EVENT/GRAPHIC/FLORAL DESIGNER
Mari is the founder and owner of Tropic of Flowers, a floristry/event/graphic design studio. Based in Los Angeles, she has worked worldwide including LA, SF, NY, New England, Latin America, the Bahamas & Europe. As a queer Latinx woman, her passion is using design in its many facets as a tool to open people’s minds. In 2021, she was named an “industry-leading changemaker” by The Knot for her work utilizing design to diversify the wedding/event industry.
Trained at the School of Visual Arts & Hampshire College, Mari has a background in graphic design, branding, styling, and fine art. She has a true entrepreneurial spirit and has founded a number of successful businesses and creative endeavors including the design studio/retail space Otherwild, the successful queer bicoastal nightlife event Rumours, a t-shirt line Closet Case & floral/design studio Tropic of Flowers. She has an intuitive and unparalleled ability to understand the emotional and aesthetic environment her clients desire to create and fluidly translates these desires into memorable and visually compelling designs. As a child of immigrants, she grew up exploring the world and as a result, loves travel. Her other loves include disco, matcha, her wife & two dogs, Busy & Bambi.