About Sydney Design School

Interior Designers solve problems and create functional, meaningful spaces. This engaging course will launch your career in the exciting interiors industry.

You will be exposed to the latest international design trends and best-practice for residential and commercial interiors including retail, office, cafe, restaurant and bar design. You’ll bring your creative ideas to life using 3D modelling software and professional presentation techniques.

This qualification explores colour, materials and finishes, spatial planning and construction techniques for a range of residential and commercial projects. You’ll creatively present your work using the latest industry software including AutoCAD, SketchUp, Photoshop and InDesign.

Our Diploma of Interior Design is recognised by the Design Institute of Australia, Australia’s peak industry body for professional design. This qualification can be credited towards the Advanced Diploma of Interior Design.

Are you creative and going into Year 11 in NSW? Be inspired in your final years of school and learn the foundation skills to start your future in design.

In this exciting foundation course students will explore projects in interiors, styling, creative direction, textile design and visual communication enabling them to gain the skills and confidence to select their pathway to further study and a creative career.

Are you passionate about interiors? This hands-on accredited qualification is focused on residential interior decoration and is delivered by practising Interior Designers in a design studio environment.

This comprehensive foundation course starts with the basics and gradually builds your skills and confidence. You’ll begin with the elements and principles of design, before exploring the inspiring world of colour, drawing and model making. We’ll teach you how to develop interior schemes and plan kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms and living spaces. For your final Major Project you will take a brief from a real client and present a fully resolved interior scheme for their home.

The styling industry is booming but the profession is still very much a self-taught craft developed over years of hands-on experience. We’re changing the game with a one-of-a-kind professional styling qualification. This online course is developed by leading Australian stylists and gives creatives a diverse skill set by covering editorial, event, food, interiors and wedding styling.

Develop the design skills, techniques and creative ability required to style spaces, products, food, weddings and events for a range of clients and briefs. You’ll deep dive into the styling and creative direction process including how to source products, furniture and props.

Throughout the course you’ll work through a series of case studies and activities to consolidate your knowledge and skills. The activities are developed by practising Stylists and are designed to simulate real projects so you feel confident entering the industry as a professional Stylist.

The Advanced Diploma of Interior Design is an exciting, immersive qualification focusing on complex residential and commercial projects.

You’ll develop a strategic and critically engaged approach to interior design thinking as well as advanced skills in visual communication, research and documentation. This course explores residential and commercial design, then delves deeper into the large scale hotel and institutional design projects. Our real-world briefs are exciting and complex enabling you to push the boundaries and collaborate in a design team.

You’ll be given the opportunity to specialise by creating your own brief and be guided by a personal industry mentor. You’ll graduate as a conceptual, big picture thinker with the practical skills and industry connections to thrive in the interior design industry.