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How To Decorate with Patricia Urquiola Furnishings
May 22, 2014
Furniture designer Patricia Urquiola is known for her bright, overstuffed upholstery for the likes of B&B Italia and Moroso as well as her slightly exotic, woven outdoor pieces for brands like Kettal. Here are eight great houses that show how to incorporate Urquiola's signature modern aesthetic.
A coastal home designed by Australian architect John Wardle sets Patricia Urquiola's Husk chairs for B&B Italia against lush eucalyptus wood paneling. Photo by Sean Fennessy.
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For this showstopping urban apartment overlooking New York City's High Line, furniture is just as crucial as the architecture. Fjord tables by Patricia Urquiola for Moroso join a couple other Moroso pieces, like the Misfits sofa by Ron Arad and a pair of white Nanook tables by Philippe Bestenheider. Photo by Christopher Wahl.
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When in doubt about moving them out... Considering incorporating weather-proof furniture into your interiors, like Julien de Smedt did for his Brussels loft apartment. The living room includes a “plain old” beanbag, an Other One armchair by Leif Jørgensen for Hay, and two Tropicalia lounges by Patricia Urquiola for Moroso. Photo by Frederik Vercruysse.
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Another home in Belgium, this one a glassed-in A-frame in the Belgian forest, provides another sleek backdrop for Urquiola's bright, bold furniture. Here, her Tufty-Time sofa for B&B Italia cozies up to a wood-burning stove by Stûv. Photo by Frederik Vercruysse.
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A modern high-rise home in Tel Aviv sports a living room with stunning views of the city, along with Urquiola's Bend sofa for B&B Italia and Phoenix coffee tables for Moroso. Photo by Amit Geron.
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Dwell founder Lara Deam chose a selection of pieces from the Maia outdoor collection by Patricia Urquiola for Kettal to make up the outside seating area for her Mill Valley, California, home. Photo by Dustin Aksland.
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Urquiola's signature look extends to the home office with her Hosu design for Coalesse. It's an innovative version of the classic lounge chair, merging lounging and work into one design. With a built-in ottoman; hidden pockets for magazines, notebooks, and tablets; and a hidden threading system for the cords of your electronic devices, the Hosu chair is the digitally wired worker's dream chair.
The Tufty-Time sofa by Patricia Urquiola for B&B Italia crops up again, this time as a bright punch of pink in a laidback surf shack in Venice, California. Photo by Ye Rin Mok.
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A coastal home designed by Australian architect John Wardle sets Patricia Urquiola's Husk chairs for B&B Italia against lush eucalyptus wood paneling. Photo by Sean Fennessy.
Photo by Sean Fennessy.
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