{"id":424529,"date":"2022-03-31T18:59:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T15:59:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/this-designer-decks-out-yachts-and-jets-for-billionaires\/"},"modified":"2022-03-31T18:59:57","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T15:59:57","slug":"this-designer-decks-out-yachts-and-jets-for-billionaires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-designer-decks-out-yachts-and-jets-for-billionaires\/","title":{"rendered":"#This designer decks out yachts and jets for billionaires"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33b07fbab9d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33b07fbab9d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-designer-decks-out-yachts-and-jets-for-billionaires\/#%E2%80%9CThis_designer_decks_out_yachts_and_jets_for_billionaires%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;This designer decks out yachts and jets for billionaires&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-designer-decks-out-yachts-and-jets-for-billionaires\/#Tell_us_whats_happening_inside_Pinto_today\" >Tell us what\u2019s happening inside Pinto today.\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-designer-decks-out-yachts-and-jets-for-billionaires\/#You_just_complete_a_project_in_Manhattan_But_this_isnt_the_first_time_youve_worked_in_NYC\" >You just complete a project in Manhattan. But this isn\u2019t the first time you\u2019ve worked in NYC.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-designer-decks-out-yachts-and-jets-for-billionaires\/#Whats_Pintos_specialty\" >What\u2019s Pinto\u2019s specialty?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-designer-decks-out-yachts-and-jets-for-billionaires\/#Youve_designed_yachts_and_planes_for_the_worlds_most_demanding_people_What_are_some_of_the_most_outrageous_requests_youve_fulfilled\" >You\u2019ve designed yachts and planes for the world\u2019s most demanding people. What are some of the most outrageous requests you\u2019ve fulfilled?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-designer-decks-out-yachts-and-jets-for-billionaires\/#Tell_us_about_your_work_at_the_Wales_which_we_know_is_your_newest_New_York_project\" >Tell us about your work at the Wales, which we know is your newest New York project.\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-designer-decks-out-yachts-and-jets-for-billionaires\/#What_projects_are_you_currently_working_on\" >What projects are you currently working on?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/this-designer-decks-out-yachts-and-jets-for-billionaires\/#What_are_your_most_memorable_projects\" >What are your most memorable projects?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThis_designer_decks_out_yachts_and_jets_for_billionaires%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;This designer decks out yachts and jets for billionaires&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p><em>When their superyacht, private jet or presidential palace needs a zhuzh, the world\u2019s richest call Pinto.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Since 1971, the lauded design firm founded by the Moroccan-born interior designer and photographer Alberto Pinto (who died in 2012) has completed more that 500 projects ranging from salons in Paris\u2019s Elys\u00e9e Palace, Italian noblewoman Marella Agnelli\u2019s house in Marrakech and the swanky Lanesborough Hotel in London. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A few more recent victories include Dudley House in London, the mythic H\u00f4tel Lambert in Paris, which previously belonged to the de Rothschild family, and the interiors of one of the world\u2019s largest and most luxurious private jets, a Boeing BBJ 747-8.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But it\u2019s not every day that the European-focused firm makes its mark on NYC.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Recently, Pinto \u2014 now led by artistic director Pietro Scaglione and President Fahad Hariri \u2014 led the conversion of the historic Wales Hotel on the Upper East Side into luxury condominiums.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0We caught up with Scaglione to discuss what it takes to design for the superrich.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tell_us_whats_happening_inside_Pinto_today\"><\/span><strong>Tell us what\u2019s happening inside Pinto today.\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Pinto has been designing interiors for over 50 years, but for the past two years, Fahad Hariri \u2014 an architect graduate of the Ecole Sp\u00e9ciale d\u2019Architecture \u2014 has taken the helm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As a client himself for numerous years, he is very familiar with the Pinto universe and wants to bring in his own romantic and contemporary inspiration to the brand.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_just_complete_a_project_in_Manhattan_But_this_isnt_the_first_time_youve_worked_in_NYC\"><\/span><strong>You just complete a project in Manhattan. But this isn\u2019t the first time you\u2019ve worked in NYC.<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/pietro-scaglione-paris-1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Interior of an apartment in Paris Pinto designed. \" class=\"wp-image-21723596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/pietro-scaglione-paris-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/pietro-scaglione-paris-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/pietro-scaglione-paris-1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Pinto gave this stylish but traditional apartment in Paris a colorful make over. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Giorgio Baroni<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Alberto was very attracted to the city and even lived there in the late \u201960s. At the time, he moved into an apartment that he decorated with a very modern and graphic inspiration. This is how he began to constitute a very important American clientele.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pinto has since created interior designs all over the US and in New York where we developed several corporate buildings for the late real estate developer Howard Ronson, townhouses, penthouses on Fifth Avenue as well as the renovation and transformation of the Lyc\u00e9e Fran\u00e7ais into a private residence. <\/p>\n<p>As a matter of fact, the inspiration for the last apartment where Alberto lived in Paris on 61 Quai d\u2019Orsay was that chic and spacious Park Avenue apartment feel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Whats_Pintos_specialty\"><\/span><strong>What\u2019s Pinto\u2019s specialty?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s custom design. In fact, it is a very haute couture fashion <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach to interior design. The d\u00e9cors are built around the personalities of each of our clients. We are able to bring their interior design dreams to life, and to put it more simply, to make them happy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Youve_designed_yachts_and_planes_for_the_worlds_most_demanding_people_What_are_some_of_the_most_outrageous_requests_youve_fulfilled\"><\/span><strong>You\u2019ve designed yachts and planes for the world\u2019s most demanding people. What are some of the most outrageous requests you\u2019ve fulfilled?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/pietro-scaglione-2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Side by side of Scaglione and a private jet he designed. \" class=\"wp-image-21723615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/pietro-scaglione-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/pietro-scaglione-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/pietro-scaglione-2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Scaglione (left) designs everything from swish NYC condos to private jets (right).<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Pinto<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The requests for planes don\u2019t tend to be over the top because they\u2019re functional more than entertainment spaces. We did have a client with a Boeing 747-8 \u2014 one of the biggest in the world for private jets \u2014 who wanted a circular entry hall with a semicircular glass door leading to the two master bedrooms and private areas such as the family room and office. The space is huge like a house. There are even two bathrooms \u2014 one for the owner and other for his wife. The design has lots of wood and leather with touches of Art Deco. I can\u2019t say what it cost but it was well over a million euros.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote alignleft\">\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThe d\u00e9cors are built around the personalities of each of our clients. We are able to bring their interior design dreams to life, and to put it more simply, to make them happy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><cite>Pietro Scaglione<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p>And we did have to install an aeration system in a kitchen of a private jet to allow the chef to use a wok despite the smoke it generates.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Yacht requests are far more outrageous because this is where people spend their leisure time and host friends. We have clients who want big swimming pools, massage rooms and discos. <\/p>\n<p>One wanted a billiards table which was complicated because you\u2019re at sea, so you have to maintain the balance of the table. We needed a hydraulic cylinder to do it. Our yacht projects bring in design elements such as marble, embroidery, bronze, glass and other materials you would have in a high-end house.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We also had an unusual request for a client\u2019s parking lot. He wanted it to transform into a nightclub with removable panels and hidden elements in the walls!<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tell_us_about_your_work_at_the_Wales_which_we_know_is_your_newest_New_York_project\"><\/span><strong>Tell us about your work at the Wales, which we know is your newest New York project.\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/re-wales-3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Exterior of the Wales.\" class=\"wp-image-21554426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/re-wales-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/re-wales-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/re-wales-3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A rare condo conversion comes to conservative Carnegie Hill.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stefano Giovannini<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Wales has had several lives. Most recently as Hotel Wales, a beloved hotel in the heart of Carnegie Hill. Our desire was to respect and pay homage to the building\u2019s rich history and ensure the design aesthetic blends in beautifully with the neighborhood.\u00a0We worked on a simple d\u00e9cor, light colors and modern classical style<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_projects_are_you_currently_working_on\"><\/span><strong>What projects are you currently working on?\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A private club called Beat in London dedicated to electronic music, a restaurant Zytia in Ibiza and two corporate offices in Paris. Along with these \u201cpublic\u201d projects we are working on several private residences, yachts and jets in Europe, in the US and in the Middle East, which, of course, are confidential.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_your_most_memorable_projects\"><\/span><strong>What are your most memorable projects?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First off, there are Alberto\u2019s personal homes and apartments: the garden floor at Charles Floquet with its Azulejos hall, 73\u00a0quai d\u2019Orsay, which was very \u201cGrand,\u201d and his sublime vacation home Dar El Quas in Tangier.<\/p>\n<p>The Alfa Nero yacht is memorable for its very recognizable shape, with its never-before-seen decks organized in amphitheaters and its pool in the back shaped as a boat.<\/p>\n<p>There is also, of course, Fahad Hariri\u2019s Parisian apartment and his residence in Marrakech, both clearly the homes of an art collector and with a strong identity exemplifying the freshness he breathes into Pinto\u2019s artistic creation today.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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