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At Inchbald we believe that great design has the power to transform, not only our surroundings and environment, but our mental and physical wellbeing.
The Inchbald School of design is the UK’s leading design school whose alumni includes the world’s most distinguished interior and garden designers. The school offers a choice of courses from 10-week certificate courses through to diploma, graduate and postgraduate degrees. The range of study options include full-time, part-time and online, enabling students to study flexibly around other commitments and from any international location.
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Our History
Inchbald was founded in 1960 with the objective to position interior, and later garden, design as a serious career option. 60 years on it continues to set the standard for structured education of the profession.
By Jacqueline Duncan OBE
Inchbald: Celebrating 65 years of Interior and Garden Design Education
Jacqueline Duncan founded The Inchbald School of Interior Design in 1960, and the Inchbald School of Garden Design in 1972. War-time experiences as a young evacuee living in grand English country houses kindled her fascination with buildings and gardens before she met and married Michael Inchbald, a leading interior decorator. Britain had no equivalent of the Parsons School of Design, in the USA, so Jacqueline Duncan became determined to establish a school in London. An important component of Inchbald courses is Interior Design history, which Jacqueline Duncan outlines, explaining how the profession developed out of associated trades and gifted amateurism. Many distinguished Interior Designers and Garden Designers are Inchbald graduates. Examples of their work are included in an appendix.
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Our Team
Inchbald is run by a leadership team comprising the school’s Dean and founder along with the directors of the interior and garden design faculties respectively. Its teaching staff all have wide-ranging tutoring expertise alongside experience in professional practice.
