In his latest tome, Creative Interior Solutions (Rizzoli), Interiors icon Vicente Wolf (vicentewolf.com) shares a peek inside his creative process and tasteful tutorials. Here, the design dynamo shares a page from his book.
BREAKFAST: Fresh carrot juice and pineapple chunks
WAKE-UP TIME: 5:30 a.m.
DIET: Good and bad DOPPELGÄNGER: The donkey character in Shrek
NEMESIS: The word “no”
ESCAPE: Anywhere in the world
WEAKNESS: Not staying in a regiment
UNIFORM: Casual and a little messy, but not too much
HOTEL: The Oriental in Bangkok, Tandjung Sari Hotel in Bali, Hotel Eden in Rome
WORKOUT: With my personal trainer, Reuben Dennis, speed walking five times a week, weight training three times a week when I am in regiment
LAST MEAL: I hope not for a long time.
MOVIE: Funny Face and Two for the Road
MENTOR: Bob Patino
NEIGHBORS: Steve Roth, Ralph Lauren and Raphael De Niro
SHOES: Custom made in Thailand
PET: My cat, Mr. Misha
BEST ADVICE: Go from the gut.
PHILANTHROPY: God’s Love We Deliver, Tyla Tharp Foundation and Joyce Theater PBS
MANTRA: Do it today, and don’t wait until tomorrow.
SINGER: Diana Krall, Judy Garland and Frank Sinatra
TV SHOW: Antiques Roadshow on PBS
APP: Waze, the best invention that man could have created (especially for someone who has dyslexia)
CAR: 1961 black Lincoln Continental convertible with tan interior and suicide doors
COCKTAIL: Spicy ginger ale
DINNER: Salmon, couscous and eggplant
SOULMATE: Tim Corrigan and Matthew Yee
BEDTIME: 11:30 p.m. or anytime a bed is near me
BOOK AT BEDSIDE: The new book on Karl Lagerfeld
THEME SONG TO YOUR LIFE: “You Gotta Have a Gimmick” from Gypsy the musical
VIEW: The ocean in Montauk
WEEKEND BAG: Prada tote bag
FAVORITE WORK OF ART: Mark Rothko’s “Orange and Red” painting
BEST GIFT YOU EVER RECEIVED: When my plants bloom
3 DESERT ISLAND ESSENTIALS: Sunblock, my camera, mosquito repellent
YESTERDAY: Talked to a prospective client about a wonderful new project
ZODIAC: Capricorn with Aquarius rising
Photography by: Photo by Julien Capmeil/Courtesy of Vicente Wolf
