Exploring Career Paths in Interior Design After B.Des

Published by Shikha Kumari on Jun 05, 2025

B.Des is a bachelor’s degree in design that specializes in particular designing fields like interior designing, fashion designing, accessory designing, textile designing etc. though not much popular in india, B.Des is gaining importance in countries like canada australia and united states. An interior designer learns how to design interiors of a property keeping in mind the choice of environment they are working in. Through this article we will explore the various career paths that one can take after B.Des.

After B.Des Careers

Home Designer

You can go for house interior designing and specialise in this field.

Launch Your Own Firm

Create your own business and offer your services in different domains like shop design, outdoor designing etc. You can offer design internship opportunities to students who are still pursuing their bachelors.

Teaching and Guidance 

You can teach individuals what you have learned over these years. If you have done B.sc or M.sc in design then you can apply as a teaching guide at institutes.

Work for a Company/ Brand

Join a company and work for it like a job placement. Working for a company can be done as an intern or a full-time employee. There are a bundle of jobs available after B.Des like house designers, shop designers, workplace designers, etc.

Freelance 

You can always freelance your art by creating a portfolio and putting your digitally designed arts in it so that you get work based on that 

Learn New Technologies

Learn new technologies like 3d printing and CAD to prepare unique and beautiful designs efficiently. Make use of the technology available around you

MISCELLANEOUS

You can take up any form of designing like furniture design, exhibition design, commercial design etc.

Further Studies(POSTGRADUATE DEGREE AFTER B.Des)

1. Master of Design (M.Des) in India – Master’s in design can be done from some top design colleges in India like, the National Institute of Design (NID) and the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)

2. MBA in Design Management in India – Institutes like the Indian School of Business (ISB) and various IIMs offer MBA programs with a focus on design or innovation management and offer a rewarding after B.Des career option.

3. Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in Design

4. Master of Arts (MA) in Design Strategy – Example includes the California College of the Arts (CCA) in the USA

5. M.Tech in Design Engineering – it opens a pool of opportunities as it combines technology with design. Examples of institutions include the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the USA, where the Integrated Design and Management (IDM) program includes design engineering, and ETH Zurich in Switzerland

6. Master of Arts or MA in Fashion Design –  Examples of institutions include Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London in the United Kingdom, and in India, the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT)

Conclusion

We had a look at the jobs after B.Des for interior designers and also learned about the degree we can pursue after doing bachelor’s. For anyone looking for experience, jobs are the best opportunities as a career path, while others who want to learn more can pursue post graduation from reputed institutes to learn about the new technologies and trends in the field.