Patricia Urquiola


Patricia Urquiola Hidalgo (born 1961) is a Spanish architect and designer.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Urquiola and the second or maternal family name is Hidalgo.

Biography

Spanish by birth, and Italian by choice, Patricia Urquiola was born in Oviedo, Spain 12th of May 1961 and studied architecture in Madrid before graduating from the Milan Politecnico in 1989. She was mentored by some of the masters of Italian industrial design: Achille Castiglioni oversaw her graduate thesis, and Vico Magistretti, with whom she designed her first projects. She learned her craft in Italy and opened a studio in Milan in 2001.

Some highlights from her career include her encounter with Maddalena de Padova (1990), her collaboration with Piero Lissoni (1996-2000), and her partnership with Patrizia Moroso (since 1998) which led to the design of the Step Sofa, eventually debuting at the Saloni Milano and launching her into the spotlight at the young age of 40.[1] Amidst all of these accomplishments, she had a stint at Lissoni Associati, beginning in 1993, where she developed furniture for Italian giants Cappellini and Cassina.[1] The Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Barcelona is one of her many architectural projects.

In 2011 she was awarded the Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes and the Order of Isabella the Catholic by King Juan Carlos I of Spain. She also tends to collaborate with other architects and designers.[2]

Museum exhibitions
  • 2003 Galleria Alina Espacio, Mallorca, Spain.
  • 2003 Pakhuis Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
  • 2004 Interieur, Kortrijk, Belgium.
  • 2005 Ideal House, IMM, Cologne, Germany.
  • 2006 “P.U. Ajuar”, Casa Pasarela, Madrid, Spain.
  • 2006 “Pelle d’asino – Donkey Skin”, Verona, Italy.
  • 2007 “Dance No.2”, Kölnischer Kunstverein, Art Gallery, Cologne, Germany.
  • 2007 “Dance No.3”, SuperSpace, Belgrade, Serbia.
  • 2008 “Chasen”, Flexibility, Le Nuove, Turin, Italy.
  • 2008 “Purely Porcelain”, London Design Museum, London, UK.
  • 2008 “No-where-Now-Here”, Laboral, Contemporary Art Museum, Gijon, Spain.
  • 2009 Muzeum Sztuk Użytkowych, Poznań, Poland.
  • 2010 “Macrosterias”, Art Basel, Switzerland.
  • 2010 “Cosas”, Valencia, Spain.
  • 2010 “Contempling The Void”, Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, USA.
  • 2010 Art Basel 41, Basel, Switzerland.
  • 2011 “Ossimori”, Casabella Lab, Milan, Italy.
  • 2011 “All Ambiq”,Design Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
  • 2011 “Interior Trends”, IMM, Cologne, Germany.
  • 2011 Luminaire Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
  • 2011 “All Ambiq”, Venice Art Biennale, Venice, Italy.
  • 2011 “Creative Junctions”, National Museum of China, Beijing International Design Triennial, Beijing, China.
  • 2011 Luminaire Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
  • 2011 “O’Clock- Design del Tempo, Tempo del Design”, Triennale Museum, Milan, Italy.
  • 2012 “All Ambiq”, Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY, USA.
  • 2013 “O’clock – time design, design time”,[3] CAFA Art Museum, Beijing, China.
  • 2013 “Glasstress”, MUDAC, Museum for Design and Contemporary Applied Arts, Lausanne, Switzerland.
  • 2014 "Gathering" exhibition by Li Edelkoort & Philip Fimmano approaches, Design Museum Holon
  • 2017 "Patricia Urquiola: Between Craft and Industry", Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia,USA. [4]

Awards and international recognition

2011

  • Inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame, Awarded by Cindy Allen and Interior Design magazine.[5]

In Tite Kubo's manga series Bleach, the character Ulquiorra Cifer is named after Patricia Urquiola.

References
  1. Dorian, Donna. "Groundbreaker".
  2. Hudson, Jennifer (2008). Process: 50 Product Designs from Concept to Manufacture. London: Lawrence King Publishing LTD. p. 214. ISBN 978 1 85669 541 1.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2014-08-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. Art, Philadelphia Museum of. "Philadelphia Museum of Art - Exhibitions - Patricia Urquiola: Between Craft and Industry". www.philamuseum.org.
  5. "Hall of Fame Documentary: Patricia Urquiola". Interior Design.
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