I love the fascinating mix of antiquities: furniture, Italian paintings – especially the beautiful Jacopo Bassano – and fantastic bronzes. ![]() I’ve recently rediscovered The Getty Villa in Malibu. This is my go-to healthy, satisfying snack – try it if you haven’t. In my fridge you’ll always find Smucker’s all-natural, creamy peanut butter and celery sticks. I’m producing a Peter Marino Spotify playlist and it starts with Wang, followed by Marvin Gaye and a lot of Mozart.ġ7th- and 18th-century French “festival books” © Timothy O’Connell I presented him at Carnegie Hall when he won the Young Concert Artists award, and he also gave a thrilling concert at my home that I taped. The last music I recorded was Stravinsky’s The Firebird by pianist Zhu Wang. It has cabbage-leaf legs that turn into paws, and as I am a Leo – the sign of the lion – it’s even more special. Marino with one of his style signifiers, a black leather policeman’s hat © Timothy O’ConnellĪnd the best gift I’ve received is a square bronze table from Claude Lalanne, a few years before she died. My wife loves antique David Webb jewellery and I got this piece for her at Primavera Gallery in New York. The best gift I’ve given recently is a white enamel horse bracelet by David Webb that’s set with coloured gemstones. ![]() I love the ancients – the treachery, people behaving badly – it’s just like The New Yorker. The best books I’ve read in the past year are Plunder: Napoleon’s Theft of Veronese’s Feast by Cynthia Saltzman The Greeks: A Global History by Roderick Beaton and The Storm Before the Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic by Mike Duncan. I like outliers – people with attitude who have designed their own look I was also inspired by Elvis Presley when he started to wear black leather. ![]() There are only a handful of people who have managed a singular look. I like outliers – people with attitude who have designed their own look, and even their own clothes. My style icon is Marlon Brando in The Wild One. Marino’s style icon, Marlon Brando in The Wild One © Getty Images I love bringing back photos, however, to share with my wife and daughter, or to inspire my work. I travel light because I am always on a plane, so I tend not to be a big shopper. I also keep bees here and make honey.Īnd the best souvenirs I’ve brought home are photos on my phone. We call it Southeaven and I have 12 acres of beautiful, healing gardens that are filled with roses and fruit trees of all varieties. ![]() The place that means a lot to me is my home in Southampton. One of his bronzes – the 16th-century Samson and the Philistine by Baccio Bandinelli © Timothy O’Connell I’m interested in this whole period of Renaissance bronzes, and this is a particularly wonderful piece. I love the patina as well as its important size. The last thing I bought and loved was a royal French bronze of two wrestlers, from a private collection. I also wear black Red Wing motorcycle boots, so that I’m ready to hop on my Iron Horse and go. I had the meat cleavers made in upstate New York – they remind me of my grandfather, who was a butcher. My personal style signifiers are a black leather policeman’s hat, a pair of silver meat cleavers that I wear around my neck and leather gloves to hide scars from a motorcycle accident. Simply sign up to the Style myFT Digest - delivered directly to your inbox.
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