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Peter Marino: The Constant Dialogue Between Interior And Exterior
Peter Marino: The Constant Dialogue Between Interior And Exterior – Peter Marino, one of the top interior designers in the world, is the principal of Peter Marino Architect PLLC, an internationally acclaimed architecture, planning and design firm founded in 1978 and based in New York City, with several offices around the US, like Philadelphia, Miami and so on. Marino’s designs can be usually characterized by emphasized materiality, texture, scale light and the constant dialogue between interior and exterior. Discover more about his work in this article by LUXXU Blog.
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Peter Marino
The Constant Dialogue Between Interior And Exterior
Peter Marino is widely known for his residential and retail interior designs for the most iconic names in the fashion and art worlds. Notable and recently completed retail projects include Ermenegildo Zegna flagship stores in Paris, Milan, New York, Tokyo and Shanghai or Chanel boutiques in Paris, New York and Singapore. Hospitality projects include the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in Sardina and Four Seasons Resort in Santa Barbara. Currently, Peter Marino is designing numerous private residences around the world, including London, Paris and Palm Beach.
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If Marino’s personal style is specific and indelible, his architecture and interiors are much harder to pin down. Marino’s boutiques do not instantly assault with their “Marino-ness”. Like NY Mag wrote, inside a Marino space, it’s all smooth-moving luxury, where drawers and doors close in perfect silence, and the elevator button is weirdly satisfying to push. They are well and flatteringly lit and, like Marino’s office, full of eclectic collections of art. They feel rich and full and calm.
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“Nine out of nine architects start with a sketch and then they say, ‘What should we make it out of?’ ” Marino says. “I start from the bottom up, what should it be made out of, and then I worry about what should it look like. The material, the colour of the material, the way it feels, and the way you respond to it is every bit as valid as the form or the shape.”
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