Miguel Milá

MIGUEL MILÁ (Barcelona, 1931- Bilbao, 2024) for Gres.
Rectangular coffee table, 1962.
Glass and brass.
It has a slight blow on one side of the glass.
Delta de Plata ADI/FAD Award 1963.
Measurements: 38 x 130 x 100 cm.

One of the first pieces of furniture designed by Miguel Milá and published by Gres in 1962, although the first prototype dates from 1960. The rectangular tempered and beveled glass top is supported by a metal structure composed of four legs of chromed metal plates attached to a thin black stretcher frame. This table is characterized by its lightness and transparency, as it responds to a request from Milá's brother for a coffee table that would not limit the view of the carpet.

Miguel Milá began his studies at the School of Architecture, although he soon abandoned them to work in the office of Federico Correa and Alfonso Milà. In 1958 he set up his own business as an industrial and interior designer. In the early sixties he witnessed the birth of Spanish industrial design, and throughout his long career he has been awarded the ADI FAD Delta de Oro prize six times, the first time in 1961, for the "TMC" lamp. He was also awarded the National Design Award in 1987, the Sant Jordi Cross in 1993, and in 2010 the CoNCA National Culture Award.