“You always have a chance to change the rules” is a sentiment that seems to underpin Patricia Urquiola’s oeuvre, and it is the undertone of our chat at Mobilia’s Melbourne showroom during her fleeting visit to Australia in 2024. Endlessly curious, Patricia claims: “I don’t see answers, but rather I see questions.” The designer is a delightful conversationalist who indeed posits many questions – rhetorically or directly – during our interview.
Patricia was born in Oviedo, Spain in 1961, and founded her Milan-based studio together with her partner, Alberto Zontone, in 2001. Her trailblazing architecture and design career is defined by her pursuit of originality, commitment to human-centric solutions, and passion for craft and material. The studio traverses industrial product design, architecture, art direction and strategy consulting, all guided by…
