Il Sereno Cushion

Spanish-born designer Patricia Urquiola is among the world’s most celebrated and successful designers and architects. After architecture and design studies in Madrid (Technical University of Madrid), she completed her studies at the Milan’s Politecnico under the mentorship of Achille Castiglioni. Since 2001, her Milan studio has specialized in industrial product design, architecture, art direction and strategy consulting. As well as serving as creative director of Cassina since 2015, Urquiola has worked with some of the world’s most important companies including Haworth, Louis Vuitton, Moroso, Flos, Kvadrat, BMW, Starbucks and Ferrari among others. Her work is exhibited in art and design museums across the world including the MOMA in New York, the Decorative Arts Museum in Paris, the Triennale Museum in Milan, the Vitra Design Museum in Basel, the Stedelijk Museum of modern and contemporary art in Amsterdam and the Philadelphia Art Museum.