{"product_id":"miguel-mila-essential-a-design-guide-for-life","title":"Miguel Milá: Essential, A Design Guide for Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMiguel Milá: Essential, A Design Guide for Life\u003c\/strong\u003e sets out the thinking of one of Spain's founding industrial designers in his own voice—part manifesto, part family memoir, part quiet handbook for living well.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout This Book\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere earlier books on Miguel Milá have looked at his work from the outside, this one lets the designer speak for himself. Milá wove together recollections of his family and upbringing, reflections on the objects he made and firm convictions about what design is for, arriving at a way of thinking in which a good lamp and a good life are shaped by the same values: restraint, honesty, comfort and care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst published in Spanish as \u003cem\u003eLo esencial\u003c\/em\u003e, the text appears here in an English translation by Valerie Miles. It opens Apartamento's new series of reading books devoted to the ideas and reflections of creative thinkers—small, text-led volumes to be carried around and returned to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe first account of Milá's design philosophy written in his own words rather than by a biographer or critic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA braided text moving between artistic manifesto, family history and practical advice on living\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnglish translation by Valerie Miles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe first volume in Apartamento's reading book series on creative thinkers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat You'll Discover\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Milá understood the relationship between everyday objects and the quality of daily life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe family background and Barcelona milieu that shaped his sensibility\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHis case for simplicity, durability and common sense over novelty\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA companion volume to the more visual \u003cem\u003eMiguel Milá: A Life in Design\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMiguel Milá (1931–2024) was a Barcelona designer widely regarded as a pioneer of Spanish industrial design. Trained initially in architecture, he became known for lamps, furniture and street fixtures of lasting, understated clarity, many of which remain in production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Softcover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 140 × 210 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 160\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 9788409778348\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Apartamento\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect For:\u003c\/strong\u003e Designers, students and readers drawn to the ethics of making, and anyone who admires the understated clarity of Spanish midcentury design.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apartamento","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50620369043681,"sku":"9788409778348","price":61.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1116\/0464\/files\/Miguel_Mil_Essential_A_Design_Guide_for_Life.jpg?v=1790818777","url":"https:\/\/bookshopbyuro.com\/products\/miguel-mila-essential-a-design-guide-for-life","provider":"Bookshop by Uro","version":"1.0","type":"link"}