Eliza Marris is a designer originally from Philadelphia and currently based in Providence, Rhode Island. She is pursuing a Master of Design in Interior Architecture at the Rhode Island School of Design, where her work focuses on adaptive reuse, material presence, and the ethical dimensions of space.

With a background in philosophy from Temple University and early experience in the finance industry, Eliza brings a layered perspective to design—one that values critical analysis as much as intuition. Her interest in environmental ethics and the metaphysical qualities of natural materials informs an approach that is both conceptually rigorous and materially sensitive.

She is drawn to work that asks questions about how we build, why we preserve, and what kinds of spatial experiences encourage reflection and engagement. Through design, she seeks to create environments that are not passive, but that prompt interaction—spaces that hold complexity and resist oversimplification.