Urquiola is also a champion of designs that are softer, curvier and more tactile — qualities associated with being “feminine”. This, of course, raises the question of how one ascribes gender to a product. What makes a table or chair inherently masculine or feminine? Of course, if you are French, then both tables and chairs are feminine, by virtue of their pronouns. But more on that later.
In the era of #MeToo and #TimesUp, Patricia Urquiola’s roles as Cassina art director and champion of ‘feminine’ designs take on even more importance
SINGAPORE (Apr 2): It is rather fitting that I am speaking to Patricia Urquiola on International Women’s Day. She is arguably the world’s most famous female designer — her name is linked to everything from B&B Italia sofas and Laufen bathtubs to Panerai watch boutiques and Barcelona’s Mandarin Oriental hotel.
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