
Tune-in to our exclusive, FREE In Conversation event with iscd graduate, Simone Mathews of Soul Home to hear all about her journey from an interior design student to building a powerhouse brand, creating luxe holiday properties, Soul of Gerringong and The Pause and becoming renowned as Australia's holiday property expert.
For the uninitiated - Simone is the creator of SOUL HOME, SOUL of Gerringong and The PAUSE along with working with her husband at BAM constructions for over 20 years. Her career consists of numerous personal and professional interior design projects and her properties have been featured across media titles including Country Style, Home Beautiful, Adore, Real Living, Sydney Weekender, Qantas Magazine and more. Simone is an online educator who share what you need to know when it comes to building, design, styling and running a successful holiday property business.

Simone’s space at SOUL of Gerringong made me feel like Michelle Obama on a tropical island; she has this incredible knack of combining a subtle gracefulness with her warm and welcoming, relaxed style. Simone creates the type of ‘holiday-feel’ space I want as my head-office full time.
Your career in interior design starts here. At iscd we have over 35 years of experience, strong industry relationships and the reputation to help you launch your new design career. Our curriculum includes nationally accredited courses, industry-driven short courses and workshops. Come join our Creative Community of students and 5,600+ Alumni.

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iscd is now an online design school with a 99% student satisfaction rating. Since opening our doors over 35 years ago, the International School of Colour and Design (iscd) has helped thousands of people realise their creative potential.
iscd is more than just a design school; whether you want to be an artist, colour specialist, decorator, designer, stylist or you simply want to unleash your creativity, we are here to inspire, educate and share our passion with you.

At iscd we love getting to know our students. Here is what our students and educators have to say about the iscd learning experience.
“I chose online study with iscd to fulfil a life long interest. The course allowed me to study full time without interrupting my day job. All lessons, and assessments were mapped out in each study block so I could go at my own pace, up-weighting my hours if I had spare time knowing I had less time the next week. The lessons and support material are clear, impactful and interesting and supported by consistent, great feedback from the educators at iscd."
Online Graduate
"I have found the online community, communication with educators and study materials great. It has been easy to get work done that feels the same as it would in a classroom. I like that I can ask a question on discussion boards and an answer comes back. I love that the course has developed my creative side with encouraging feedback and I can clearly see my own development"
Online Graduate
On Campus Graduate
"I am a trained architect and designer specialising in joinery and cabinetry. I have been an educator with iscd for two years now. Even though I teach online, I love getting to know the students and challenging them on their design thinking and detail in execution. Pushing their creative ideas to produce impactful work is a great joy. It is so easy now with video and the latest technology to build a great personal rapport with my students online."
Online Educator
"The beauty of studying any design course is that it can lead to so many new hobbies or careers. I’ve studied so many courses at iscd over the past 15 years from a Diploma in Colour & Design, Diploma in Surface Design, to Mixed Media and short courses in Styling, now I’m studying the Diploma in Interior Design and Decoration and I love it! Doing these courses have helped me have more range and skills in my current career as an Art Director."
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