Miguel Milá

MIGUEL MILÁ (Barcelona, 1931- Bilbao, 2024) for Gres, Spain.
Coffee table "María". 1962.
Beveled transparent glass top.
Structure in chromed and black painted iron.
It was one of the first furniture designs by Miguel Milá and won the Adi-Fad Delta de Plata award in 1963.
In very good condition.
Measurements: 38 x 106 x 70 cm.

Coffee table model "María", designed by Miguel Milá in 1962, in an early stage of his production, where he defines a language based on structural clarity and functionality. That same year the designer developed variants of the model in rectangular and square format, consolidating a design of great versatility. The combination of industrial materials and the purity of lines generate a balanced interplay between solidity and lightness.

Awarded the ADI-FAD Delta de Plata prize in 1963, this table is characterized by its visual lightness and transparency, becoming a representative piece of Spanish design in the 1960s.

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.