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Here you will find information about our association, why choose an interior architect or furniture designer MNIL, how to apply for membership and the fees.
You will also find application forms.

If you have questions that are not answered, please do not hesitate to contact us by email: nil@nil.no

Information about the Norwegian Association of Interior Architects and Furniture Designers NIL

Why choose an interior architect or furniture designer MNIL

How to apply for membership

How to apply for membership special conditions

Fees

Application form

The purpose of the association

Business idea

Interior architects and furniture designers MNIL create value for the public and the private. We enhance the client identity and develop social, aesthetic and functional spaces.

Overarching goal

At all times, interior architects and furniture designers MNIL are to be the preferable co-partner when planning and developing space, furnishing and furniture.

Our tasks

• Secure the professional and legal interests of the members
• Contribute to a high level of quality in Norwegian interior architecture and furniture design
• Be the spokesman of interior architects and furniture designers

The members of NIL have in depth expertise in

• Interior architecture
• Planning of interiors, both public and private, in both new and old buildings
• Design of furniture and other artifacts for interiors
• Design for individual projects and for industrial production
• Universal design

Interior architect MNIL:

• Works professionally with interior architecture – with a unique understanding for the use and experience of space
• Develops concepts from a professional point of view, which represents the identity and requirements of the client
• Contributes with technical knowledge to secure functional, aesthetical and durable solutions
• Asks the right questions at the right time based on insight and process knowledge
• Works as the connector and mediator between the client and the building process
• With the NIL code of conduct as a backdrop, the interior architect MNIL is the client’s independent adviser

Furniture designer MNIL:

• The human being plays a central part and is the starting point for a human approach to form in the design process
• Has a clear focus on quality, durability and environment
• Has a strong sense of form, and has the ability to see connections between man, objects and space
• Defines the challenges, makes this problem concrete, and finds a solution through dialog with the end users
• Possesses the tools and knowledge needed to carry out design processes, from idea to the physical end product
• With the NIL code of conduct as a backdrop, the furniture designer MNIL is the client’s independent adviser

Fees

The fee is deductible in the tax form

Regular members

The fee for regular members is NOK 3600,- as of January 2021.

Members of AFAG get a reduction on this fee by NOK 650,-
All regular members pay local group fee in addition to the NIL fee.

Subscription on Arkitektur N and Arkitektnytt is obligatory,
NOK 980,- + NOK 730,- = NOK 1710,-

The first and second year after finished MA

In 2013 NIL decided to grade the fee the first two years after finishing your MA.

The first year after finishing your MA: Student conditions apply. The fee is NOK 340,- per year + local group fee.

The second year after finishing your MA: You have full rights as a member, the fee is NOK 2170,- per year + obligatory subscription on the magazines, to a reduced price NOK 1283,- + local group fee.
Members of AFAG get a reduction on this fee by NOK 650,-

Pensioners, disabled and GIG

Members will automatically be registered as pensioners the year they turn 70.
Members who choose to retire earlier, who retires with AFP and has a very low income can apply for reduced fee.
As of January 2021 the fee is NOK 550,-
Subscription on Arkitektur N and Arkitektnytt is obligatory,
NOK 980,- + NOK 730,- = NOK 1710,-

Students

Student membership: NOK 340,-
Voluntary subscription for Arkitektnytt og Arkitektur N via NAL

• Arkitektnytt, 11 issues a year: NOK 365,-
• Arkitektur N, 6 issues a year: NOK 490,-

Magazines

• Arkitektnytt, 11 issues a year: NOK 730,-
• Arkitektur N, 6 issues a year: NOK 980,-

Members married to another member of NIL, NAL, or NLA has to pay for, and receives only one copy of each magazine.

Local group fee

Not all of NIL’s local groups has a fee.

• The Oslo group: NOK 200,-
• The Vestfold and Telemark group: NOK 200,-
• The Møre group: NOK 200,-
• The Bergen group: NOK 200,-

Discounts

• For members married to another member of NIL, there is a spouse discount
  on 25 % for one of them.
• Membership in AFAG, Arkitektbedriftene or Forskerforbundet qualifies for a yearly discount of NOK 650,-

Application for reduced fees

One can apply for reduced fees and subscription costs when the full fee becomes especially cumbersome. We consent to reduced fees when this occurs:

• illness
• maternity leave wihout pay
• unemployment
• military/ civil service
• continued education without pay

A written, well-founded application is required. Documentation has to be attached, i.e. notice of redundancy notice, confirmation of dismissal, documentation from NAV or your tax form.

Extent/ exceptions:

• Exemption is given ½ -1 year at a time, in relation to the degree of reduced income
• Exemption can be given for the subscription of magazines, depending on the degree of reduced income. Members married to another member of NIL, NAL, or NLA has to pay for, and receives only one copy of each magazine
• Reduced fee is not consent when being on a leave with payment
• Disabled members pay the pensioner fee
• Members living abroad for over six months does not pay the local group fee

Signing out as a member of NIL

When a member wish to sign out of the membership in NIL, please send a written notice to the administration by the end of each semester, at the latest June 30^th and December 31^st. The administration will confirm the signing out in writing. Overdue fees have to be paid in full. Already paid fee will not be refunded.