Time-Saver Standards for Interior Design and Space Planning, 2nd Edition (I.E.) Hardcover – January 1, 2011

If you are serious about design, this book is a must! I’ve got few different ones before but they all has basic and limited information. I had this book years ago when I was in design school and was searching for it now that I started my own inter design business. It has ALL the information you need for both residential and commercial spaces. Especially if you are involved with remodeling or any kind of construction. It’s huge and heavy, silver bible, well worth the investment for serious designers!

This book has everything you could need to reference in the course of regular practice of Interior Design except the building code itself. I keep it on my desk at work where I use it regularly. Well worth the buy!

The "Silver Bible" -- Time-Saver Standards for Interior Design and Space Planning, Second Edition goes even further to truly make the classic interior design reference the standard in its field.From standard furniture dimensions to architectural woodwork details, you’ll find a vast array of time-saving data and details. Editors Joseph DeChiara, Julius Panero, and Martin Zelnik have brought together contributions from well-known architectural and interior design firms to give you details derived from actual designs and working drawings,

When I studied design in college, this book was my bible. It has every standard for residential and commercial space, from furniture and cabinetry dimensions, to how far they need to be from each other to function the best, according to human scale.

Great Resource to have in my office.

This is a required book for anyone in Interior Design for a good reason: it has about everything, including the (many kinds) of kitchen sink. What I really can't stand about using it is the seemingly arbitrary indexing, scattered locations for information and nearly impossible to decipher graphics on some pages. I do not agree that it has much useful information on furniture styles: you'd be better off to shell out for Aronson's "Encyclopedia of Furniture" or Miller's "Furniture" and get right to what you need. The standard dimensions are useful, though, especially for space planning purposes. Don't be surprised if there is information missing in some cases, or it is outright incorrect. Be sure to cross-reference and here's another tip: make a cheat sheet for yourself for the pages you use most, tape it to the inside cover and go from there. The Index is a goose-chase. Why three stars? Because I think they can do better. It is time for a rehaul of the Silver Monster.

The Book is amazing. For the weight of the book (as well as the price) should of been packaged better.

Book was fine