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Patricia Urquiola

Patricia Urquiola Hidalgo (born 1961) is a Spanish architect, industrial designer and art director. Her work is featured in the MoMA in New York, Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, Triennale di Milano, Design Museum in Munich, National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Vitra Design Museum in Basel, Victoria & Albert Museum in London, Design Museum in Zurich, Stedelijk Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Amsterdam, Design Museum in Barcelona, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Since 2015, she has been the Art Director of Cassina.

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Patricia Urquiola

Passeig de Gràcia is an iconic street in the heart of Barcelona, home to some of the world’s most vibrant examples of modernist architecture. The Mandarin Oriental hotel is housed in the former Banco Hispano-Americano, an elegant mid-20th century building.

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Born
1961
Nationality
Spain
Occupation
architect · artist · designer

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Patricia Urquiola Hidalgo (born 1961) is a Spanish architect, industrial designer and art director. Her work is featured in the MoMA in New York, Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, Triennale di Milano, Design Museum in Munich, National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Vitra Design Museum in Basel, Victoria & Albert Museum in London, Design Museum in Zurich, Stedelijk Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Amsterdam, Design Museum in Barcelona, and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Since 2015, she has been the Art Director of Cassina.

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