Patricia Urquiola Hidalgo (born 1961 in Oviedo) is a Spanish architect, industrial designer and art director.
[1] At age 22, Urquiola left her hometown of Oviedo to attend the Polytechnic University of Milan in architecture.
She has designed products and furniture for companies including Alessi,[3] Cappellini,[4] Cassina,[5] Coalesse,[6] Flos [it],[7] Kartell,[8] and Moroso.
[14][15][16] 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.
[17] The New York Times has described her as: "possibly the most lauded and in-demand industrial designer in Europe, on par with Philippe Starck and Hella Jongerius".