Patricia Urquioia
Patricia Urquiola was born in Oviedo (Spain) in 1961. She lives and works in Milan. She attends the Faculty of Architecture at the Madrid Polytechnic and then at the Milan Polytechnic, where she graduated in 1989 with Achille Castiglioni as supervisor. From 1990 to 1992 she was assistant to the courses held by Achille Castiglioni and Eugenio Bettinelli, both at the Milan Polytechnic and at the ENSCI in Paris. From 1990 to 1996 she worked in the De Padova product development office for her, collaborating with Vico Magistretti. Since 1996 you have coordinated the design group of the Lissoni Associati studio. In 2001 she opens her own design studio where she deals with design, installations and architecture. Among the architectural projects: two luxury hotels, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Barcelona and W Retreat & Spa in Vieques (Puerto Rico); a villa in Udine; the scenography of the opera "L'incoronazione di Poppea" by Monteverdi; showroom and set-ups for Hermès, Gianvito Rossi, Valentino, Max Mara, H&M and the general concept of Pitti Immagine Firenze. He presented a work in marble at Art 41 Basel.As regards the design he designs for the companies Agape, Alessi, Andreu World, Artelano, Axor, B&B Italia, Bart Design, Bisazza, BMW, Bosa, Chevalier Edition, Il Coccio, De Padova, De Vecchi, Driade, Emu, Fasem, Salvatore Ferragamo, Flos, Foscarini, Gallotti & Radice, Gandia Blasco, Glass Italia, Kartell, Kettal, Kvadrat, Mixing Media, Maurice Lacroix, Liv'it, Peter Mabeo, MDF Italia , Molteni, Moroso, Mutina, Olivari, Panasonic, Paola Lenti, Rosenthal, Champagne Ruinart, San Lorenzo, Tronconi, Viccarbe. He is a consultant for Honda and LG. He wins numerous international awards. Many of his products are exhibited in the permanent collections of MoMA in New York and in other museums; a solo exhibition was exhibited at the Feria Hábitat Valencia (2010).