Patricia Urquiola
Patricia Urquiola
A body of work that is both functional and playful, timeless yet uniquely of its moment.
Born in Oviedo, Spain, Patricia Urquiola lives and works in Milan. She studied Architecture at the Polytechnic Universities of Madrid and Milan, where she graduated in 1989 under Achille Castiglioni. She then worked with two other Italian design icons, Vico Magistretti and Piero Lissoni. In 2001, she opened her own studio, working in product design, interiors and architecture.
Since its foundation, Urquiola's design studio has preserved its unique approach by creating contemporary forms that speak to the materials, patterns, and palettes and utilizing artisanal techniques and aesthetics within industrial practices. This emphasis has resulted in a body of work that is both functional and playful, timeless yet uniquely of its moment.
All this is accompanied by a dash of underlying irony, evident in the Radical Fake table and the Lud'o Lounge armchair Urquiola made for the Cappellini catalogue.
Her studio's credits range from projects for Barcelona's Mandarin Oriental Hotel and Milan's Four Seasons Hotel to product design work for major Italian and international design brands such as Alessi, Baccarat, De Padova,
Patricia Urquiola
Elena Salmistraro
frères Castiglioni
Mario Bellini
Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper
Giulio Cappellini
Jasper Morrison
Nendo
Shiro Kuramata
Joe Colombo
BrogliatoTraverso
Ron Arad
Ross Lovegrove
Marc Thorpe
Todd Bracher
Nipa Doshi & Jonathan Levien
