Pedro Miralles

PEDRO MIRALLES CLAVER (Valencia, 1955-1993) for Punt Mobles.
Compás" desk, ca. 1990.
In cherry wood.
With Punt Mobles, Valencia label.
It shows signs of use and slight wear and tear.
Measurements. 110 x 100 x 100 x 51 cm (closed); 110 x 100 x 66 cm (open).

Pedro Miralles designed this singular desk, which he called "Escritorio Compás" in 1990 for the Valencian company Punt Mobles, which also produced the Alfiler Console (1992). The piece of furniture, in light cherry wood, takes the form of a compass open at an angle of about thirty degrees, with a louvered top that houses a desk top and shelves for stationery and pencils.
Pedro Miralles was a Spanish industrial designer and architect, linked to the Movida Madrileña. He was one of the leading Spanish designers of the late 20th century. He graduated in Architecture, studies he began in Valencia and finished in Madrid. He met people linked to post-modern culture in the Spanish capital: the architect Rafael Moneo, his teacher at university, and some of the representatives of the Movida Madrileña movement, such as the film director Pedro Almodóvar and the fashion designer Jesús del Pozo. A year later, he held his first individual exhibition of furniture in Valencia. As an industrial designer, in 1987 he took a master's degree at the prestigious Domus Academy in Milan. Since then, he has worked for Spanish, French and Italian companies. His outstanding works include the Hakernar Chair (1987); Andrew Sisters Chairs (1988); Lyns Chair (1989); Compás Desk (1990), Liquid Lamp (1991); Arabesque Chair (1992). He would go on to work for Punt Mobles and Andreu World, with the Eboli collection (1988); he worked as art director at Ebanis, where he created the Maklas collection (1989)... in addition to his contributions to companies such as Muebles DO+CE and Arflex & Martínez Medina.