About

Intentional Design (ID Inc.) is led by Anna Costa. Anna has MA in Organizational Behavior from Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU), along with a BS in Psychology and Design from Stony Brook University (SBU). Anna has 10 years of professional experience working with both commercial and residential clients who seek to optimize their spaces. She incorporates timeless design elements into each client’s objectives in order to create interiors with intention. 

Anna was inspired to pursue a career in intentional design after working in a poorly lit room that felt like a dungeon. She recognized that there was a direct relationship between her environment and her morale. This realization drove Anna to study neuroscience, cognitive behavioral psychology and environmental psychology. Through her studies, Anna discovered that there was a need to analyze spaces and customize them to match the behaviors and psychological needs of their inhabitants. 

Our emotional state and behaviors reflect the cues sent by the various factor in our environments such as light, sound, smell, color and touch, which we oftentimes overlook and take for granted. At the intersection of psychology and interior design lies an opportunity for companies and homeowners to create their environments with the intent of improving their workforce and family lives.

 Collaboration is one of the most important parts of Anna’s design process. Co-creation results in a functional, beautiful, and personalized space that is delivered on time and on budget. Anna has a knack for blending her psychological knowledge with her interior design expertise and her portfolio consists of happy customers who have been positively impacted by her work.

 In her spare time, Anna can be found skiing, spending time in nature and traveling to unique destinations with her family. She is a mom of three smart, kind, strong and beautiful girls as well as the proud owner of an Austrailian labradoodle named Bella. Most of all, Anna loves to help others. She is delighted to merge her love for creativity and design into a profession that helps people live their best lives.