time, the publishing director of the Conde Nast group, is a
master of the harmonious combination and juxtaposition
of objects. With love, expertise and "inexhaustible culture"
Pinto positions people, places and things in novel, exciting
and ever-mutating relationships. Pinto, who never repeats a
design formula, hails "the intellectual liberty of eclecticism"
which he practices with a deep knowledge of the hidden
affinities of unlike things.
Pinto's life and career are a perpetual Grand Tour during
which he amasses amazing spoils then redistributes them
into projects which fully unleash their magic. Take, for
instance, the monumental entryway of the Manhattan family
apartment (which looks more like an English stately house),
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