Marlena’s work explores the relationship between architecture, atmosphere, and material.

Drawing on a family history rooted in generations of
New York City immigrants from across Europe, her design perspective is shaped by a deep appreciation for craft, permanence, and layered cultural influence.

Her work is informed by the contrasts that define New York itself; urban intensity balanced with moments of quiet, natural restraint.
Annual time spent in Europe and the Lesser Antilles continue to expand this perspective, introducing a dialogue between old-world sensibilities and contemporary living.

Her interiors are composed to feel enduring and atmospheric, where proportion, materiality, and subtle tension come together to create environments with depth and character.

She holds a degree in Architecture from Pratt Institute, where her early interest in the relationship between interior and exterior space first took shape.