Vicente Wolf

Early life

Vicente Wolf was born in Cuba and lived there until he was fifteen years old. He did not graduate from high school. He moved to New York City at the age of eighteen. He first worked in advertising, modeling and acting. Shortly after, he decided to take up interior designing; he is self-taught. His influences include Philippe Starck and Karl Lagerfeld.

Career

Wolf started his career as an interior designer in New York City in the 1970s. He is a proponent of minimalism, especially High-tech. Indeed, Architectural Digest called in 'an undisputed minimalist master.' However, he rejects the label 'minimalism.'

He has designed hotels such as Lorien Hotel & Spa in Alexandria, Virginia and the Luxe Rodeo Drive Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. He has also designed Café Rodeo in Beverly Hills, the Bedell Cellars Winery in North Fork, the L'Impero and Alto restaurants in New York City, and the LS Store in Hong Kong. He has also designed private residences, including the penthouses at Manhattan House, a building at 200 east 66th street in Manhattan.

He owns an interior design store, VW Home, in Manhattan. Moreover, since 2007, he has designed furniture for Ralph Pucci, known as the Vicente Wolf Collection. He is also a designer for Ann Sachs, Baccarat and Tufenkian.

He has written four books on interior design and photography. Additionally, he has taught at the Parsons School of Design in New York City and a design school in the Dominican Republic. He is the 2009 recipient of the Design Icon Award.

Personal life

He resides in a loft in Manhattan. A photograph collector, he owns Frida Khalo's family albums.