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ABOVE DE COTIIS POOLSIDE. LEFT VINTAGE VASES
AND GIUSEPPE ARCIMBOLDO–INSPIRED CERAMIC BUSTS
LINE A BLACK IRON STAIRWAY.

When asked to name the

biggest influences on

his work, Vincenzo De Cotiis,

the Milan-based architect,

designer, and artist,

demurred, saying, “I consider myself omnivorous.
I feed on many different stimuli spanning art, archi-
tecture, and imagery.” De Cotiis is known for his
richly textured, ruggedly sculptural limited-edition
and custom furniture, which combines iconic
modernist materials like brass and Tuscan marble
with decidedly less conventional ones, like fiberglass
recycled from old boats, and recycled wood—with
elegant results. In an essay by Anne Bony in Vincenzo
De Cotiis: Works (Rizzoli Electa), the recently pub-
lished book that focuses mainly on his furniture,

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