Patricia Urquiola
est.1961, Spain
est.1961, Spain
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.
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