Patricia Urquiola & Eliana Gerotto

Architect Patricia Urquiola and designer Eliana Gerotta collaborated in 2005 to produce the remarkable Caboche suspension lamp for Foscarini.

“Resulting from the desire to create a precious and charming lamp like a pearl bracelet. . . Caboche established itself from the onset as one of Foscarini's best-selling products, and it has become a genuine icon in the world of lighting and design, ” states the Foscarini website.

“Rich, bright and sophisticated, Caboche is a mosaic of refractions, a perfect fusion of different personalities in the one form, coming together to create the body and light effect of the lamp. ”

Patricia Urquiola, the designer behind “some of the most poetic and practical furniture of the 21st century, ” was born in Oviedo, Spain in 1961. Today, she lives and works in Milan. She studied architecture at both Madrid Polytechnic and Milan Polytechnic, graduating in 1989 alongside fellow designer, Achille Castiglioni.

Before opening her own studio in Milan in 2001, Patricia collaborated with Castiglioni, Vico Magistretti, and Piero Lissoni, working on product design, architecture, interiors, installations, and concept creation. She has worked with a number of high-profile design brands, including Alessi, Axor, B&B Italia, Flos, Four Seasons, Kartell, Mandarin Oriental Hotels, Molteni, Moroso, Mutina, Rosenthal, and W Hotels.

Eliana Gerotta was born in Venice, and studied Communication Techniques at Fondazione Davide Campari in Milan. Though she started her career as a graphic designer, today, she also works as a industrial designer, a set curator, and an interior decorator.

Eliana has collaborated with companies such as Benetton, Foscarini, Molteni&C, ArchLinea, and Vernini. As an interior decorator she has designed houses, offices, restaurants, gyms, hotels, and shops.