Patricia Urquiola

Spanish architect and director, adopted Italian—a pioneer of the Mutina team.

Patricia Urquiola was born in Oviedo, Spain, but has lived and worked in Milan for over 20 years. She studied architecture at the Technical University of Madrid and the Polytechnic University of Milan, where she graduated in 1989, and Achille Castiglioni oversaw her graduate thesis. In her early career years, she was an assistant lecturer to Achille Castiglioni, collaborated with Vico Magistretti and was Head of Design at Lissoni Associati.

Urquiola has won several international prizes, including Medalla de Oro al Mérito en las Bellas Artes and the Order of Isabella the Catholic, awarded to her by King Juan Carlos I of Spain, “Designer of the Decade” and “Designer of the Year”.

Ranges designed by Patricia Urquiola include Azulej, Bas-Relief, Celosia, Chamotte, Dechirer, Dechirer Glass, Dechirer La Suite, Jali and Mater.