Miguel Milà

MIGUEL MILÁ (Barcelona, 1931-Bilbao, 2024) for Polinax.
Ceiling lamp "Max Bill", 1964.
Wood, plastic and brass.
Presents marks of use and wear.
Measurements: 20 x 23,5 x 23,5 cm.

Suspension lamp designed in 1964 by Miguel Milá and named as a tribute to the designer Max Bill, who was on the jury that awarded the Delta de Oro prize. This model of lamps would be manufactured in 1964 and 1965 by Tramo. From 1965 to 1982, Polinax (a company owned by Miguel Milá's brother, Leopoldo) took over. It has a double two-tone lampshade made of injected methacrylate, cherry-colored on the outside and white on the inside. An elegant piece joins the lamp holder with the lampshade.

When nobody in Spain knew what it was to be a designer, even though, 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.