Interior Design
Our BA (Hons) Interior Design degree has been intentionally formulated to spark imagination, encourage debate and ignite curiosity. Learn from industry professionals using the latest technology and graduate ready for career in all sectors of spatial and interior design.
This supportive course aims to nurture, develop and equip you with a broad range of interior design skills and professional practice. You will learn to collaborate with tutors and peers on compelling projects made possible by KLC’s extensive industry and community links.
As the course progresses, you will gain self-confidence and a real sense that design is a tool for social change and ethical innovation. Upon graduating, you will be industry ready for commercial or residential interior design with support from KLC’s successful careers team.
Our extensive links with designers, suppliers, manufacturers, specialists and professionals within the interior design and garden design industries allow us to offer our students unmatched opportunities to work on live design projects, work shadowing and employment opportunities.
As part of our commitment to offering industry-ready qualifications, our students are offered guidance on CV preparation, portfolio presentation, professional practice and upon graduation; our careers service also helps graduates find internships, job placements and freelance appointments utilising our jobs board.
Georgie Postlethwaite runs the first year of the BA Interior Design. Teaching new students about the principles of interior design, nurturing their skills and seeing their confidence as designers grow brings her great joy.
Samantha Miller, BA, Adv.Diploma, PgCert, FHEA is our Senior Design Lecturer.
Agnieszka is a qualified interior architect with experience working in practices in the UK, Ireland, and Poland. She holds a master's degree in interior architecture from the Academy of Fine Arts of Gdansk and a postgraduate qualification in real estate investment from the University of Gdansk.
Asuntha Lindo, IEP, FdA is our BA (Hons) Onsite Interior Design Course Manager.
Catherine Arnal is a qualified interior designer, skilled in residential and hospitality design.
Ophelia Gisquet, BA MA is our BA(Hons) Course Tutor.
Our KLC School of Design offers industry-leading interior design degrees and garden design courses with unrivalled teaching, flexible learning and ongoing career support
Course fees are the same for UK and international students
Additional costs
Students should allow approximately £1,000 per year for equipment and subscriptions such as books, samples, other consumables, Adobe Creative Suite student subscription and a Sketch-up Pro annual student licence. Students also require a PC Laptop computer with a separate tracker mouse.
Please note: Revit software does not currently operate on Apple Mac Computers.
If you are a UK/EU student you may be eligible to apply for a Student Loan (tuition fees and/or maintenance loans). More information can be found on the Student Finance website here
Entry onto this course is by interview only. Home, EU and International applicants may apply through either of the following routes:
UCAS - 
If you are applying for more than one institution, all applications must be made through UCAS
Direct - If you only wish to apply to West Dean (KLC School of Design), applications for this course can be made by submitting a completed application form and emailing it to [email protected].
Students need to prepare a digital portfolio to evidence their experience and their interest in the area of design they have chosen. If applicants cannot provide a portfolio, we will ask you to complete a creative exercise to assess suitability for this programme.
Computer-aided design is a vital part of this course; therefore, applicants must be computer literate and able to confidently use their personal laptop.
Any questions?
Email [email protected]; call us on: (01243) 818 300 and select option 1.
Congratulations to Garden Design Diploma students Sophie Knittel, Julia Hill, Rebecca Lloyd-Jones and Joshua Millard who have been announced as finalists in the Society of Garden Designers Awards 2023! With a judging panel consisting of industry-leading garden designers including Sarah Morgan, David Stevens, and Tom Massey, the student awards are a celebration of outstanding proje...
KLC School of Design held the 2022-23 Graduation and Awards on the 15 July in the Design Centre at Chelsea Harbour, and it was a great success as students, tutors and a whole host of design industry professionals, as well as family and friends, attended the ceremony to celebrate the achievements of the 2022 and 2023 interior design graduates. KLC School of Design has always been incredi...
We are delighted to introduce our new brand design for West Dean following our integration with KLC School of Design and the expansion of our courses. The new style embodies the power of making and the maker, across arts, craft, conservation and design. It is a celebration of mark-making as well as the mark our students make on the world. We are very proud of it, and hope you like it to...
Congratulations to all involved in making RHS Chelsea Flower Show such a success for 2023!
Garden Diploma Course Leader, Horticultural Consultant & Show Garden Specialist Humaira Ikram was invited with her planting team to work with Cleve West on the incredibly important and Gold Medal winning Centre Point Garden about youth homelessness. Current Garden Design Diploma...
KLC School of Design Connect was delighted to host an Inspirational Talk with Katharine Pooley and designers in her team, Hannah Durojaiye, April Hudson and Sarah Jane.
KLC Connect is an initiative which aims at introducing and connecting students to the interior design community. Launched in 2017, KLC Connect is designed to facilitate the transition from studying to employment. During these events, students have the chance to meet and talk with interior designers, industry experts and suppliers.
KLC hosted another successful Designers Evening at the...