Beyond the Hype: How AI Is Reshaping Interior Design Practice with Robert Nieminen

Artificial intelligence is quickly moving beyond image generation and into the everyday workflows of interior designers and architecture firms. But as AI becomes more capable, designers are also confronting questions about accuracy, privacy, intellectual property, creativity, sustainability, and how much trust to place in AI-generated information. In this episode of I Hear Design, host Robert Nieminen draws on recent interiors+sources reporting to explore how firms are using AI for visualization, research, data analysis, storytelling, knowledge management, and other design tasks. He also examines what industry leaders are learning about the technology’s limitations, why AI literacy involves more than writing better prompts, and how designers can experiment without losing sight of the people and places their work ultimately serves. The episode includes insights from Gensler, Mattoboard, Spectorgroup, Design Appy, ASID, and other voices examining how artificial intelligence is reshaping design practice.