Patricia Urquiola. Virtuosa of style fusion

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Known for her skillful combinations of styles, patterns and materials, Patricia Urquiola creates objects that are defiantly organic, unconventional and inspiring at once.

A luxury bathroom characterised by feminine touches, by Urquiola.

Powerful. Playful. Extravagant.

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 the curiosity. Her creations say: Touch me!

Urquiola opened her first studio in Milan in 2001. Exhibited in museums throughout the world, Urquiola’s creations are unique expressions of contrast: modern and traditional, minimalist and feminine, familiar yet always surprising.

In 2004, AXOR engaged in a lively exchange with the designer via the AXOR WaterDream. This resulted in the avantgarde collection AXOR Urquiola.

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. Which is where she met the Italian design legend Achille Castiglione. She started her career with luxury label 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 selected as the designer of the year multiple times. She was awarded the “Gold Medal of Fine Arts” by the Spanish Government. Find out more on her website: www.patriciaurquiola.com

The Mandarin Oriental luxury hotel in Barcelona. Featuring the typical Urquiola eclecticism. Perfected from Far Eastern and European stylistic elements.

Caboche lamp for Foscarini. A modern design classic.

Antibodi. The sea of petals in the form of a lounge chair was created in 2006 for Moroso. It’s also one of Patricia Urquiola’s most successful furniture designs.