Patricia Urquiola was born in Oviedo (Spain) and lives and works in Milan since more than 20 years. She attended the School of Architecture of Madrid Polytechnic and Milan Politechnic where she graduated in 1989 with Achille Castiglioni. In 2001 she opens her own office in Milan, working on product design, architecture, installations and concept creation. She designes for some of the most renowned firms. Some of her products are permanently exposed at the MoMA in New York, as well as other museums.