Small Tables by Patricia Urquiola
Designed by Patricia Urquiola for B&B Italia, the Butterfly small tables bring a refined architectural character to outdoor spaces. Forming part of the wider Butterfly outdoor seating collection, each table balances a sculptural woven structure with the permanence and natural variation of Carrara white marble.
A generous weave of Dove Grey polyethylene fibres twists, wraps and interlaces around a grey-painted aluminium frame, creating a tactile surface and distinctive sense of depth. The open construction introduces texture and lightness, while the restrained tonal palette allows the tables to sit effortlessly within a considered landscape or outdoor room.
Available in round, square and rectangular forms, the collection offers flexibility across a variety of settings and seating arrangements. Each table is finished with natural Carrara white marble, Venatino Statuarietto, providing a refined stone surface with subtle veining and a timeless material presence.
The result is a collection that combines sculptural detail with quiet functionality, bringing texture, proportion and enduring materiality to the contemporary outdoor environment.
Patricia Urquiola is an internationally recognised architect and designer whose work spans furniture, interiors, architecture, installations and art direction.
She studied architecture and design at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid before completing her studies at the Politecnico di Milano, where she graduated under the mentorship of Achille Castiglioni. In Spain, she was awarded the Gold Medal for Merits in Art and the Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic.
In 2001, Urquiola established her own studio, developing a practice that brings together industrial design, architecture, interiors, hospitality, retail, exhibitions and strategic consultancy. Her work with leading international design companies is characterised by a distinctive balance of material experimentation, refined form and practical function.
Her contribution to the design world extends into academia and cultural institutions. She has served on the advisory board of the Politecnico di Milano and the Triennale Milano Design Museum, and taught the Master’s Degree in Interior Design at Domus Academy in Milan.
Her work is represented in major museums and collections internationally, including MoMA in New York, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, Triennale Milano and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Her influence has been recognised through numerous international design awards and Designer of the Year honours.
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Small Tables by Patricia Urquiola
Forming part of the wider Butterfly outdoor seating collection.