“Not every interior designer gravitates towards the importance of design."

Thinking about entering the interior design industry? Interested in becoming an interior designer? Well, the first thing I can suggest you do is to look beyond the aesthetically beautiful interiors, construction plans, material selection, and mood board and ask yourself one question I believe is the fundamental of this industry. “What is the purpose of interior design?” I mean, really, how does an aesthetically beautiful interior benefit someone? Take a moment and actually think of this question.

How does an aesthetically beautiful interior benefit someone? 

Let me scratch the surface and ask, what’s the importance of an interior designer if less than 10% of the world population can benefit from it? (Fisher, 2009). How is interior design meaningful in any way when most of the world's population are living in poverty?

After reading a recent article by Jill Pable  –“Socially benefit design”, it really made me think. There was a remark she that changed my perspective and brought my thoughts back to reality. 

Sadly, not enough designers understand the weight and the positive impact they can have on the lives of their community.  

During my read, the works of Eve Blossom stood out. She is the founder of Lulan Artisans, a high-quality textile producer. She is one of the interior designers who understood the power of “designing with a purpose”. Pable calls it “Socially benefit design”. Blossom started her company to design and create a high-quality textile that was made available to the western markets. By doing so,  she guaranteed 650 locos (from Laos and Taiwan) a fair wage so they wouldn’t be lured into prostitution to make a living. She set the captives free. She contributed to putting an end to one of the world’s biggest problem (Human Trafficking).

She made a difference!