Vicente Wolf

Vicente E. Wolf (born January 19, 1945) is a Cuban-born American interior designer based in Manhattan. He is the head of Vicente Wolf Associates. He has designed hotels, private residences, and furniture.

Early life and education Vicente Wolf was born in Cuba and lived there until he was fifteen years old. He did not graduate from high school. His influences include Philippe Starck and Karl Lagerfeld. He is a proponent of minimalism, especially High-tech. Indeed, Architectural Digest has called him "an undisputed minimalist master."

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 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 five books on interior design and one on the legendary Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo. Additionally, he has taught at the Parsons School of Design in New York City and a design school in the Dominican Republic.

Personal life He resides in a loft in Manhattan. A photography collector, he owns Frida Kahlo's family albums.