"LIVING SPACES: THE ART AND METHODS OF INTERIOR DESIGN" explores the art and methods of designing contemporary indoor living spaces. As living standards rise, the expression of personalized lifestyles becomes increasingly important, encompassing choices such as decor style, spatial layout, color schemes, and furniture arrangement. The book unfolds over six chapters. The first four chapters focus on design principles, starting with basic knowledge of residential spaces and guiding the reader into the design realm. The last two chapters emphasize interior design strategies, techniques, and detailed design and execution stages, aiming to provide a comprehensive understanding from conceptualization to realization.

Jinyang, born in Wuhu, Anhui, China, is a master's supervisor of environmental design at the School of Design and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Technology. He is a member of the China Architectural Society and the China Landscape Architecture Society and a director of the Hangzhou Creative Design Research Association. He serves as an entrepreneurial mentor at the Zhejiang University of Technology Innovation Base and is the executive director of Hangzhou Chushe Culture and Art Co., Ltd., the founder of the "Chushe" design brand, and the founder of the "Benyu" teaching design innovation studio. Jinyang has participated in over ten national and provincial research projects, published numerous monographs and textbooks, and has many articles in SSCI and core domestic journals. He has guided graduate and undergraduate students to win several national and provincial awards, including China's "Internet Plus" initiative and the China Habitat Environment Year Award. His research focuses on landscape planning and design, landscape aesthetics and spatial form, visual perception and group well-being, the protection and revitalization of historical urban spaces, and the renovation and design of old spaces, with profound theoretical accumulation and practical experience.