Marianne Weiss, an award-winning creator, comes to Unispace with 20 + years of design experience. She brings her expertise working with world renown companies and knowledge of the Boston market to our local teams to help grow our regional presence and create seamless cross-discipline collaboration.
Marianne joins Unispace from Gensler, where her role as Associate, Design Director included directing projects in workplace design, health & wellness, and hospitality. Using her mastery of the subtle dimensions of brand and story at Gensler, she elevated the role of interior design, developing studio point-of-views, and new work portfolios. Prior to Gensler, Marianne was a design team leader at Elkus Manfredi Architects, where her focus was creating signature environments for her clients.
“The opportunity to create engaging environments with the Unispace team is very exciting,” said Weiss. “To best meet our clients’ needs, we need to understand their objectives, brand ethos and culture. My goal is to wrap our clients in an experience that they love, that works, and fits their culture. Unispace’s unique model drives exceptional collaboration between the client, strategy, design and delivery teams. The result from concept to realization is seamless.”
In addition to her expansive experience, Marianne is an active member of the Boston design community, serving on the New England IIDA (IIDANE) chapter and on the WELL advisory board. She believes in the importance of giving back to her trade, mentoring rising designers and freely sharing her expertise in design. Her depth of knowledge of design and the local market will continue to bring Unispace to the forefront of the Boston design community.
“Marianne is an award-winning creator whose design solutions transform clients’ desires into engaging environments. We’re very excited to bring her diverse expertise with clients such as Disney, Reebok and Caesars, and her activeness in the local Boston market to our talented Boston team.” says Hannah Hackathorn, Regional Principal, Design, Unispace. “We look forward to our clients and employees benefiting from her insight and leadership."
Welcome to the team Marianne!