A Guide to Requesting Interior Design Services - Downloadable PDF

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Let a Registered Interior Designer help you ask and answer the important questions.

What you need to know to get started with a new design for your office, shop, or restaurant. ARIDO's RFP Guide is your complete picture of what a Registered Interior Designer can do for you. 

  • What information will I need to start a project?
  • What are the services I can expect to receive from an Interior Designer?
  • How should I evaluate proposals?

The guide is free to use and downloadable from this page.

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Let a Registered Interior Designer help you ask and answer the important questions. What you need to know to get started with a new design for your office, shop, or restaurant. It’s your complete picture of what a Registered Interior Designer can do for you.

ARIDO is your connection to qualified, experienced, and innovative Registered Interior Designers.

What is ARIDO ?

  • The Association of Registered Interior Designers of Ontario protects Ontarians to ensure every person using the title ‘Interior Designer’ is qualified.
  • In accordance with the Ontario Titles Act, an individual cannot use the title ‘Interior Designer’ unless they are Registered with ARIDO

Why hire a Registered Interior Designer?

  • Registered Interior Designers have completed the necessary technical education and passed the required exams to meet ARIDO’s rigorous standards for membership.
  • Once qualified, Registered Interior Designers must keep their knowledge updated through professional development seminars focused on topics including the Ontario Building Code, accessibility, sustainability, building and mechanical systems, inclusivity, etc.

How do Registered Interior Designers become qualified?

  • Graduate from an accredited 4-year Bachelor of Interior Design program.
  • Complete an extensive supervised work experience program under a qualified practitioner.
  • Pass a rigorous 3-part practical exam which includes building code knowledge.

ARIDO makes the difference.

Everyone benefits from good design … hire a Registered Interior Designer.