Sofa H-162
Dimensions: |
200 × 80 × 80 cm (W × H × D) |
Designer: | Jindřich Halabala |
Manufacturer: | UP Závody |
Country: | Czechoslovakia |
Decade: | 1940s |
P. number: | 2106014A |
Condition: | After complete renovation |
Wooden “Tulip” sofa model H-162, designed by Jindřich Halabala in the 1940s for the company Uměleckoprůmyslové Závody. 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 form.
The frame of the sofa is made from spruce with a walnut veneer, and its features call to mind the Czechoslovak pre-war style of Art Deco. The bottom edge of the frame curves gracefully upward and outward in one continuous line to form the armrests, an element Halabala applied to a number of his designs, nicknaming it the “tulip”. The cushions sit atop a hinged lid, which can be lifted to access a large storage space underneath. The entire sofa has been completely refurbished in our workshop, including the creation of new cushions, which are upholstered in a green fabric.