Born: January 19, 1945
Selected Exhibitions:
1998, Pucci Gallery, “Photographs by Vicente Wolf”, New York, New York, USA
2001, Homer Gallery, “Tree Forms and Composition”, New York, New York, USA
2002, Pucci Gallery, “Visions”, New York, New York, USA
2003, Naomi Silva Gallery, “Waterworks”, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2004, Naomi Silva Gallery, Rock Series, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2004, The Gallery, “Waterworks” Houston, Texas, USA
2006, Naomi Silva Gallery, Plateau Series, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
2007, Pucci Gallery, “Plateau”, New York, NY
Artist Lectures:
2006, Atlanta International School, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Bibliography
2002, “Learning to See - Bringing the World Around You Into Your Home”, Vicente Wolf, published by Artisan. Photographs by Vicente Wolf.
2006, “Crossing Boundaries: A Global Vision of Design”, Vicente Wolf, published by The Monacelli Press. Photographs by Vicente Wolf.
In the world of contemporary design, Vicente Wolf has been at the top for 30 years. He heads his own company, Vicente Wolf Associates, located in a spacious light-filled loft in New York City. It is from here that Wolf and his staff explore his passion for design guided by the principles of integrity and simplicity.
Wolf has designed a wide range of projects including the L·S store in Hong Kong, the Luxe Hotel Rodeo Drive and Café Rodeo in Beverly Hills, the lobby of a Fifth Avenue office building, the Andrew Fezza company offices and showrooms, the Registry stores in Chicago, L’Impero Restaurant in New York City winner of the 2003 James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Restaurant Design, Bedell Cellars Winery and guest cottage on Long Island’s North Fork and the executive offices of J Records for Clive Davis. This year marked the opening of two new restaurants designed by Vicente Wolf; the SW Steakhouse for Steve Wynn’s new hotel Wynn Las Vegas, and also Alto, an Italian restaurant located in New York City. Wolf’s list of residential interiors include the California home of Nely Galan, former president of Telemundo Communications and founder of gaLAn Entertainment; the Richland Plantation in Natchez, Mississippi; the guest house of Clive Davis; the New York City apartment of the Prince and Princess von Furstenberg; an apartment in the Museum Towers; the New York City apartment of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Lynne, president of New Line Cinema; the New York City apartment of Mr. Carl Bernstein; and other private residences throughout the United States. His design projects include international locations as well, such as France, Israel, Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Sweden.
This fall Vicente Wolf will be the first interior designer to ever design the public spaces for the IMG’s “7th on 6th” fashion week event, including the lobby, VIP lounge and restaurant café. Wolf has contributed designs to many organizations, such as the Brooklyn Academy of Music, “Dining by Design” for DIFFA, and “Entertaining People,” which was chaired by the former First Lady Mrs. Barbara Bush. He was the honorary Chairman of Design for the Miami Beach Showhouse to benefit the New World Symphony, the “Furnish a Future” benefit dinner, and ASID house tour. Wolf was one of the designers chosen to be a part of Absolut Vodka’s “Absolut Design” advertising campaign.
Wolf teaches an annual course through Parsons School of Design in Altos de Chavon, Dominican Republic. He is a sought-after speaker for design shows throughout the United States and has lectured overseas in South Africa, Japan, and Australia.
Beyond interior design, Wolf has designed everything from furniture collections for Carson’s, Casa Bique, Henredon, and Neidermaier; lighting for Tyndale and Sirmos; and rugs for the Doris Leslie Blau Designer Collection and Tufenkian Carpets. He created flatware collections for Sasaki, various tabletop and bedlinens for the L·S Collection, even crystal, china and stemware for Steuben. His own line of sterling silver flatware is available in his NYC showroom, VW Home. Wolf is presently designing a series of resin vases and candleholders.
Vicente Wolf’s VW Home showroom carries everything for the home, including antique furniture, accessories, and bedlinens that he handpicks while traveling the globe. VW Home also features furniture, upholstery, lighting, fabrics, wallpaper and mirrors designed by Wolf specifically for the showroom.
Over the last few years Wolf has become known for his other passion—photography. He has had individual gallery shows, photographed his design projects for magazines, and photographed the advertising campaign for Anichini Linens. His latest photography series entitled “Waterworks” was exhibited at the Iklektik gallery in Houston, TX.
House Beautiful named Vicente Wolf one of the 10 most influential designers in the United States, and Interior Design Magazine inducted Wolf in its Designer Hall of Fame. He was selected as one of the top 100 designers in both Metropolitan Home’s "Design 100" and Architectural Digest’s "AD 100". Wolf’s work has been featured in various design books and magazines, including Architectural Digest, The New York Times, New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine, Elle Décor, House Beautiful, Metropolitan Home, House & Garden, Interior Design, Vogue Decoration, Country Living, Traditional Home, Connoisseur, Bride’s Magazine, Home Magazine and Maison & Jardin.
Vicente Wolf’s first book, Learning to See, is available through Artisan Publishers and focuses on personal style and travel. His new book, entitled Crossing Boundaries: A Global Vision of Design, depicts the many design inspirations found throughout the world from the perspective of an observant traveler, and was released in the fall of 2006 through The Monacelli Press. |