About Virginia Iyabo Smith
Virginia Iyabo Smith is an interior designer, educator, and writer with an Associate in Arts Degree in Interior Design, and a background in design education and professional practice.
Her work focuses on making interior design knowledge accessible, structured, and practical for students entering the design field, emerging designers building their practices, and professionals seeking to deepen their technical understanding.
Virginia writes on the foundations of interior design, space planning, design development, and professional practice standards. Her approach draws on teaching experience and hands-on design work, with an emphasis on structured learning over trend-based styling.
In addition to this site, she writes across several platforms, including Medium and Blogger, covering interior design, simple interior concepts, home décor, and the business of design. She also creates practical tools, like workbooks, sketchbooks, and planners, designed for designers and students to work creatively and methodically.
Design Interior Spaces exists because good design education should be clear, honest, and professionally grounded.