Caboche was chosen for the ADI Design Index 2006 as a result of the selection by the Osservatorio Permanente del Design, in view of the next edition of the Compasso d’Oro ADI, the twenty-first. The eminent selection process was conducted, like every year, by the 100 experts who constitute the Osservatorio. The Caboche lamp was designed by Patricia Urquiola and Eliana Gerotto, and was presented for the first time in 2005 in the suspension version, becoming an immediate commercial and media success.

Born in Orviedo (Spain), Patricia Urquiola lives and works in Milano. She studied in Madrid and she got graduated at Politecnico di Milano in 1989 with Achille Castiglioni as a tutor. From 1990 to 2000 she collaborated with De Padova and Lissoni Associati. In 2001 she has started her own design studio. She now works for Alessi, B&B, Bart, Bosa, De Vecchi, Fasem, MDF, Molteni, Moroso, San Lorenzo and for Knoll, Sag 80, Somma, R. Torreta. Eliana Gerotto has born in Venezia. She has began in Milan as a graphic designer. She got her diploma in Communication Techniques at Fondazione Davide Campari in Milano. She works in various fields: graphics for "Elle" magazine in Paris and for Biennale di Venezia. She collaborates with: Benetton, Molteni&C, ArchLinea, Vernini. She designs dressing for shows and fairs in Paris, Berlin, Venezia and Ferrara. As an interior decorator she designed houses, offices, restaurants, gyms, hotels and shops.