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Patricia Urquiola is one of today’s most famous, internationally popular designers. For the Rosenthal studio-line Patricia Urquiola has designed a dining concept of porcelain, glass, cutlery and accessories, which meets the standards of ground-breaking product design with its language form and excellent craftsmanship. A new design milestone has now been realised following two years of development and in collaboration with Patricia Urquiola, the creative design team and technicians at Rosenthal. |
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Design: Patricia Urquiola
Rosenthal Patricia Urquiola Patricia Urquiola was born in 1961 in Oviedo, Spain and now lives and works in Milan.
She studied architecture at the Polytechnics in Madrid and Milan, where she graduated in 1989 after completing her thesis with Achille Castiglioni. In 2001 she opened her own studio for product design, architecture, installations and concept creation. Urquiola has designed successful collections for, among others, Moroso, Driade, Kartell and B&B and was a member of the international jury for the Rosenthal young designers' award "Rosenthal Design Award 2004". |
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Patricia Urquiola's design combines western tabletop culture with the oriental tradition of spontaneous and versatile tableware usage. The characteristic design of the dining concept comes to the fore on the plates with their relinquished borders particularly well. Different three-dimensional patterns lend the porcelain series an extra dimension and emphasise its high quality. "These patterns are the result of an archaeological-like exploration through our cultural memories. The result is a new interpretation using a modern digitalized language." |
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The seven different reliefs on porcelain elements are sometimes arranged asymmetrically, sometimes covering the entire surface. Sometimes the pattern breaks out across the rim, reshaping its line. As such, this individual design and formal feature allow versatile alternative combinations. The transparency, a major feature of high quality porcelain products, is particularly evident in Urquiola's design and reflects Rosenthal's many years of competence and experience. The fine relief structure emphasises the shimmering effect of the wafer-thin porcelain.
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