Designer: Miguel Milá
Brand: Expormim
GATA
Gata originates from a thorough search for balance between the different elements, shapes and diameters of the rattan cane in order to produce a comfortable and resistant seating, as well as an aesthetically harmonic one.
Its lines flow smoothly to create a handle at the top of the backrest making its transport easier and bringing to light one of its main virtues: its lightness.
Miguel Milá
Miguel Milá (Barcelona, 1931) began his career in the architecture studio of his brother at the end of the 50s, when industrial design was barely known in our country. The shortage of objects, means and raw materials made him start designing his own pieces of furniture and lamps. Soon he established his own company, Tramo, acronym for “Trabajos Molestos” (‘annoying works’), where he produced the first versions of the lamps TMC (1958) and TMM (1961), today timeless classics and still for sale. Later on, he founded his own studio. “The truth is I am a pre-industrial designer. I feel more comfortable when working with technical procedures that allow me to correct my mistakes, make experiments along the process and control it as much as I can. That is also why I prefer fine materials, because they really know how to age”.