Miguel Milá

MIGUEL MILÁ (Barcelona, 1931-Bilbao, 2024) for Polinax.
Max Bill" table lamp, 1960s.
Wood, plastic and brass.
It presents marks of use according to the use and the passage of time.
Measurements: 45 x 23,5 x 23,5 cm.

Floor lamp designed in 1964 by Miguel Milá and named as a tribute to the designer Max Bill, who was part of the jury that awarded the Delta de Oro prize to the suspension version. This model of lamps was manufactured 1964 to 1965 by Tramo. From 1965 to 1982, Polinax (a company owned by Miguel Milá's brother, Leopoldo) took over.

When nobody in Spain knew what it meant to be a designer, despite the fact that, as we all know now, any object is designed (with or without a signature behind it), Miguel Milá was already a designer, that is, he tried to make everyday objects make our lives easier and happier, which are the basis of all innovation. To innovate is to set in motion an imaginative and productive chain: to imagine new forms and new uses and to make it possible, through craftsmanship and industry, to bring them to fruition, choosing the right materials and techniques. He did it from the beginning, that's why he is a master. Many of his pieces were born predestined to become iconic, such as the Cesta (1962), TMM and TMC (1961) lamps.