- Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada
Ágatha Ruíz de la Prada y Sentmenat (
Madrid ,1960 ) is a Spanishfashion designer , daughter of Juan Manuel Ruíz de la Prada y Sánchiz and wife (m.1958 ) Isabel de Sentmenat y de Urruela, daughter of the 3rd Marquesses ofOris and 26th Barons ofSanta Pau . Her original bright-coloured designs are very popular, she uses motifs of moons, stars, suns or hearts in them. She designsfurniture ,carpets ,crockery ,lamp s,pens ,pencils ,lip balm s,scent s,sleeves ,towels orbed linen as well asclothes for children, men and women.She was set in the fashion world in 1980, and has managed to stay away from international catwalks. She studied at l'Escola d'Art i Tècniques de la Moda de
Barcelona . She started her career as a
designer in1981 , when she put on her first fashion show in Local, Centro de Diseño and she was an icon of the Movida.She has joined and supports the green party.
She has signed with many companies such as
Audi ,Air Europa ,DHL ,Absolut andEl Corte Inglés . Ágatha has stores worldwide inMilan , different parts ofSpain ,Paris and New York.She currently lives in
Madrid , where she has one of her main studios and lives with her partner thejournalist Pedro J. Ramírez . They have two children, Tristán (b.1987 ) and Cósima (b.1990 ) Ramírez.She has a web site you can visit [http://www.agatharuizdelaprada.com/] to see her designs and her online store.
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