With Paris in the spotlight as the host of this year's Olympic games, people planning on visiting this summer know that the city is likely to be at its most crowded. But what tucked-away gems are there to discover outside of the busy rooms of the Louvre and the poetic, yet overly-traveled cobblestone alleys of Montmartre? We asked our favorite Paris-based designers to take us on a tour across the city to the places that feel most like home to them.
It takes a good amount of resourcefulness and a sharp creative eye to follow in the footsteps of Casablanca-born Alberto Pinto, the legendary master of interiors whose eponymous design firm has continually transformed the Parisian décor scene through his Orient-inspired, opulent, and sensual creations since its establishment in the 1970s. And yet, co-artistic director Pietro Scaglione looks in his element at the helm of the house — a responsibility he shares with the brand's owner and CEO Fahad Hariri. His secret? Standing by the same values of his predecessor without fearing innovation.
