An interior design element for a motor vehicle, comprising a carrier, a screen element, a decor layer having at least one perforated section, at least one lighting element, and a control unit coupled to the screen element and to the lighting element. The screen element and the decor layer are arranged adjacent to one another on the carrier. The perforated section borders the screen element and is penetrable with light from the lighting element. The screen element and the perforated section together form a common display surface, wherein the control unit splits up image information into information portions and activates the lighting element and the screen element such that the information portions can be displayed in the perforated section and in the screen element. The information portions displayed in the perforated section and in the screen element complement each other and in total represent the complete image information.