2018.07.11 - EPISODE #11
Madrid | Painter, photographer and art director
The eleventh #HouseOfMolteni episode focuses on Madrid, Spain, and on the painter, photographer and art director Coco Dávez.
1 | What does your house represent to you?
My house is my temple, my holy place. It’s very important to me.
Carteggio design Aldo Rossi
2 | Who chose the furniture?
I personally chose everything for my house. It's very important to me to be comfortable with all the things I own. I love to look for furniture or pieces in trips, stores and flea markets.
I’m minimal in the furniture but I’m very decorative in my works, in the color and in the forms.
3 | Any works of art at home?
The artworks in my house are my works, my favorite paintings and some pieces from my faceless collection.
I have some favorite works in my house, one is a Sargadelos piece from Galicia. It’s very special to me because I was surrounded by Sargadelos pieces when I was a child because my family is from Galicia as well.
I’m minimal in the furniture but I’m very decorative in my works, in the color and in the forms.
4 | Where do you get your best ideas?
I think my best ideas come mainly from my trips but also from books, films and my everyday life.
I love to share my home with other people, but at the same time I love to be by myself.
5 | Open Space or separate rooms?
I love large spaces but I prefer them separated. I like a single and big space to work.
D.235.1 chair design Gio Ponti
6 | Is your house a shelter or a place for sharing?
My house is a place to be with my own but I also love when people come here to cook dinner with me or to have a party. I love to share my home with other people, but at the same time I love to be by myself.
7 | Design and fashion, similarities and differences
I think fashion and design are quite similar, they convey the same atmosphere.
Miss chair design Tobia Scarpa
8 | Bath tub or shower?
I prefer bath because it’s my time relax and to be alone.
9 | Home cooking or restaurant?
I love cooking at home and prepare good food for me.
10 | Where would you like to live?
For quite a long time I wanted to live in Los Angeles or in New York. But in this moment, I love to live in Madrid, I love my house, I love this neighborhood I’m very happy here.
DesignALDO ROSSI
SINGLE UNITS
A wood writing desk with drawers and pull out top protected by a blind. To organize and rearrange our daytime.
DesignGIO PONTI
CHAIRS
Gio Ponti designed everything for the first Montecatini building in Largo Donegani in Milan in 1935, architecture and furnishings including desks, lamps, wardrobes. The Chair designed originally in 1935 for the first Montecatini Building in Milan. This re edition is produced based on the original drawings from the Gio Ponti Archives. Entirely built from polished aluminium.
DesignTOBIA SCARPA
CHAIRS
Miss chair, designed by Afra and Tobia Scarpa in 1986. The form is linked to a system of soft, unbroken, linear rhythms. The legs are slim and divaricated, to ensure stability. The front ones are bent to form the armrests and continue into the curve of the backrest. The back legs reach the backrest from behind, underpinning it. The seat is inserted between the lines and links them.
Madrid city guide
Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid | Garden
Plaza de Murillo, 2, 28014 Madrid
Is a mythical site of Madrid that is not usually very crowded and that still keeps the magic of the romantic sites, specifically that old greenhouse.
El Federal | Cafè
Plaza de las Comendadoras, 9, 28015 Madrid
Is the perfect place to have a real brunch in Madrid!
Cocol | Concept store
Costanilla de San Andrés, 18 28005, Madrid
It is one of the newest stores in Madrid full of life-long things that will never go out of fashion.
Toma | Cafè
Calle de la Palma, 49, 28004 Madrid
Is the best place to have a good coffee at any time of the day, my favorite is the orange-scented cappuccino.
Coco Dávez
Valeria Palmeiro, better known as Coco Dávez, is an artist who develops her career in different fields: painting, her most recognized facet, photography or art direction.
Her colorful universe keeps bringing about collaborations with brands such as Chanel, Shiseido, Desigual, Dior, Vogue, Armani, Pepe Jeans, DKNY, Bimba y Lola, Kenzo, H&M or Vitra.
She has exhibited her work in cities like Paris, Queensland, Brussels, Barcelona, Madrid and San Sebastián.
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