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Interior design is a big industry all over the world, with thousands of different products manufactured to fit all aspects of the home environment. Professional product designers are involved with the development of many of these everyday products, such as curtains, mini blinds, lamps, and furniture. There is a wide range of interior products on the market, from cheap goods that have a very small design cycle to expensive goods that may go through multiple design phases before they are manufactured. For a product designer who is involved in the design of mini blinds and other window products, there is often a long process of idea generation and refinement that takes place prior to manufacturing. Product design is often split up into the four phases of idea generation, design, production, and marketing.
The initial stages of idea generation are very important for designers, as all other phases of the design process rest on the initial creation of these ideas. Some of the concepts that are linked to this process include imagination, observation, and research, with need based generation also playing an important part in the initial phase of any product design cycle. Need based generation refers to the process of designing products based on particular needs, such as fashion trends, practical problems, or task based expectations. For example, for a product like mini blinds that need to be both practical and stylish, there may be a number of different needs that have to be met. Once a number of idea have been generated, the next phase of product design is ready to take place.

Coming up with specific design solutions is the next stage of product design, whether each product having different requirements and expectations that have to be met. Once a design is complete the product can then move to the manufacturing stage, where the specifics of design may be altered slightly to meet the real world conditions of fabrication and manufacture. For a product like mini blinds that are so important within a home, it is vital that the production stage is able to effectively translate the ideas put forward by the product designer. Designing blinds and other interior products is a more complex process than many people think, with more expensive designer products often going through more comprehensive levels of design and fabrication.