The gentle style of industrial designers——Spanish female designer Patricia Urquiola

Always maintain your enthusiasm and curiosity, and look for any mentor and friend who can give you guidance and keep your personality young and changeable, so that you can create your own personal style.

——Patricia Urquiola

Patricia Urquiola


Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola opened her own studio in 2001. She believes in original design perspectives that integrate humanities, technology and social approaches. She is a designer who uses color and femininity to the extreme and is also a well-known queen of mix and match. Her fields include interior design, product design, exhibitions, art direction and architecture.
Today, Lao Gong brings you her excellent design works. Let's feel the gentle style of this unique female industrial designer~ 

Albura Tray

The Albura collection was born from the fusion of craftsmanship, design and innovation. These trays follow organic forms with lines that suggest a new language for wood. The pieces are made in a subtractive way from a combined block, exposing the different colored layers of wood. Each colored line flows in natural wood, following the three different shapes of the collection, each of which seems to be a continuation of the other.


SIMOON-Side table

The collection is based on deliberately simplified geometry, characterised by clear lines that highlight the material, a strong and pleasing material made from glass recycled from production waste, thanks to the frosted glass surface.

GENDER-Armchair

The Cassina armchair, through its wide range of colours and material options, hopes to get customers thinking about gender biases associated with design. The chair blends tradition with contemporary features. Its bold and diverse combination of materials and colours makes this chair more personal and inclusive.


LIQOEFY

A set of oval table designs in different heights combines the transparent fluidity of glass with the elegant veining patterns of marble. The contrast between the ultra-light glass and the irregular decoration creates a surprising image, an ever-changing effect that makes the veins appear to be dynamic and changing.



Organic Walnut Lounge®

Nuez Lounge BIO It features a three-dimensional shell shape that folds up like a sheet of paper. Representing another step forward in sustainable design, the lounge chair is made from a natural thermopolymer that is 100% recyclable and is designed so that the material can be easily separated at the end of its life cycle.

JELLIES TABLEWARE

Jellies is a collection of tableware designs, plates, trays, glasses, bowls and carafes made from colored and transparent PMMA plastic. Each product features a different organic pattern inspired by nature and reminiscent of ancient jelly-making molds.



Veneer

In Veneer, the rhythm of the decoration ripples across the volume, creating a pleasing wave effect. The movement of the texture reinterprets the wood grain in a controlled way, almost creating an optical illusion thanks to the fluid lines that float across the surface.


Patricia Urquiola designed a fantastic pattern. Its application further demonstrates Alessi's expertise in metalworking. The Veneer collection includes bowls of various sizes, trays, napkin holders and airtight glass jars.



ALMOND

A modular, customizable and scalable lighting system designed, its shape resembles the two shells of an open almond, connected by a central pin. From it, thanks to an LED light source, the light is diffused and evenly fills the entire open surface.

JELLIES HANGERS

The Jellies hangers are available in three different sizes, each with its own specific texture. The line of each model features a different organic pattern, inspired by nature and recalling ancient jelly-making molds. This design highlights the improvisation and diversity of small to large pieces, and their delicate colors fit in with any wall.


EARTH

A dynamic seat design, crafted with precision in wood. The innovation lies in sustainability, an ecosystem designed for a circular economy where all components can be easily separated and recycled at the end of their life.

ROOT AND BARK

The material is made from a mix of marble waste and wool yarn, and the top tray was developed entirely by ETEL using natural resins and leftover wood chips from the production process.




LILO-chair

The classic lines of the wooden structure evoke pure relaxation, and the single armrest of the chaise longue, supported by a tubular wooden frame, relieves the seat from stress. The two versions of the armchair differ in the upper part and also come with a three-legged stool.


OBJETS NOMADES Swing Chair

The Swing Chair is a design inspired by a handbag. This swing chair is inspired by the classic LV handbag. It uses two large metal "rings" with a comfortable woven mesh bag and leather cushions, which is comfortable and free.

Rotazioni-Carpet

Rotazioni plays with the repetition of superimposed cylindrical shapes, which highlights the circle as a matrix for drawing. A range of contrasting pastel colors emphasizes the theme of three-dimensionality, creating an optical illusion effect.

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