Asa is composed of an ingenious continuous tubular structure that also defines the top handle (“asa” in Spanish) used for carrying it. The design flows into a minimalist switch, reduced to a simple dot that is activated with a gentle outward pull. Three visible elements—structure, shade, and switch—come together to form a beautifully proportioned whole.

Category: Table Lamps

Asa is composed of an ingenious continuous tubular structure that also defines the top handle (“asa” in Spanish) used for carrying it. The design flows into a minimalist switch, reduced to a simple dot that is activated with a gentle outward pull. Three visible elements—structure, shade, and switch—come together to form a beautifully proportioned whole.

Category: Table Lamps
Where to Buy Item number:  494

In 1961, this lamp was part of the first collection by Tramo, a company founded by Miguel Milá to self-produce his work in postwar Spain. The name was short for Trabajos Molestos (“Annoying Tasks”)—a term he had coined as a child to describe the kinds of chores he was assigned as the youngest sibling, imagining them as the duties of a family service agency he’d somehow ended up running. Tramo was his first, rudimentary steps into what would later become his true profession: that of a pre-industrial designer, as he liked to describe himself.

“Like many of Mila’s pieces, its restrained and discreet aesthetic and its impeccable choice of structural elements allow it to be integrated into any environment, from beach houses to modern apartments.” — Kiko Gaspar in Miguel Milá. A Life in Design