You’ve decided to pursue interior design professionally as an individual entrepreneur or to open your own studio. What do you need to know first of all? Above all, you shouldn’t judge a designer’s work based on TV shows about renovations. Those who decide to devote themselves to interior design are in for quite a bit of technical and psychological work—and, generally speaking, very little “creativity,” because this profession rarely offers full freedom of action and carte blanche from the client. Natalya Mitina dispels myths and explains how to become a professional designer—starting with the right understanding of the future work and choosing an educational institution, up to independent project management and building a business, your own design studio.