Hospitality
Interior Design
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Energize the Guest Experience with Design

This certificate program gives students industry knowledge, vocabulary, and resources needed to enter the field of hospitality interior design. Learn how to create research-based hospitality concepts, dynamic storytelling presentations, and the importance of connecting people with place. With each project, you will expand your design skills in space planning, sketching, 2D / 3D drawings, and Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment (FF&E).

Who Should Enroll

Students of Interior Design, Architecture & Hospitality
Professional Interior Designers & Architects
Anyone exploring an Education or Career in the Hospitality Interiors Industry
Hospitality Owners, Developers & Management
Hospitality Furnishings Sales Reps
Graduates of the CPE Interior Design Certificate

What You'll Gain

Knowledge to design hospitality interior environments incorporating interior architectural design, lighting, furniture, materials, artwork, and accessories
Ability to create research-based concepts connecting people with place
Proficiency in developing floor plans, sketches, 2D and 3D drawings
Design visual storytelling presentations showcasing multi-sensory hospitality experiences
Explore how guest psychology and color theory impact the hospitality design process
Assess code and ADA requirements to meet safety and accessibility standards

How You'll Learn

Engaging video lectures and interviews with industry experts
Direct interaction with faculty practitioners at the top of their fields
Online collaboration in small classes, supported by video conferencing
Project-based learning focused on developing real-world skills and portfolio assets

Courses

Students are advised to complete courses in the order in which they are listed below.

Introduction to Hospitality Interior Design

Explore how ambiance, color psychology, branding, and multi-sensory design caters to a successful hospitality interior. Learn to develop unique research-based concepts presented through dynamic storytelling presentations.

Hospitality Design for Public Spaces

Learn how to design communal spaces where guests socialize, dine, work, relax, play, and entertain. In this course, students build upon their hospitality education by designing a hotel lobby and discover hotel public space standards for space planning, materials, furnishings and lighting.

Designing for the Guest Experience

This course is an introduction to hospitality interior design for guest rooms. You will learn how to space plan and design for a diverse set of guest room types. Students build upon their hospitality education by designing a hotel suite project while learning hotel guestroom standards for space planning, materials, furnishings, and lighting.

“Hospitality interior design is a niche industry that is hard to break into without experience, knowledge, or a portfolio. The Hospitality Interior Design Certificate was created to give students exactly that. This one-of-a-kind program offers students worldwide the skills to design their own hospitality projects and graduate with a professional-level portfolio.”

Melissa Pyell, Faculty and Hospitality Interior Designer

Why The New School?

The professional landscape as we’ve known it has changed dramatically, and ongoing learning is more important now than ever before. At The New School, we champion every student’s creativity and growth. By combining integrated disciplines with collaborative problem solving, we deliver an immersive, transformative learning experience. With the leadership of Parsons School of Design — a globally top-ranked design school — our faculty imparts the critical expertise students need to advance their careers or pivot to new ones in a constantly evolving world.