One of my first fashion clients was Calvin Klein. We did his first freestanding stores. He was very exact and precise. But talk about high-fashion people who brand themselves! — Peter Marino Copy Share Image
My name is on the door, and I care very much about the design that gets put out. I'm sorry, but it has to be my way. You learn that by working for people like I. M. Pei. You think… — Peter Marino Copy Share Image
I have this 'Alice in Wonderland' idea in my head that a garden should be a place of wonderment. — Peter Marino Copy Share Image
In 1991, if someone came in with a $1 million budget for a boutique, I would have fainted. Nobody spent even half that. But… — Peter Marino Copy Share Image
The French use gardens to show grandeur and the English to show how things have endured for hundreds of years, but for me, they're… — Peter Marino Copy Share Image
Motorcycle garb is the way I looked to Warhol. Then came the Armani suits. — Peter Marino Copy Share Image
Koishikawa Korakuen Garden - one of Tokyo's oldest Japanese gardens, and one of the best spots for viewing the cherry blossoms. — Peter Marino Copy Share Image
All bronzes are made to be touched. Bronze is a sensual 'living' material. The sweat and oil of your palms adds to the patination. — Peter Marino Copy Share Image
There's a very important aspect to all my work, now more than ever, which is tying the interior design and architecture with the art. — Peter Marino Copy Share Image
I loathe when architects only analyze architecture in intellectual, nonvisual ways. I really love direct response, and that's very pop. I don't want to… — Peter Marino Copy Share Image
We have a thousand hydrangea plants bordering the house, and they were all supposed to be pink, but a handful of them keep turning… — Peter Marino Copy Share Image
If something's a high-margin product, I understand its importance to the store. — Peter Marino Copy Share Image
That was really the Fifties for me - that whole spirit of flicking the paint on the canvas. — Peter Marino Copy Share Image
I do really modern with materials that are so luxurious that they're, like, baroque. — Peter Marino Copy Share Image
I like my clients. All of my clients say, "Peter. You're talented. But, your best virtue is your discretion." They really don't want to… — Peter Marino Copy Share Image
If I need a pair of tennis shorts, I'll buy them online. I don't really care. Not going to go and try on a… — Peter Marino Copy Share Image
Publicity doesn't really get me anything. Clients are not going to hire me for a $100 million building because I have a brand. They… — Peter Marino Copy Share Image
