About the Holistic Design Institute
The Holistic Design Institute and Iris International School of Colour Therapy offer professional training courses in Holistic Interior Design and Colour Therapy, designed by internationally renown holistic interior designer, colour therapy expert and author, Suzy Chiazzari for home study.
The Holistic Design Institute was created by Suzy Chiazzari in 1992 to explore and promote the growing interest in healing and personal growth from those within the design profession as well as those wishing to approach a new career with a more value-based philosophy. With a more balanced and caring view towards design our creative endeavours should reflect our physical, emotional and spiritual connections with our environment. It is this philosophy of sharing that will push back the parameters of design concepts allowing design to flourish as a healing art.
The Holistic Design Institute is based on the pyshcology of the home and teaches how to create beautiful eco-homes and gardens and encompasses the philosophy of GAIA. This philosophy considers the earth, with its plant and animal kingdoms as one living organism that has its own self-regulating and self- organising systems and everything in it is mutually dependent. We should, therefore, not consider the earth, plants and animals as bounty for the human race to plunder. Humankind is merely one species among many, and our survival, like that of the whole planet, is dependent on our ability to respect our place in this philosophy.
Creativity does not belong to the individual but is a universal force or consciousness. Everyone has the ability to access this creative energy and it is the aim of the Holistic Design Institute to encourage each person to find their own inspiration and expression so they can live more harmoniously with their environment.
Art and design has become primarily a vehicle for personal statement of the designer regardless of its human and environmental impact. It is, therefore, our aim to help architects, planners, designers and artists to understand the importance of using sustainable and environmentally friendly materials and view their work in a broader context.
A Selection of our Course materials. See Course Sample pages on the main menu.
You can now take advantage of International best selling author and lecturer Suzy Chiazzari’s extensive knowledge of healing and personal growth by studying in the comfort of your own home or attending one of her practical workshops in Devon, England.
To read more about each of the Diploma courses we offer, click on the course name listed under HOME STUDY COURSES in the left hand menu to reveal the list of topics covered and prices.
