Vincenzo de cotiis

Fashion designer Pierre Hardy and his husband, Christopher Turnier, tapped De Cotiis to transform their fresco-embellished apartment on the Seine

With his instinctive blend of materials, locale-specific muses and an artful aesthetic, Vincenzo De Cotiis has woven a history-laden tale of craft in this Milan apartment. Photographed by Martin Morrell

The monolithic form of the DC2117 cabinet encapsulates the urbane language of the Crossing Over collection. Executed on a strictly horizontal and vertical plane, columns ascend past broad expanses of fiberglass, to build the façade of the cabinet. The black fiberglass is hand-painted by Vincenzo De Cotiis, textured to express the shared human histories that coalesce in city environments.

“The formal aspect of Éternel is influenced by a memory of Japan. Its luminosity and ethereal transparencies alter perception, while the material sutures attempt the impossible: the healing of time. Removed from life, under the influence of a preservation impulse, each object becomes immortal.”Vincenzo De Cotiis

In typical De Cotiis style, the rooms and ceilings have been left distressed, with only the details restored, such as decorative plasterwork.

known for his mastery in transforming industrial spaces into stylish ones, milan-based architect, artist and designer vincenzo de cotiis has opened the doors to his own apartment.

#RoomOfTheDay: In the upstairs bathroom of the architect Vincenzo De Cotiis's (@vdecotiis) home in Tuscany, a white onyx sink and ceppo di…

At his 18th-century Tuscan villa by the sea, the architect Vincenzo De Cotiis has restored original flourishes while keeping the rooms streamlined.

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In typical De Cotiis style, the rooms and ceilings have been left distressed, with only the details restored, such as decorative plasterwork.