Correa & Mila, Reno chairs for Gres

FEDERICO CORREA (1924-2020) & ALFONSO MILÁ (1924-2009) for Gres.
Set of six chairs "Reno", year 1961.
Wooden structure.
Measurements: 74 x 40 x 40 cm; 45 cm (seat height).

In 1961, architects Federico Correa and Alfonso Milá designed the Reno chair for the restaurant that gives it its name, located in the legendary Tuset street in Barcelona. For the design of this chair, which was later produced and distributed by the Gres publishing house, Correa and Milá tried to reformulate the traditional forms of luxury chairs based on their own contemporary vision. The result is a comfortable chair with a classic yet modern look.

The tandem of Catalan architects Federico Correa and Alfonso Milá, both born in 1924, were one of the most prominent references of the Modern Movement in the second half of the 20th century. Correa and Milá followed the slogan that interior and industrial design were part of the same architectural project. Collaborators of José Antonio Coderch, they founded their own studio in 1953. Architecture of summer houses in Cadaqués, institutional and residential buildings, sports stadiums, factories and offices, interior design for the legendary restaurants FlashFlash or Il Giardinetto and singular and iconic design pieces to equip their own works and for furniture companies such as Gres.