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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FLOS Serena LED Table Lamp in Aluminum by Patricia Urquiola
By Flos, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
At first glance, Serena appears to be in motion—it is a leaf blown by a gentle breeze, dancing through a current of wind. Inspired by the simple beauty of nature, this piece features...
Aluminum
FLOS Tatou S2 Pendant Light in White by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Its name is French for “armadillo,” the unassuming animal whose brilliant structure keeps it protected—and makes it unique. Designer Patricia Urquiola conceptualized this table lamp to play on the filtration of light, with remarkable results. The Tatou-T offers diffused light and has an exterior diffuser in PC (polycarbonate). Its internal diffuser is injection-printed opal PC. The support and base are painted steel. Inspiration behind the design: “The process began by looking for different ways to reconstruct membranes, conceived like Japanese armor...
Steel
FLOS Tatou T1 Dimmable Halogen Table Lamp in White by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, Flos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Its name is French for “armadillo,” the unassuming animal whose brilliant structure keeps it protected—and makes it unique. Designer Patricia Urquiola conceptualized this table lamp to play on the filtration of light, with remarkable results. The Tatou-T offers diffused light and has an exterior diffuser in PC (polycarbonate). Its internal diffuser is injection-printed opal PC. The support and base are painted steel. Inspiration behind the design: “The process began by looking for different ways to reconstruct membranes, conceived like Japanese armor...
Steel
2023 Patricia Urquiola for Foscarini Caboche Desk or Table Lamp in White
By Foscarini, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Caboche Table Lamp, originally designed by Patricia Urquiola in 2005. This particular example was produced by Foscarini in Italy C. 2023. The lamp is comprised of plastic, ...
Aluminum
Foscarini Medium LED Caboche Sconce by Patricia Urquiola & Eliana Gerotto
By Foscarini, Eliana Gerotto, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A warm, luminous heart, enveloped by sparkling transparent pearls: this is the Caboche wall lamp, a design gem set in architecture. An elegant presence that casts a wall-level light....
Metal
Foscarini Caboche Flush Light by Patricia Urquiola & Eliana Gerotto
By Patricia Urquiola, Eliana Gerotto, Foscarini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Like a bracelet of sparkling transparent pearls, the Caboche ceiling lamp embellishes any room with its extraordinary lighting effect, where each sphere reflects the image of the lig...
Metal
Petite 'Caboche Plus' Wall Light by Urquiola and Gerotto for Foscarini
By Patricia Urquiola, Eliana Gerotto, Foscarini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Petite 'Caboche Plus' Wall Light by Urquiola and Gerotto for Foscarini Designed by Patricia Urquiola and Eliana Gerotta and produced by Foscarini, the Italian lighting firm founded ...
Aluminum, Steel
Foscarini Small Caboche Pendant by Patricia Urquiola & Eliana Gerotto
By Foscarini, Patricia Urquiola, Eliana Gerotto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Caboche lamps transform light into a sparkling composition of transparent spheres: a design gem resulting from an amalgam of technology and creativity. Materials: PMMA, blown gl...
Metal, Aluminum
Foscarini Medium Caboche Floor Lamp by Patricia Urquiola & Eliana Gerotto
By Foscarini, Patricia Urquiola, Eliana Gerotto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A genuine design gem, sparkling and precious like a bracelet, the Caboche floor lamp has a metal base with a circular design that reflects the shape of the diffuser. To add a touch o...
Metal
Flos Flauta Large Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce in White by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Flauta Large Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce in White by Patricia Urquiola Inspired by the shapes of organs and flutes, Flauta's dual spotlights stand out thanks to a small circular...
Aluminum
Flos Flauta Riga Large Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce in Black by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Flauta Riga Large Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce in Black by Patricia Urquiola Inspired by the shapes of organs and flutes, Flauta's dual spotlights stand out thanks to a small cir...
Aluminum
Flos Flauta Riga Medium Indoor Wall Sconce in Anodized Blue Steel
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Flauta Riga Medium Indoor Wall Sconce in Anodized Blue Steel Inspired by the shapes of organs and flutes, Flauta's dual spotlights stand out ...
Aluminum
Foscarini Medium LED Caboche Pendant by Patricia Urquiola & Eliana Gerotto
By Patricia Urquiola, Eliana Gerotto, Foscarini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Caboche lamps transform light into a sparkling composition of transparent spheres: a design gem resulting from an amalgam of technology and creativity. Materials: PMMA, blown gl...
Metal, Aluminum
'Caboche Plus' Ceiling Light by Urquiola and Gerotto for Foscarini in Gray
By Eliana Gerotto, Patricia Urquiola, Foscarini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Caboche Plus' Ceiling Light by Urquiola and Gerotto for Foscarini in Gray Designed by Patricia Urquiola and Eliana Gerotta and produced by Foscarini, the Italian lighting firm foun...
Steel, Aluminum
Foscarini Large Caboche Floor Lamp by Patricia Urquiola & Eliana Gerotto
By Eliana Gerotto, Patricia Urquiola, Foscarini
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A genuine design gem, sparkling and precious like a bracelet, the Caboche floor lamp has a metal base with a circular design that reflects the shape of the diffuser. To add a touch o...
Metal
'Caboche Plus' Ceiling Light by Urquiola & Gerotto for Foscarini in Transparent
By Foscarini, Patricia Urquiola, Eliana Gerotto
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Caboche Plus' Ceiling Light by Urquiola & Gerotto for Foscarini in Transparent Designed by Patricia Urquiola and Eliana Gerotta and produced by Foscarini, the Italian lighting firm...
Aluminum, Steel
Foscarini Small LED Caboche Sconce by Patricia Urquiola & Eliana Gerotto
By Foscarini, Patricia Urquiola, Eliana Gerotto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A warm, luminous heart, enveloped by sparkling transparent pearls: this is the Caboche wall lamp, a design gem set in architecture. An elegant presence that casts a wall-level light....
Metal
'Caboche Plus' Wall Light by Urquiola and Gerotto for Foscarini
By Patricia Urquiola, Foscarini, Eliana Gerotto
Located in Los Angeles, CA
'Caboche Plus' Wall Light by Urquiola and Gerotto for Foscarini Designed by Patricia Urquiola and Eliana Gerotta and produced by Foscarini, the Italian lighting firm founded in Veni...
Aluminum, Steel
Foscarini Caboche Table Lamp by Patricia Urquiola & Eliana Gerotto
By Foscarini, Patricia Urquiola, Eliana Gerotto
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Like a bracelet of sparkling transparent pearls, supported by an elegant and light-weight base, the Caboche table lamp embellishes any setting. Materials: PMMA, blown glass, chromed...
Metal
Achille Castiglioni Italian Midcentury Pendant Light for Flos, 1965
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Morazzone, Varese
Achille Castiglioni Italian Midcentury Pendant Light for Flos, 1965 Beautiful pendant lamp called "black and white 83" with opal white glass bowl and aluminum diffusor. Made in Ita...
Aluminum
$3,834 / item
H 24.5 in Dm 25.5 in
Tord Boontje 'Sun-Light of Love’ Metal Suspension Lamp in White for Foscarini
By Tord Boontje, Foscarini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tord Boontje 'Sun-Light of Love’ metal suspension lamp in white for Foscarini Designed by Tord Boontje and produced by Foscarini, the Italian lighting firm founded in Venice on th...
Aluminum, Steel
$1,084 / item
H 15.8 in Dm 9.6 in
Large ‘Rituals 1’ Hand Blown Opaline Glass Table Lamp in White for Foscarini
By Foscarini, Ludovica + Roberto Palomba 1
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large ‘Rituals 1’ hand blown opaline glass table lamp in white for Foscarini. Designed by Ludovica + Roberto Palomba and produced by Foscarini, the Italian ...
Metal
Italian Halogen Table Lamp , 1970s
By Artemide, Richard Sapper
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Long and sleek designed halogen table lamp from the late 1970s, Italia. First class material, construction and assembly. 50 watts lightbulb ...
Aluminum, Steel
Flos Smithfield C LED 2700 K Sconce Lamp by Jasper Morrison
By Flos, Jasper Morrison
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Part of the Smithfield family, the Smithfield C-ceiling-mounted lamp manages to be both grand and unassuming. Providing direct light through its aluminum body, it is well suited for ...
Aluminum
$11,153
H 16.15 in W 26.78 in D 5.71 in
Italian modern table lamp Capalonga by Tobia Scarpa for Flos, 1980s
By Flos, Tobia Scarpa
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern table lamp Capalonga by Tobia Scarpa for Flos, 1980s Table lamp model Capalonga with lampshade composed of two white ceramic strips and two round metal parts. The stru...
Metal
Tusk Sconce Medium
By Hilliard Lamps
Located in Arcata, CA
We believe that fine lighting fixtures should be timeless in style and in materials. By using glass and bronze we can ensure that our fixtures become heirlooms of our next generation...
Bronze
$7,398
H 25.6 in W 15.75 in D 15.75 in
'Teli' Pendant light by Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in TOURS, FR
'Teli' Pendant light by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos Designed and manufactured in Italy, circa the 1970s
Metal
$1,111 / item
H 19.625 in W 23.625 in D 23.875 in
Extra Large 'Gregg' Outdoor Pendant by Ludovica & Roberto Palomba for Foscarini
By Foscarini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Extra Large 'Gregg' Outdoor Pendant by Ludovica & Roberto Palomba for Foscarini Inspired by the shape of a pebble honed and smoothed by running water or the egg of a mythologica...
Metal
$1,963 / item
H 16.2 in Dm 11.8 in
Rodolfo Dordoni ‘Buds 3’ Hand Blown Glass Table Lamp in White for Foscarini
By Rodolfo Dordoni, Foscarini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rodolfo Dordoni ‘Buds 3’ handblown glass table lamp in white for Foscarini Designed by Rodolfo Dordoni and produced by Foscarini, the Italian lighting firm founded in Venice on the ...
Blown Glass, Plastic
$11,369
H 24.81 in Dm 33.47 in
Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Taraxacum (Large), Pendant light, Flos
By Achille & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, Flos
Located in Paris, FR
Achille Castiglioni (1918-2002) & Pier Giacomo Castiglioni (1913-1968) Taraxacum (Large) A resin and metal pendant light, the internal metal frame covered with a sprayed resin...
Metal
FLOS Frisbi Pendant Light by Achille Castiglioni
By Achille Castiglioni
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Achille Castiglioni Born in Milan in 1918, Achille he pursued a degree in architecture from the Politecnico di Milano University .He used fundamental principles to make his works, ...
Metal
Large 'Gregg' Handblown Glass Pendant for Foscarini
By Foscarini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large 'Gregg' Handblown Glass Pendant for Foscarini. Inspired by the shape of a pebble honed and smoothed by running water or the egg of a mythological creature, the 'Gregg' series ...
Metal
Sconce - Brass and Led - Mallet by Eric de Dormael
By Eric de Dormael
Located in Paris, FR
Mallet by Eric de Dormael, Galerie Negropontes in Paris, France - Sconce composed of brass and LED Éric de Dormael is an unconventional artist, his trajectory far from the beaten t...
Brass
‘Pli’ Italian Paper Suspension Lamp for Foscarini
By Foscarini
Located in Los Angeles, CA
‘Pli’ Italian Paper Suspension Lamp for Foscarini Created by Danish designer Felicia Arvid and produced by Foscarini, the Italian lighting firm founded in Venice on the legendary is...
Aluminum
Due Lampade 'Caboche' di Patricia Urquiola Produzione Foscarini anni 2000
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Milano, IT
Due lampade a soffitto in policarbonato trasparente a luce diffusa.
Plastic
Due Lampade 'Caboche' di Patricia Urquiola Produzione Foscarini anni 2000
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Milano, IT
Due lampade a soffitto in policarbonato trasparente a luce diffusa.
Plastic
Sold
H 24.9 in W 10.5 in D 3 in
2023 Patricia Urquiola for Flos Serena Table / Desk Lamp with Black Diffuser
By Patricia Urquiola, Flos
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This is a Serena LED table lamp, originally designed by Patricia Urquiola in 2015. This particular example was produced by Flos in Italy C. 2023. The lamp is made with an aluminum re...
Aluminum
Sold
H 8.9 in W 2.9 in D 1.8 in
Flos Flauta Riga Small Indoor Wall Sconce in White by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Flauta Riga Small Indoor Wall Sconce in White by Patricia Urquiola Inspired by the shapes of organs and flutes, Flauta's dual spotlights stand out thanks to a small circular re...
Aluminum
Flos Flauta Riga Large Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce in Dark Brown
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Flauta Riga Large Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce in Dark Brown by Patricia Urquiola Inspired by the shapes of organs and flutes, Flauta's dual spotlights stand out thanks to a sm...
Aluminum
Sold
H 8.9 in W 2.9 in D 1.8 in
Flos Flauta Small Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce in Grey by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Flauta Small Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce in Grey by Patricia Urquiola Inspired by the shapes of organs and flutes, Flauta's dual spotlights stand out thanks to a small circula...
Aluminum
Sold
H 39.4 in W 2.9 in D 1.8 in
Flos Flauta Riga Large Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce in Grey by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Flauta Riga Large Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce in Grey by Patricia Urquiola Inspired by the shapes of organs and flutes, Flauta's dual spotlights stand out thanks to a small ci...
Aluminum
Sold
H 39.4 in W 2.9 in D 1.8 in
Flos Flauta Riga Large Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce in White by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Flauta Riga Large Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce in White by Patricia Urquiola Inspired by the shapes of organs and flutes, Flauta's dual spotlights stand out thanks to a small cir...
Aluminum
Sold
H 39.4 in W 2.9 in D 1.8 in
Flos Flauta Large Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce in Anthracite by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Flauta Large Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce in Anthracite by Patricia Urquiola Inspired by the shapes of organs and flutes, Flauta's dual spotlights stand out thanks to a small c...
Aluminum
Sold
H 8.9 in W 2.9 in D 1.8 in
Flos Flauta Small Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce in Anthracite by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Flauta Small Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce in Anthracite by Patricia Urquiola Inspired by the shapes of organs and flutes, Flauta's dual spotlights stand out thanks to a small cir...
Aluminum
Flos Flauta Riga Small Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce in Dark Brown
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Flauta Riga Small Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce in Dark Brown by Patricia Urquiola Inspired by the shapes of organs and flutes, Flauta's dual spotlights stand out thanks to a sm...
Aluminum
Flos Flauta Large Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce in Forest Green
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Flauta Large Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce in Forest Green by Patricia Urquiola Inspired by the shapes of organs and flutes, Flauta's dual spotlights stand out thanks to a small c...
Aluminum
Sold
H 8.9 in W 2.9 in D 1.8 in
Flos Flauta Riga Small Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce in Black by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Flauta Riga Small Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce in Black by Patricia Urquiola Inspired by the shapes of organs and flutes, Flauta's dual spotlights stand out thanks to a small c...
Aluminum
Sold
H 39.4 in W 2.9 in D 1.8 in
Flos Flauta Large Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce in Black by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Flauta Large Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce in Black by Patricia Urquiola Inspired by the shapes of organs and flutes, Flauta's dual spotlights stand out thanks to a small circul...
Aluminum
Flos Flauta Riga Small Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce in Forest Green
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Flos Flauta Riga Small Indoor/Outdoor Wall Sconce in Forest Green by Patricia Urquiola Inspired by the shapes of organs and flutes, Flauta's dual spotlights stand out thanks to a ...
Aluminum
