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Interior design

Design of interior spaces to benefit their occupants The art déco interior of the grand concourse at the 30th Street Station in Philadelphia The lobby of Hotel Bristol, Warsaw A historical example: Balliol College Dining Hall, Oxford Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. With a keen eye for detail and a creative flair, an interior designer is someone who plans, researches, coordinates, and manages such enhancement projects. Interior design is a multifaceted profession that includes conceptual development, space planning, site inspections, programming, research, communicating with the stakeholders of a project, construction management, and execution of the design. Interior designers make use of fundamental design principles from the visual arts used to help viewers understand a given scene. History and current terms Typical interior of one of the houses in the Folk Architecture Reservation in Vlkolínec (Slovakia) In the past, interiors were put together instinctively as a part of the process of building. The profession of interior design has b