Miguel Milá, Max Bill lamp for Polinax

MIGUEL MILÁ (Barcelona, 1931-Bilbao, 2024) for Polinax.
Max Bill" lamp, 1960s.
Circular black enameled iron base, chromed brass shaft. Adjustable black iron support. Double two-color methacrylate lampshade: green outside and white inside.
It shows slight signs of wear from use and age.
Measurements: 181 x 53 x 53 cm; 23.5 cm (lampshade diameter); 26 cm (base diameter).

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. 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 two-color lampshade made of injected methacrylate, green 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.