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Patricia Urquiola (* 1961 in Oviedo/Spain) studied architecture at the Polytechnika in
Madrid, and received her Diploma from the Milan Polytechnika in 1989; where she remained from
1990 to 1992 assisting in the courses held by Achille Castiglioni and Eugenio Eettinelli. In
1991 she started working for the furniture company De Padova in Milan, heading the product
development office. It was during this period that she created her first own designs. In 1993
she opened an associated studio with two friends, working on architecture, interiors, showrooms
and restaurants. One of the shooting stars of European design Patricia Urquiola has worked with
companies such as Agape, Alessi and Kartell - for whom she created the table T-Table and Usame.
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