Powerful. Playful. Extravagant.
Patricia Urquiola. Architect and product designer. One of the most well-known representatives of eclecticism. Her experimental style is unique. It produces creations for the senses. Whether tiles, furniture, lighting, fabrics or rugs for leading design houses. Such as Mutina, Kartell, Foscarini and Moroso.
The Spanish designer brightens up the international architecture and design scene with her feminine designer products. She skilfully combines styles, patterns and materials. Her floral décor and sensuous haptics take us by surprise. She stimulates curiosity. Her creations say: Touch me!
Patricia Urquiola first showcased her emotive bathroom design for AXOR with the AXOR WaterDream. Since then, she has been a design partner; the joint bathroom collection celebrated its debut in 2008.
Patricia Urquiola. The multi-faceted designer.
Patricia Urquiola. From Oviedo, Spain. She went to Madrid to study architecture. She later graduated from the Polytechnic University of Milan. This is where she met the Italian design legend Achille Castiglione. She started her career at the luxury brand De Padova. In 2001, she opened the Studio Urquiola in the design metropolis of Milan.
Her studio focuses on modern style with feminine accents and unexpected elements. Her designer products are featured in museums all over the world. For example, the Fjord Foot Stool at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Patricia Urquiola has been named Designer of the Year several times. She also received the “Gold Medal of Fine Arts” from the Spanish government. More information can be found on her website: www.patriciaurquiola.com
