Architect and designer Patricia Urqueola is always attrend. We collected objects and interiors recently created by her and were surprised at how much the architect felt the upcoming fashion for pink. So, look at the noble shades of pink in glass and furniture, brass and the play of reflections - the main directions of this design season - in the work of Patricia Urquiola Patricia Urquiola, architect, designer Patricia Urquiola - at the forefront of modern design. Her creative projects are marked by brands such as Molteni, Moroso, Mutina, Rosenthal, W Hotels, Alessi, Axor, B&B Italia, Flos, Four Seasons, Kartell and Mandarin Oriental Hotels. Patricia received her architectural education in Spain, in Madrid. She now lives in Italy and has founded her own design studio in Milan since 2001. Internationally recognized architectural design awards include the Red Dot, German Design Award, Good Design Awards of the Chicago Athenaeum. patriciaurquiola.com “After clothes, a person needs a chair, an armchair, a cup for everyday life,” the author explains his approach to interior design. Eclecticism and tenderness, expressed in perfect geometry and complex color - this is Patricia's style. Glass reappears in her work - the most "inconvenient" possible material for a designer, and every year it takes on an increasingly unexpected form. Each project has a special spirit of creativity, where delicate colors, sophistication and play of reflections can easily compete in convenience, functionality and practicality with any of the "brutal" objects of our time. Let's talk about this in detail. 
Panerai Boutique in Miami. Here the central element is a chandelier. The pendant exhibit is made of rings and disks under a unique design. 
The boutique Santoni in Milan is "assembled" according to the principleOpenness and transparency with the addition of vintage furniture items. Patricia herself highlights the geometry of the shelves and racks, which are fixed on the legendary brass wall. 
And at Gianvito Rossi in New York, oak floorlaid out with a "herringbone" - in the rhythm of the pattern throughout the entire length of the room. The richness of the object's materials is pink and honey onyx, tinted glass surfaces and smoky mirrors, combined with translucent textiles. By defining trends in spatial architecture, the designer fills them with objects according to his designs. For example, Patricia Urqueola develops glass interior compositions - tables and shelves with incredible overflows over the surface. Multicolored transparent elements are hand-bonded to each other to form a rainbow-colored work of art. 
The Shimmer Glas Italia collection makes the convertingattention: unusual and comfortable, it was literally foreseen by Patricia as a stable trend of the last two years. It is especially interesting to hear how such an imperishable idea was born, because it is known that the author of the collection was skeptical about working with glass. To the questions of the editor-in-chief of etk-fashion.com Oksana Kashenko, Patricia answers simply: Patricia Urkeola: - Yes, this is glass. But at first the idea was not obvious to me. The thing is that I belong to that category of people who do not like to work with glass as a material - it is uncomfortable for me. You see, I don't like the very idea of using glass or clear plastic in private spaces. Firstly, it is too ephemeral - this is a minus, in my opinion. And secondly, I am annoyed by the tables through which you can see the shoes of those sitting. And now the joint Patricia Urquiola collection for Glas Italia is gaining worldwide fame. And even in such a seemingly cold and sharp material as glass, Patricia revives her inherent style - warmth and brightness of colors combined with innovation. What is the technological secret of such a mystical collection? Patricia Urqueola: - Technologically, these objects are created from laminated glass assembled in intersecting planes - they both make the light flicker and create amazing color effects. If you think about it, there are not so many manufacturers in the world who would so boldly agree to implement such a collection. The Italians took it. So, the most interesting thing is how the Italians make the impossible possible? Patricia Urqueola: - Glas Italia experts convinced me that glass can be made to be anything, including overcoming its natural disadvantages. It is very interesting to work with these people, because when you set them unrealistic tasks, they do not say that this is impossible, but leave to think about how to make your idea possible and even simple to implement. This is the real Italian approach, the approach of the Renaissance masters. So we came up with such objects, the shape and manufacturing technology of which would allow preserving all the advantages of glass: lightness, grace, reflections and glare - but at the same time would eliminate the shortcomings ... The story of glare and reflections continues. And Milan provides an excellent place for its release - the Spazio Pontaccio art gallery for the iSaloni 2016 exhibition. A new Credenza collection is being prepared to show the world community. Its production is based on the manual technique of drawing up stained-glass windows for cathedrals, and some of the finished exhibits of the furniture collection are already overflowing with new colors. 
Patricia Urkeola, or Maria Patricia CristinaBlanca Hidalgo Urkeola is a world name among the leaders of interior design, ranging from the subject and ending with its spatial content. A little ethnos, multiplied by technology, and every time we see another trend that will soon fly around the world. 
Eclecticism and tenderness - the predicted trend of 2016 from Patricia Urkeola - etk-fashion.com
