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Designer
Patricia Urquiola
Patricia Urquiola was born in Oviedo, Spain, in 1961. She studied architecture at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and completed her studies at the Politecnico di Milano, graduating in 1989 under the mentorship of Achille Castiglioni.…
Biography
Background
Patricia Urquiola was born in Oviedo, Spain, in 1961. She studied architecture at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and completed her studies at the Politecnico di Milano, graduating in 1989 under the mentorship of Achille Castiglioni. She worked with Vico Magistretti and was Head of Design at Lissoni Associati before founding her own studio in Milan in 2001.
Signature Style
Her work joins industrial product design with architecture, art direction and strategy. It is tactile, colourful and generous, often reinterpreting craft techniques — quilting, weaving, capitonné — with industrial materials and a strong attention to sustainability.
Notable Works
- Tufty-Time sofa (2005) and Husk armchair (2011) for B&B Italia
- Art Director of Cassina since 2015
- Hotels and interiors: Mandarin Oriental Barcelona, Das Stue Berlin, Il Sereno on Lake Como
Legacy
Her work is in the collections of MoMA, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Spain awarded her the Gold Medal for Merit in the Fine Arts and the Order of Isabella the Catholic (2011); she was Dezeen's Interior Designer of the Year in 2023.
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Collections
Products
Husk Armchair
Swivel armchair with a recycled Hirek shell and extra-soft capitonné cushions
Sengu Coffee Table
Patricia Urquiola's Sengu Coffee Table: a grid of solid wood beams under a glass or marble top.
Sengu Table
Patricia Urquiola's Sengu Table, 2021: an oval or round dining table on a solid wood base.
Diamond
Patricia Urquiola's square and rectangular tables on folded aluminium legs; Red Dot 2005.
Aaland Armchair
A compact upholstered armchair shaped as an organic island.
No Vanitas
Patricia Urquiola's No Vanitas, 2023: a round mirror with a hand-made Murano murrina.
Fat-Fat & Lady-Fat
Padded small tables with a steel tray, inspired by sand-filled ash trays, 2004
Bend-Sofa
Modular sofa of sculpted, corrugated modules with contrasting zig-zag stitching
Glove-Up Armchair
Patricia Urquiola's 2016 armchair with moulded lines flowing from the backrest into slim legs.
Caboche Pendant
A suspension lamp of transparent spheres that scatters sparkling light through 360 degrees.
Canasta '13
An outdoor sofa defined by an open woven surround and water-repellent cushioning.
Mafalda Armchair
Mafalda armchair by Patricia Urquiola, 2013, with foam over a steel frame and an oak base
