Vincenzo de Cotiis | |
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 de Cotiis in 2023 | |
| Born | 1958 (age 67–68) Gonzaga, Italy |
| Education | Politecnico di Milano |
| Occupation | Artist |
Vincenzo de Cotiis (born 1958) is an Italian artist known for interior designs and furniture, in a style termed "collectible design".
Vincenzo De Cotiis was born in Gonzaga, Lombardy, Italy, in 1958. [1] [2] After studying architecture at the Politecnico di Milano in 1997, he founded Vincenzo De Cotiis Architects and Gallery in Milan, with his wife and business partner, Claudia Rose De Cotiis. [1] [3]
De Cotiis has worked on projects involving public spaces and private residences, [4] [5] [6] as well as furniture design. [7] He also collaborates with luxury brands, notably redesigning Burberry's flagship stores in London and Paris. [8] [9] [10] He has also designed interiors for superyachts. [11]
He featured on Architectural Digest magazine's annual list of Top 100 designers worldwide in 2021, described as "following in the footsteps of Italian maestros like Gio Ponti and Carlo Scarpa." [12] [13] [14]
In 2021 De Cotiis was awarded the Elle Deco International Design Award for Best Interior Designer of the Year. [15] His artworks have been exhibited at institutions such as Ca’ d’Oro in Venice on the occasion of the 2019 Venice Biennale. [7] [16] His work has been said to belong to the "collectible design" aesthetic movement. [17]
In 2023, De Cotiis completed architectural renovations of the 15th century Palazzo Giustinian Lolin , on Venice's Grand Canal, [18] as well as the restaurant and boardroom of the Grade-II listed Ladbroke Hall, Notting Hill, London. [19]
His work Ode is in the permanent collection of the FENIX Museum of Migration in Rotterdam. [20]
de Cotiis and his wife own houses in Milan, [21] Pietrasanta, (Tuscany) [22] [23] and Venice. [18]
In addition to exhibitions at his own Vincenzo de Cotiis Gallery in Milan, his solo exhibitions of artworks and furniture include: [7] [24] [25]
{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)De Cotiis's latest show... establishes him as one of the foremost contributors to what is, unfortunately, being called "collectible design," a vital aesthetic movement that seems to have been named after an auction house catalogue.
