“I have had the chance to meet craftsmen
and small industrialists of all types: excellent
carpenters, craftsmen of Malay cane,
etc. But all of them have progressively
disappeared. Many of them no longer
exist as they have been taken over by
big factories. And it is a shame because
industrial design is handmade before
becoming industrial. In fact, giving birth to a
product requires this handicraft stage, and
when this is lost, so much is lost.”
“He tenido la oportunidad de conocer a
artesanos y pequeños industriales de todo
tipo: carpinteros buenísimos, artesanos
de la caña de Manila, etc. Pero han ido
desapareciendo. Muchos ya no tienen sitio,
los han absorbido fábricas importantes.
Y es una verdadera lástima, porque el
diseño industrial, antes de ser industrial,
es artesano. Para que un producto nazca,
necesita esta etapa artesanal, y si esto se
pierde, se pierde mucho.”
Miguel Milá 2012
