Patricia Urquiola

Many design concepts are born on a sheet of paper, but far fewer are developed from a sheet of paper. The Nuez chair by Patricia Urquiola is one such design, with its original concept born from the idea of a gently folded sheet of paper. Nuez is Urquiola’s second collaboration with Andreu World and it’s enveloping form and defined folds...

The NeoCon trade show has a reputation for exhibiting brands at the forefront of designing commercial spaces and contract furnishings and this year was certainly no different. Affirming the power and vitality of good design, 500 exhibitors demonstrated how it motivates, inspires, nurtures and connects. Amongst those exhibitors were four KE-ZU brands showcasing some of the latest and greatest in...

Nothing quite captures la dolce vita like EMU. This is a true and unembellished story: A middle-aged American woman came into the KE-ZU showroom a couple of months ago, wanting to know if we sold emu. We told her that EMU is one of our most popular brands and proceeded to show her a couple of groovy Retrouve wire chairs...

Nub Side Chair, designed by Patricia Urquiola is the latest addition to Andreu World's "Nub' collection, which is composed of an attractive line of sofas and chairs with natural wood structures that offer multiple color combinations for their structures and upholstery. Nub is the result of a sophisticated cabinet-making process, updated with great care in a contemporary manner. The project’s...

No, not the Madonna song as the title suggests!  Have you picked up the latest Vogue Living?  We helped the VL team “set the scene in green” by providing EMU’s Re-Trouvé chair by Patricia Urquiola for this fabulous spread! In the words of Urquiola about Re-Trouvé: Inspiration came from the marvelous icon chairs of the '50's, so full of curls...

“We create a language” says Patricia Urquiola of designing.  In understanding the language of a piece of furniture it’s important to take in its many facets, not restricted only to its obvious shape, colour or material components.  It extends to the personal soul embedded into it as a project from conceptual stage, and marrying this with the principles of a...

Andreu World had a stellar year at Salone Internazionale del Mobile 2013, working with new styles and shapes, engaging their audience with new versions of previously successful collections, and introducing new pieces destined for greatness. The video below showcases their new collections and pieces: Agora lounge chair, Manfred lounges and sofas, Lineal Corporate chairs, Siesta modular lounge and sofas, New Brandy...

Andreu World present new work from Patricia Urquiola, Lievore, Altherr & Molina as well as Piergiorgio and Michele Cazzaniga. The collections span the breadth of outdoor sofas, indoor love seats and impressive new dining table options.

The 2011 Tokyo Designer's Week saw Spanish brands curated en masse in an exhibition titled: SPAINALIGHT a celebration of 'light and passion'.

Two Golds and a Peoples Choice... can't argue with that. Whatever is in the water over at Andreu World seems to be working with three winning designs in one collection!