Rachel Mari Settecase
Founder & Principal Designer

Rachel Mari Settecase is the founder and principal of Mari Studio Inc., a boutique hospitality design practice focused on interior architecture and FF&E. With more than two decades of experience across restaurants, hotels, resorts, and branded environments throughout the U.S., Mexico, and the Caribbean, her work is grounded in clarity, operational understanding, and senior design leadership.

 She has collaborated with leading hospitality groups, including Houston’s Restaurants, Tides Hotels, and Viceroy Hotel Group, on projects that balance brand identity, guest experience, and the functional realities of hospitality operations.

 Her approach begins with listening — to the brand, the place, and the guest — cultivating a concept that provides the design logic for the work. Each project is shaped through careful interpretation, carrying that clarity from early concept through execution and installation.

 Rachel’s experience spans concept development, space planning, FF&E design, finish specifications, custom detailing, and the production of clear, buildable documentation. She works closely with architects, MEP teams, procurement partners, and ownership groups to ensure continuity of design intent and long-term performance.

 Mari Studio operates with a principal-led model supported by trusted collaborators, allowing the work to remain agile, focused, and deeply considered. Each project is approached without a fixed stylistic agenda, shaped instead by brand, context, and the details that make a space feel distinctive, grounded, and enduring.