior Architects (1949) were being established plus 1994 the International Interior Design Association was founded.[18]

Ellen Mazur Thomson, author of Origins of Graphic Design in America (1997), determined that professional status is achieved through education, self-imposed standards and professional gate-keeping organizations.[18] Having achieved this, decor became an established profession.