"Originally, designers imagined balance when they thought about art on the wall, pillows on the couch, and everything aligned. Although now designers know that design is more than simply what we can see, it is also about how our choices affect the people and environment around us. Design is based on lived experience, values, an memory. In The Memory Palace, Hollis (2012) explains how places influence identity and store memories. This helped me realize that interior design affects not just what we remember but also what we leave behind, which is why it has emotional and environmental significance.
Morgan A. Sobol (2025) studied this question.