Tramo Max Bill Wall Lamp

Materials: Round translucent brown and white acrylic lampshade. Black painted metal slats. Iron wall mount and parts. Brass ornamental nut and parts. Brass E27 socket with a porcelain ring.

Height: 37 cm / 14.56”

Lampshade: ∅ 25 cm / 9.84”

Depth: 34 cm / 13.38”

Electricity: 1 bulb E27, 1 x 60 watt maximum, 110/220 volt.
Any type of light bulb can be used, not a specific one preferred.

Period: 1960s – Mid-Century Modern.

Designer: Miguel Milá in 1964.

Manufacturer: Tramo, Barcelona, Spain.

Other versions: This Max Bill Tramo wall lamp exists in several colours. It was also made as a table lamp, floor lamp and pendant lamp. A white version can be be found here.

This lamp received the Premi Delta d’Or in 1964 by the ADI/FAD.

This series of lamps was called Max Bill, after the well known Swiss designer. According to Miguel Milá’s family, in 2014 it was stated that the series should be called M64. The reason is unclear.

These series of lamps were in production from 1964 until 1965 by Tramo. From 1965 until 1982 Polinax produced these lamps. Polinax was the company of Miguel Milá‘s brother Leopoldo.

Tramo

The Tramo – Trabajos molestos – Annoying works company was founded in the 1950’s by Miguel Milá together with two friends, architects F. Ribas Barangé and E. Pérez Ullibari.

Many lamps were designed, among others the TMC and TMM lamps in 1958 and 1961. These beautiful floor lamps are still in production by Santa & Cole. Later in the sixties he set up his own design studio.

In 1960’s Miguel Milá founded the the ADI-FAD, the Industrial Design Association, together with Antoni de Moragas, André Ricard, Bohigas, Cirici Pellicer, Manel Cases and Rafael Marquina.

Polinax

Miguel Milá also designed lamps for the company of his brother Leopoldo, named Polinax. Among other things, Leopoldo (1921-2006) designed one of the most iconic motorbikes of all time: the Montesa Impala and the Montesa Cota 247.

Later, at the end of the 80’s Leopoldo created  the DAE company, the Diseño de Ahorro de Energía (Energy Savings Design) that specialised in the design of street furniture.

Acrylic: often named by its commercial name: Perspex, Plexiglas, Crylux, Acrylite, Lucite, is a thermoplastic.