Rafael Carreras for MYC- Gavina.

RAFAEL CARRERAS PUIGDENGOLAS (Puigcerdà, 1933- Barcelona, 2013) for MYC-Gavina.
San Remo" armchair, design 1959.
Lacquered beech wood and velvet upholstery.
Reupholstered piece. In excellent state of preservation.
Measurements: 90 x 78 x 85 cm.
One of Rafael Carreras' most emblematic contributions was the San Remo armchair, designed in 1959 for the Spanish firm MYC Gavina. This Barcelona-based company was one of the main promoters of modern design in Spain during the 1950s and 1960s. The San Remo armchair is characterized by a refined silhouette, where straight lines and soft curves coexist in a balanced composition that anticipates modern ergonomic solutions.
Rafael Carreras was a designer and technical architect. From the 1970s onwards he devoted himself exclusively to industrial design and interior design, designing for companies such as Clas, MC, Myc, Nave, ICS, Mobiplast, Tramo, Syma System and Código. Between 1965 and 1970 he was director of NAU, interior architecture between Barcelona and Madrid. His products were selected on several occasions for the ADI/FAD Delta and FAD interior design awards and were published in several national and international magazines (Hogares Modernos, On, Abitare, Domus, etc.). He combined his work with teaching, which he did at the Massana School in Barcelona. He was also linked to different institutions that promoted design, such as the BCD and ARQ-INFAD, of which he was a founding member and first president (1976-1982). His designs include the Pop chair (1967), the 143 chaise longue (1970) and the Hollywood chair (1993).