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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Moroso Gogan Sofa by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, Moroso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Gogan collection takes its name from nature and in particular from Japanese stones rendered smooth by time and water, which provided the inspiration for this project. This is the...
Steel
Moroso Ruff Large swivel armchair in Sand by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, Moroso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Ruff, Getlucky‘s “sister” armchair, is designed by Patricia Urquiola for the contract and hospitality sectors, and indeed any living space, as it offers the ideal forum for a convers...
Steel
Moroso Gogan 2-seater Sofa in Clunis, Snow by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, Moroso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Gogan collection takes its name from nature and in particular from Japanese stones rendered smooth by time and water, which provided the inspiration for this project. This is the...
Steel
Grey Upholstered Tufty-Time Right Sectional Sofa by B&B Italia - Available Now
By Patricia Urquiola, B&B Italia
Located in Tulsa, OK
The Tufty-Time sofa series, designed by Patricia Urquiola, is one of B&B Italia’s most consolidated successes, finding effective answers to the themes of modularity, comfort, and...
Steel
Moroso Gentry Sofa in Big Braid Capuccino by Patricia Urquiola
By Moroso, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A project whose origins lie in the search for meticulous and well-balanced comfort, restrained yet with a nod to exaggeration. Gentry is about tradition, distinction and belonging bu...
Steel
Tufty Time Sectional by Patricia Urquiola for B&B Italia
By Patricia Urquiola, B&B Italia
Located in Chicago, IL
c. 2000s. Italy. Original baby blue fabric.
Fabric
Moroso Gogan 2-seater Sofa in Orsetto natura by Patricia Urquiola
By Moroso, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Gogan collection takes its name from nature and in particular from Japanese stones rendered smooth by time and water, which provided the inspiration for this project. This is the...
Steel
$11,726 / item
Moroso Gentry 2-seater Sofa by Patricia Urquiola
By Moroso, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A project whose origins lie in the search for meticulous and well-balanced comfort, restrained yet with a nod to exaggeration. Gentry is about tradition, distinction and belonging bu...
Steel
Patricia Urquiola for Moroso "Malmo" White Leather Sofa
By Patricia Urquiola, Moroso
Located in Chicago, IL
Patricia Urquiola for Moroso "Malmo" White Leather Sofa, Inner steel frame covered with injected polyurethane foam upholstered with origin...
Leather
Moroso Gentry 2-seater Sofa in Big Braid cappuccino by Patricia Urquiola
By Moroso, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A project whose origins lie in the search for meticulous and well-balanced comfort, restrained yet with a nod to exaggeration. Gentry is about tradition, distinction and belonging bu...
Steel
Moroso Gogan Composition Sofa in Orsetto milky white by Patricia Urquiola
By Moroso, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
The Gogan collection takes its name from nature and in particular from Japanese stones rendered smooth by time and water, which provided the inspiration for this project. This is the...
Steel
Moroso Pacific Armchair in Linen by Patricia Urquiola
By Moroso, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pacific is the continuation of a design process begun in 2010 with the iconic Redondo collection by Patricia Urquiola. “It’s the evolution of a collection that over recent years has ...
Steel
Moroso Pacific 2-seater Sofa in Sand by Patricia Urquiola
By Moroso, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pacific is the continuation of a design process begun in 2010 with the iconic Redondo collection by Patricia Urquiola. “It’s the evolution of a collection that over recent years has ...
Steel
$4,851 / item
Moroso Pacific Armchair by Patricia Urquiola
By Moroso, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pacific is the continuation of a design process begun in 2010 with the iconic Redondo collection by Patricia Urquiola. “It’s the evolution of a collection that over recent years has ...
Steel
Moroso Pacific 3-seater Sofa in White sand by Patricia Urquiola
By Moroso, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pacific is the continuation of a design process begun in 2010 with the iconic Redondo collection by Patricia Urquiola. “It’s the evolution of a collection that over recent years has ...
Steel
Patricia Urquiola 4 Piece "Beam" Sectional Sofa for Cassina, Italian Modern
By Cassina, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed by Patricia Urquiola in 2016 for Cassina, this exceptional four-piece Beam sectional sofa represents one of the most innovative upholstered seating systems of contemporary I...
Steel
Moroso Pacific Armchair in White sand by Patricia Urquiola
By Moroso, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pacific is the continuation of a design process begun in 2010 with the iconic Redondo collection by Patricia Urquiola. “It’s the evolution of a collection that over recent years has ...
Steel
Moroso Pacific 2-seater Sofa in Concrete grey by Patricia Urquiola
By Moroso, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pacific is the continuation of a design process begun in 2010 with the iconic Redondo collection by Patricia Urquiola. “It’s the evolution of a collection that over recent years has ...
Steel
$15,394 / item
Moroso Gentry 3-seater Sofa by Patricia Urquiola
By Moroso, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A project whose origins lie in the search for meticulous and well-balanced comfort, restrained yet with a nod to exaggeration. Gentry is about tradition, distinction and belonging bu...
Steel
Moroso Gentry 3-seater Sofa in Big Braid stone gray by Patricia Urquiola
By Moroso, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A project whose origins lie in the search for meticulous and well-balanced comfort, restrained yet with a nod to exaggeration. Gentry is about tradition, distinction and belonging bu...
Steel
$10,753
H 23.63 in W 149.61 in D 56.7 in
Tufty-Time Sofa by Patricia Urquiola for B & B Italia - New Upholstery
Located in Brussels, BE
Tufty-Time Sofa by Patricia Urquiola for B & B Italia - New Upholstery
Fabric
Dark grey Italian leather sectional sofa
By Palazzetti
Located in Kleinburg, ON
Essentially unused dark grey leather sectional, hand made in Lake Como, Italy and purchased through Palazzetti. Features low profile, wide armre...
Chrome
$24,154 / set
H 28.75 in W 31.5 in D 34.65 in
Mario Bellini Le Bambole Modular Sofa, Upholstered in Alpaca, B&B Italia, 1970s
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A Mario Bellini Le Bambole five piece modular sofa / chair set, produced by B&B Italia, Italy in the 1970s, newly upholstered in luxurious 100% alpaca. The pieces without arms each...
Alpaca
$7,168 / set
H 27.56 in W 31.5 in D 31.5 in
Set of 3 Amanta Lounge Chairs or Sectional Sofa by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Set of 3 iconic lounge chairs by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia 1966, winner of the prestigious Compasso d'Oro prize in 1970. Seat cushions reupholstered in bright saffron yellow v...
Velvet, Fiberglass
$19,323 / set
H 28.75 in W 129.93 in D 33.47 in
Mario Bellini Le Bambole Modular Sofa, Upholstered in Alpaca, B&B Italia, 1970s
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
A beautiful Mario Bellini Le Bambole four piece modular sofa / chair set, produced by B&B Italia, Italy in the 1970s, newly upholstered in luxurious 100% alpaca. Marked on the unders...
Alpaca
Minotti Light Grey Sectional Sofa
By Minotti, Rodolfo Dordoni
Located in Rochester, England
Introducing the epitome of modern luxury - the Light Grey Sectional Sofa by Minotti. This piece exudes sophistication and elegance, perfect for any contemporary living space. Crafted...
Fabric
$5,195
H 27.25 in W 124 in D 32 in
Mario Bellini for B&B Italia Amanta Leather and Fiberglass Sectional Sofa
By B&B Italia, Mario Bellini
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Mario Bellini for B&B Italia Amanta Mid Century Leather and Fiberglass Sectional Sofa This sofa measures: 124 wide (31 inches per section) x 32 deep x 27.25 inches high, with a seat...
Leather, Fiberglass
Bespoke Yellow Mohair Velvet Upholstered Sectional Sofa
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Plush bespoke two-piece sectional sofa from a Samantha Todhunter Design installation. The sofa features a large hardwood frame upholstered with a dramatic canary yellow mohair velvet...
Fabric, Hardwood
$5,077 / set
H 31.89 in W 114.18 in D 106.3 in
Postmodern 'Sity' Modular Sectional Sofa, Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia, 1972
By B&B Italia, Antonio Citterio
Located in Zagreb, HR
An amazing, rare and early production, three-piece modular Sity sofa designed by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia. Original upholstery, leather pole armrests, loose back and seat cushions, pink upholstered frames. Original B&B Italia labels. This sculptural Memphis sofa...
Leather, Fabric
$14,550 / set
H 31.5 in W 140 in D 90 in
Two-Piece Sectional Sofa by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia, Italy Modern
By B&B Italia, Antonio Citterio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Elegant two-piece sectional sofa designed by Antonio Citterio for B&B Italia, Italy. This model showcases the clean-lined sophistication and timeless comfort that define Citterio’s d...
Steel
Patricia Urquiola for Moroso "Malmo" White Leather Sofa
By Patricia Urquiola, Moroso
Located in Chicago, IL
Patricia Urquiola for Moroso "Malmo" White Leather Sofa, Inner steel frame covered with injected polyurethane foam upholstered with origin...
Leather
$49,800Sale Price / set|26% Off
H 26 in W 38 in D 38 in
Early 'Camaleonda' Sectional by Mario Bellini for C&B Italia, c 1971, Signed
By Mario Bellini, B&B Italia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This monumentally sized modular 'Camaleonda' sectional living room set (fourteen pieces in total) by Mario Bellini for B&B Italia, each section signed with labels as can be seen in the photos. Included in the set are eight (8) full-sized seat sections, each is quite large and spacious which adds to the incredible comfort. And six (6) full-sized seat backs leaving two of the seat sections to be used as ottomans or free-floating seat elements to open the sectional to either side. This set has been previously professionally reupholstered with only light use and in very good condition. Designed by Mario Bellini in 1970 for C&B Italia, later produced after 1973 by B&B Italia after Piero Busnelli bought out Cassina and changed the name to B&B. This set consists of six sections labelled with C&B labels and two sections with B&B labels, meaning that most of this set was produced between 1970 and 1973 - the original production years of the Camaleonda, and making this set ideal for collectors and investors of art and design. *We have a large quantity of other Camaleonda elements (C&B Italia and B&B Italia examples, both in mohair fabric and in leather including some sets ready for reupholstery to a new fabric or leather of your choice) if you are looking for a larger set, contact us to discuss. MEASUREMENTS: *This is a modular set with fourteen (14) total pieces and can be configured in many ways as each seating section can be placed wherever you desire and the seat backs can be fixed to the seating elements where you want. You can configure as one large sectional sofa, three-seat couch with loveseats...
Fabric
B&B Italia "Bend" sectional sofa by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola, B&B Italia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designed by Patricia Urquiola for B&B Italia, the iconic “Bend-Sofa” is celebrated for its sculptural curves, irregular modularity, and striking presence in contemporary interiors. I...
Fabric
B&B Italia “Tufty-Time” Sectional
By B&B Italia, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Chicago, IL
designed by Patricia Urquiola and upholstered in grey mohair - excellent condition with only minor wear from age and use. One leg is slightly broken and as a result no longer connect...
Mohair
Tufty Time sofa by Patricia Urquiola for B&B Italia
By Patricia Urquiola, B&B Italia
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Amazing large B&B Italia Tufty Time sofa by Patricia Urquiola in a beautiful beige/grey fabric. This incredibly comfortable, and eye catching design will instantly elevate any seati...
Fabric
Tufty Time Sofa By Patricia Urquiola For B&B Italia
By Patricia Urquiola, B&B Italia
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Amazing B&B Italia Tufty Time sofa by Patricia Urquiola in a beautiful taupe fabric. This incredibly comfortable, and eye catching design will instantl...
Fabric
Floe Insel Sofa by Patricia Urquiola
By Patricia Urquiola
Located in Doral, FL
Floe Insel Sofa by Patricia Urquiola for Cassina Upholstered in Cassina Fabric: Gerrit1 Blueberry Includes 2 black feet for added support on back Missing li...
Metal
B&B Italia Tufty Time sectional sofa designed by Patricia Urquiola
By B&B Italia, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Amarillo, TX
Patricia Urquiola Tufty Time-Sofa B&B Italia Spain / Italy, 2005 / 2007 Sectional sofa
Polyester
Sold
H 31.25 in W 83.5 in D 42 in
B&B Italia Two Piece "Bend" Sofa by Patricia Urquiola, 2010, off White, Signed
By B&B Italia, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Kansas City, MO
"Bend" sofa designed by Patricia Urquiola for B&B Italia, 2010. This example was purchased five years ago. It has has very little use, but does have a few very small spots which you ...
Steel
Sold
H 24.81 in W 98.43 in D 59.06 in
Cognac Leather Tufty Time Sofa by Patricia Urquiola for B&B Italia
By B&B Italia, Patricia Urquiola
Located in ABCOUDE, UT
Beautiful cognac leather Tufty-Time sofa by Patricia Urquiola for B&B Italia. The sofa consists of two elements: One smaller element, and a large lounge element with an armrest. Crea...
Leather
B&B Italia Tufty Time Two Piece Sofa, Patricia Urquiola, 2005
By B&B Italia, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Culver City, CA
One of B&B Italia's most successful series, the Tufty Time series designed by Patricia Urquiola in 2005 features a series of elements all available to mix a...
Bouclé
Sold
H 25.6 in W 163.78 in D 100.79 in
B&B Italia by Patricia Urquiola Olive Green Velvet Tufty Modular Sofa
By B&B Italia, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Rochester, England
Designed by Patricia Urquiola, the Tufty sofa has become one of B&B Italia’s most iconic designs. The modular sofa is made up of five separate pieces inc...
Fabric, Velvet
Neutral Boucle Covered Curved Sectional Sofa, Cassina
By Cassina, Patricia Urquiola
Located in Tulsa, OK
Bowy sectional sofa by Cassina The soft, welcoming lines of this sofa spell comfort and flexibility. Circular, semi-circular and rectangular shapes alternate to create a dynamic i...
Metal
Patricia Urquiola " Tufty-Time " Sofa for B&B Italia, circa 2005
By B&B Italia, Patricia Urquiola
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Patricia Urquiola " Tufty-Time " sofa for B&B Italia, circa 2005. Three piece modular sofa. The listed measurements below are of the overall dimensions when configured as picture...
Fabric