Miguel Milá. Asa lamp for Tramo

MIGUEL MILÁ (Barcelona, 1931-Bilbao, 2024) for Tramo.
Asa" lamp, 1960s. First edition.
Metal and plastic material.
It presents marks of use according to the use and the passage of time.
Measurements: 40 x 17 x 17 cm.

In 1961 the Asa lamp was part of the first collection of TRAMO ("Trabajos Molestos"), a company founded by Miguel Milá to self-produce his work in times of severe industrial poverty in Spain. Its ingenious structure of continuous metal tube in bright orange, light but sturdy from the base to the top, also defines the upper handle by which it is transported wherever the user wants.

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.