Pierre-Yves Labey — Santa Teresa, Costa Rica

The ocean leaves the material. I finish the sentence.

Driftwood pulled from Pacific beaches, cut, joined and lacquered into sculpture, lamps and painting. Twenty years of designing for the world’s luxury houses, now spent on one object at a time.

Statement

“Nothing here starts as raw material. A trunk has already spent a decade in salt water before it reaches the studio; a house has already been lived in badly before it is rebuilt. My work begins at that second stage — with what the sea, the light and time have already decided.”

Two practices

Objects for a room, and the room itself

Collectors come for a single piece. Homeowners come for a whole interior. Both begin with the same conversation about light, material and how you actually live.

Arts

Sculpture, lamps, painting, drawing

One-off works in reclaimed wood and bold lacquer, and paintings that carry the same tropical palette. Nothing is editioned and nothing is sold from a cart — each piece is placed by inquiry, with photographs, dimensions and shipping discussed directly.

See the collection →

Home remodeling

Interiors rebuilt around light and air

Full interior design and remodeling for houses in Costa Rica, from a single room to a whole villa. Villa Pi.Casa — designed, built and decorated as my own home — is the reference project and the clearest way to see the method.

Inside Villa Pi.Casa →

Featured works

Four pieces currently in the studio

Marea, 2026 Driftwood relief, marine lacquer · 140 × 90 cm

Faro, 2025 Reclaimed teak, brass, parchment · 62 cm high

Punto de Quiebre, 2026 Acrylic and lacquer on linen · 150 × 120 cm

Line-up, 2024 Ink on cotton paper · 50 × 40 cm, framed

Inquiries

Tell me the room, and I will tell you what belongs in it.

Every conversation starts on WhatsApp — a photograph of your space, or the name of a piece you have in mind. I answer personally, in English, French or Spanish.

WhatsApp (+506) 6045 3066 — replies within a day, Costa Rica time (UTC−6).