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Exclusive Jindřich Halabala collection

Incredible wooden artworks by Antonín Hepnar

Lamp B1/15610 Prominent designed in the eighties by Karel Volf for Prague hotel

Armchair designed by the famous architect Karel Prager for the building of Federální shromáždění

New modernist candlesticks STOFF Nagel in stock!

Exclusive leather Executive Chair designed in 1963 for Knoll by Charles Pollock, sometimes called simply The Pollock Chair

We design interiors - Residence in Prague

Exclusive Jindřich Halabala collection

Incredible wooden artworks by Antonín Hepnar

Lamp B1/15610 Prominent designed in the eighties by Karel Volf for Prague hotel

Armchair designed by the famous architect Karel Prager for the building of Federální shromáždění

New modernist candlesticks STOFF Nagel in stock!

Exclusive leather Executive Chair designed in 1963 for Knoll by Charles Pollock, sometimes called simply The Pollock Chair

We design interiors - Residence in Prague

Modela sofa

€ 2 116

Functionalist wooden sofa named the Modela, designed by Jindřich Halabala in the 1930s for the company Uměleckoprůmyslové Závody. Halabala created this design early in his career as the lead architect of UP Závody, and it was one of the most popular sofas that the company ever produced. Halabala was originally a cabinetmaker by trade but later studied at the Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague under Professor Pavel Janák, and this influence is likely where his designs got their clean, functionalist forms. The frame of this sofa is made from solid beech, and the armrests which can fold down into four different positions, allowing the sofa to be converted into a bed. The piece has been completely refurbished, including the folding system and new upholstery with a colourful fabric.

Armchair H-221

€ 5 770

Armchair model H-221, designed by Jindřich Halabala in the 1930s for the company Uměleckoprůmyslové Závody. The birth of modern tubular steel furniture design dates back to 1925, when Marcel Breuer constructed his first prototype armchair using the material. After 1930, interest in tubular steel furniture grew steadily, and it began to be used not only in functionalist interiors but also in mass-produced pieces aimed at the broader public. The ingenuity of Halabala’s designs lay in his utilization of the spring-like properties of steel tubing to create constructions based on a single, curved line. His decision to design a chair without front legs was due to the issue of suspension. He said, “In the earlier models, the flexibility was one-sided. With these chairs, the design is chosen so that the chairs have the same range of backward and forward flexibility. This avoids the falling sensation that one felt with backward springing chairs.” Halabala saw steel furniture as a light and transparent alternative to earlier wooden designs. Halabala's most important models date from 1931, so his work was at the forefront of the development of the industry and became some of the most well-known and exclusive furniture of its kind. These two particular armchairs underwent a complete refurbishment in our workshop. The wooden parts have been refinished with a matte coating of natural oils and waxes. Our restoration of the cushions involved replacing all of the horsehair and natural plant fibre stuffing while preserving the original spring system.

Table H-278

€ 924

Card table model H-278, designed by Jindřich Halabala in the early 1950s for the company Uměleckoprůmyslové Závody. The table was produced in a limited run, making it a very rare piece today. Originally a cabinetmaker by trade, Halabala later studied at the Academy of Arts, Architecture & Design in Prague under Professor Pavel Janák, and this influence is likely where his designs got their clean, functionalist forms. The top of this table is made from solid spruce with a walnut veneer. It has the same solid beech legs as the more well-known “Spider” model, but each of the four corners has a narrow drawer with a wave-shaped tin insert for storing cards. The table underwent a complete renovation in our workshop using natural oils and waxes, and the drawers have been thoroughly cleaned.

The word Nanovo in Czech means something "anew", "afresh" or "again". We stumbled upon the name of our shop as we were chilling at Berlin's university in 2009. Two years later in 2011 our Nanovo shop opened. We are a shop with Czechoslovak and international post-war design, we sell and renovate furniture and we also design interiors. In 2016 we have received the Czech Grand Design Award "Shop of the Year". In 2019, we were awarded the EDIDA Award - Elle magazine award for Jiří Jiroutek's furniture reissue.