Much like the Moroccan strain of Arabic, Olinto’s design and ethos is a minestrone of cultural influences – courtesy of its owner Prince Fabrizio Raspuli di Poggio Suasa, a Franco-Italian furniture collector with a deep affinity for the country. Having sold Marrakech legend La Maison Arabe, Raspuli took his collector’s eye and unparalleled taste to the Atlas Mountains, sketching and meticulously choreographing an ode to quiet luxury amid the original olive groves and eucalyptus trees.
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