Spanish-born, Milan-based architect Patricia Urquiola doesn’t lack for commissions these days, and, unlike the work of many other high-concept architects, her projects tend to get constructed, envelope-pushing though they sometimes are. And when she’s not imagining covetable creations for contemporary furniture houses — including B&B Italia, Driade and Cassina, where she was named art director in 2015 — Urquiola makes headlines by designing some of the world’s most aesthetically ambitious hotels, such as 2016’s Il Sereno on Lake Como in Lombardy, Italy.
Born in Oviedo, in northern Spain, Urquiola grew up in a family that valued creativity. Everyone in the house, she says, talked and cared about design. She fondly remembers her mother going to London in the 1960s and ’70s and coming back home with a Mary Quant this, a David Hicks that. When it came time to go to university, Urquiola decided that her place was architecture school, first at the Polytechnic University of Madrid and then at the Polytechnic University of Milan, where she completed her design thesis — a felt carpet with a panel that connected to a home’s electricity source and telephone line so that you could plug, say, a table lamp and your phone into it — under the direction of legendary Italian industrial designer Achille Castiglioni.
Today, Urquiola has become a go-to when it comes to avant-garde product, hospitality and retail design, working with such blue-chip international furniture, fashion and hotel companies as Alessi, Baccarat, Salvatore Ferragamo, Kvadrat, Mandarin Oriental, Panerai, Rosenthal, W Hotels and Louis Vuitton, among many others. Her residential projects, meanwhile, though few and far between, stretch from such far-flung locations as Punta del Este, Uruguay, and Melbourne, Australia, to closer-to-home Udine, in northeastern Italy, where she designed the two-story, largely open-plan glass-and-cedar home of Patrizia Moroso, creative director of the family-owned design company that bears her last name.
Over the course of a long-term and highly productive collaboration spanning some 20 years, Urquiola has created dozens and dozens of Moroso-branded products. A chair from her 2001 Fjord line of seating, tables and poufs for the company sits in the collection of New York’s Museum of Modern Art, and Moroso debuted (love me) Tender, her modular sofa system upholstered in jersey, during Milan’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile in April of 2014.
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Bittossi Ceramic Merlate Bordeaux Centrepiece by Patricia Urquiola in STOCK
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in New York, NY
All Bitossi ceramics are entirely handmade by our artisans at every stage of the production process. Merlate A series of micro-architectures distinguished by their irregular, textur...
Ceramic
Patricia Urquiola Sestiere Vase in Murano Glass, Contemporary Design
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Patricia Urquiola Sestiere Vase For Cassina A collection of contemporary vases that preserves and interprets the quintessential Venetian legacy. Sestiere perpetuates traditional gl...
Glass
Patricia Urquiola Sestiere Vases: Contemporary Murano Glass Design
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Patricia Urquiola Sestiere Vases For Cassina A collection of contemporary vases that preserves and interprets the quintessential Venetian legacy. Sestiere perpetuates traditional g...
Glass
Patricia Urquiola Sestiere Vases: Contemporary Murano Glass Design
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Patricia Urquiola Sestiere Vases For Cassina A collection of contemporary vases that preserves and interprets the quintessential Venetian legacy. Sestiere perpetuates traditional g...
Glass
Patricia Urquiola Sestiere Vase in Murano Glass, Contemporary Design
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Patricia Urquiola Sestiere Vase For Cassina A collection of contemporary vases that preserves and interprets the quintessential Venetian legacy. Sestiere perpetuates traditional gl...
Glass
Opalia Glass Vase 25 cm - 9.8 in Bronze by Glas Italia by Patricia Urquiola
By Glas Italia, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Alcamo, IT
The Opalia Vase by Glas Italia, designed by Patricia Urquiola, is a striking sculptural piece that combines raw material expressiveness with refined elegance. Part of the Opalia col...
Glass
Opalia Glass Vase 35 cm - 13.8 in Bronze by Glas Italia by Patricia Urquiola
By Glas Italia, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Alcamo, IT
The Opalia Vase by Glas Italia, designed by Patricia Urquiola, is a striking sculptural piece that combines raw material expressiveness with refined elegance. Part of the Opalia col...
Glass
Opalia Glass Vase 35 cm - 13.8 in by Glas Italia by Patricia Urquiola
By Glas Italia, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Alcamo, IT
The Opalia Vase by Glas Italia, designed by Patricia Urquiola, is a striking expression of sculptural glass design that blends raw materiality with refined elegance. Part of the Opa...
Glass
Opalia Glass Vase 25 cm - 9.8 in by Glas Italia by Patricia Urquiola
By Glas Italia, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Alcamo, IT
The Opalia Vase by Glas Italia, designed by Patricia Urquiola, is a striking expression of sculptural glass design that blends raw materiality with refined elegance. Part of the Opa...
Glass
French Richly Decorated Centrepiece or Vase in White Porcelain
Located in Sofia, BG
Beautiful asymmetric porcelain centrepiece decorated with cupids and swan heads at both sides raised on a single oval platform.
Porcelain
Murano glass vase designed by Dino Martens, 1940
By Dino Martens
Located in Palermo, PA
This stunning Murano glass vase was designed by the renowned Dino Martens (1894-1970). With a white base adorned with deep red dots, this vase showcases Martens' exceptional creativ...
Glass, Art Glass
$1,850
H 18.25 in W 7 in D 5 in
Large Murano Art Glass Vase in Green Pulegoso Glass with Ribbed Design Scalloped
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Large Murano Art Glass Vase in green Pulegoso glass with ribbed design scalloped Top. The vase is very tall for the era and stands alone.
Blown Glass
Italian vase in red glass Murano 60s
Located in Ternay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Very nice vase in blown glass of Murano from the 60s. Excellent craftsmanship with a beautiful shade of red light that enhances the simple and clean design of the vase drop. Very nic...
Murano Glass
$395 / item
H 11.81 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
Bosco Carlo Moretti Contemporary Mouth Blown Murano Glass Vase in Purple
By Carlo Moretti
Located in IT
Carlo Moretti Bosco contemporary mouth blown Murano glass vase in purple. Bosco vases can be combined harmoniously in different colors and sizes. ...
Murano Glass
$133Sale Price|31% Off
H 9.85 in Dm 2.96 in
Cobalt Blue Glass Vase by Empoli, Italy, Cased Design, 1970s, 25 cm
By Empoli
Located in Glasgow, GB
A vibrant cobalt blue glass vase from Empoli, Italy, crafted circa 1970s. Formed in cased glass, the vase features an inner layer of opaque white glass overlaid with luminous cobalt blue, creating depth and vivid colour saturation. Tall and slender, it presents a subtly flared rim above a pedestal base, all seamlessly moulded as one piece. Measuring 25 cm in height with a diameter of 7.5 cm. In good condition for its age and use, showing one minuscule nip to the outer lip, visible upon close inspection. An elegant example of vintage Empoli glass...
Art Glass, Blown Glass
$610Sale Price / item|44% Off
H 20 in W 10.5 in D 10.5 in
Ceramic Ashtray Pottery by Gainey Ceramics, Indoor or Outdoor, New Old Stock
By Gainey Pottery
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This was an incredible find from no longer produced Gainey Ceramics. These made in the USA glazed ceramic ashtrays slash planter / pots are new old stock pieces that were stored away for many years and then recently discovered in a storage locker. These ashtrays consist of a 20 inch tall and 10.5 inch diameter cylindrical shaped glazed white ceramic...
Ceramic
Contemporary Murano glass vase, Model: Mille Papaveri Rossi
By Silvio Piattelli
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Vase of my own design, which I named “Field of a Thousand Red Poppies.” Executed in a kiln in Murano with the very difficult working technique called “a piera.” The design of the va...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$175
H 8.88 in Dm 3.38 in
Vintage German Vibrant Blue Glass Tree Bark Vase by Ingrid Glas, circa 1970s
By Ingrid Glas Euskirchen
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Wonderful Mid-Century Modern German vase by Ingrid Glas, circa 1970. This beautiful bright blue and clear vase brings a touch of fun and fantasy to...
Glass
$1,258Sale Price|58% Off
H 11.03 in Dm 5.91 in
Round Venini Vase Murano Glass 1985 Multi-Color Italian Design
By Venini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Round Venini vase Murano glass 1985 multi-color Italian design.
Murano Glass
Venini Murano Glass Vase
By Venini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A stunning Murano glass vase by Venini, featuring luminous cobalt blue glass with a vibrant red rim. A bulbous, spherical form with saturated sapphire color and a contrasting red glass rim provide striking visual punctuation, while the hand-blown construction displays the fluid, organic quality that defines masterful Murano glass. Venini represents the pinnacle of Murano glassmaking tradition, combining centuries-old Venetian techniques with contemporary design sensibility. Founded in 1921, the house became renowned for pushing glass as an art form through collaborations with leading designers and architects. The bold color saturation and clean modernist form exemplify Venini's approach—honoring traditional Murano craftsmanship while creating pieces that feel thoroughly modern and sculptural. In excellent condition with minor surface scuffs consistent with age and display. Etched "VENINI 2000" signature on base with "VENINI MURANO...
Glass
$1,114 / item
H 14.18 in Dm 8.67 in
Contemporary Crystal Blue Design Italian Art Glass Vase Baloton Murano Glass Jar
By Murano 5
Located in Murano, Venezia
Handmade blue Murano glass vase with internal bubble decorations and lateral crystal. This fantastic Art Deco style artwork will add an extra touch of class to your environment. Va...
Gold Leaf
Patricia Urquiola for Baccarat, Vase, France, 2000s
By Baccarat, Patricia Urquiola
Located in PARIS, FR
Superb crystal vase designed by Patricia Urquiola for the Baccarat manufacture. Signed by the designer and manufacture. Numbered 70. Dimensions in cm ( H x D ) : 32 x 22 Secure shipping. Since 1764 Baccarat has written the chapters of its remarkable history in sparkling letters. Founded in Lorraine, by permission of King Louis XV, the world’s most famous Crystalworks has, over the ages, become a symbol of superb craftsmanship and French Art de Vivre. The name Baccarat reverberates like an echo of outstanding pieces, extraordinary places and unforgettable parties. Baccarat reflects 250 years of History. Looking back over its past is like embarking on a round-the-world journey through time, across over two centuries of political, cultural and economic life, from the dawn of the industrial age in the 19th century to the advent of globalisation in the 21st century. As a pioneer in its field, Baccarat has always encapsulated current trends in creating the classics of tomorrow. The order book of the most prestigious requests reads like an encyclopaedia of History. In France, Baccarat received its first royal commission in 1823 when Louis XVIII ordered a glass service to be produced specially for him. Charles X, Louis-Philippe, Napoleon III and a host of Presidents and Heads of State would soon follow suit. The Juvisy service, engraved with the monogram RF...
Crystal