Plural of interior; the inner parts or inside spaces of buildings or objects
From Latin interior meaning 'inner, internal', comparative of inter 'within'
Interior design as a profession only emerged in the 20th century - before that, architects handled everything from outside walls to inside wallpaper!
Interior design/domestic space culturally coded feminine since 19th century; positioned as decorative/feminine versus architecture/engineering as masculine/functional.
Use neutrally across all contexts. Acknowledge interior design as skilled profession when crediting practitioners.
Women pioneered modern interior design and spatial psychology; their contributions often reduced to 'taste' or 'aesthetics' rather than strategy and psychology.
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