# Interior Design EU

> Reference site on the European standards, labels and statistics that shape interior work: EN 12464-1 lighting levels, EN 1335 seating, EN 14749 storage, EN 13501-1 fire classes, EU Ecolabel, EPREL energy labels and Eurostat cost data for Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Poland.

Site: https://interior-design.eu.com/
Language: en-GB

## Sections

- [EN standards](https://interior-design.eu.com/standards/): The European standards that fix lighting levels, seat dimensions, storage loads and fire classes for interior work, with the numbers from each standard.
- [Labels and registers](https://interior-design.eu.com/labels/): EU Ecolabel criteria, the A to G energy label and the EPREL product register, explained with the limits, fees and dates that apply to interior products.
- [Market and costs](https://interior-design.eu.com/market/): Eurostat figures on labour costs, price levels, furniture output and housing, compared across Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands and Poland.

## Articles

- [EN 12464-1 lighting levels: lux, UGR and uniformity by room](https://interior-design.eu.com/standards/en-12464-1-lighting-levels/): EN 12464-1:2021 sets 500 lx on office desks, 100 lx in corridors and 200 lx in restaurants, with UGR, uniformity and Ra per room and the 2021 modifiers.
- [EN 1335-1 office chair dimensions and EN 14749 storage loads](https://interior-design.eu.com/standards/en-1335-office-chairs-en-14749-storage-units/): EN 1335-1:2020 seat heights of 400 mm to 520 mm for a type A chair and 430 mm to 480 mm for type C, plus EN 14749 shelf loads and wall unit overload tests.
- [EN 13501-1 fire classes for wall, ceiling and floor finishes](https://interior-design.eu.com/standards/en-13501-1-fire-classes-wall-floor-finishes/): EN 13501-1 Euroclasses A1 to F with smoke and droplet sub-classes: test thresholds, floor classes A1fl to Ffl, and the classes wood and panels get untested.
- [EPREL and the A to G energy label for light sources](https://interior-design.eu.com/labels/eprel-energy-label-light-sources-a-to-g/): Since 1 September 2021 every EU light source carries an A to G label: class A needs 210 lm/W, G is below 40 lm/W. EPREL registration and the 2023 phase-out.
- [EU Ecolabel for furniture and paints: criteria, limits and fees](https://interior-design.eu.com/labels/eu-ecolabel-furniture-paints-criteria-fees/): EU Ecolabel furniture criteria cap formaldehyde at half the E1 limit and require five-year guarantees; 2025 paint criteria cap VOC at 10 g/l. Fees and figures.
- [Interior fit-out costs compared: six EU countries, Eurostat data](https://interior-design.eu.com/market/interior-fit-out-costs-eu-country-comparison/): Eurostat data for six EU countries: construction labour from 15.6 EUR an hour in Poland to 47.7 EUR in the Netherlands in 2025, furniture and building prices.

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