Patricia Urquiola studied architecture and design
at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and
completed her studies at the Politecnico di Milano
(Technical University of Milan) graduating under
the mentorship of Achille Castiglioni.
She worked with Vico Magistretti at De Padova and
later as head of design at Lissoni and Partners.
In 2001 she founded her studio in Milan, specialising
in industrial product design, architecture, art
direction, and strategy consulting. As well as
serving as creative director of Cassina since 2015,
Urquiola collaborates with some of the world’s
most important brands including Haworth, Louis
Vuitton, B&B Italia, Moroso, Flos, Kvadrat, BMW,
Starbucks, and Ferrari among others. Her work is
exhibited in art and design museums across the
world including the MOMA in New York, the
Decorative Arts Museum in Paris, the Triennale
Museum in Milan, the Vitra Design Museum in
Basel, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the
Stedelijk Museum of modern and contemporary art
in Amsterdam and the Philadelphia Art Museum.
She has given lectures at universities across the
world, is part of the Advisory Board of Politecnico
di Milano and the Scientific Committee of the
Foundation of La Triennale Museum in Milan. She
was awarded the Gold Medal of Merit in the Fine
Arts, conferred on her by the Spanish government.
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