Halabala Lounge Chair

Jindrich Halabala Lounge Chairs in White Tibetan Lambswool Sheepskin

Jindrich Halabala, lounge chairs, model 'H269', stained beech, Tibetan lambswool, Czech Republic, 1930s.

Extraordinary easy chairs in white Tibetan lambswool upholstery. This design has a very dynamic and abundant appearance and the fuzzy upholstery gives them a very luxurious feel. Beautifully curved armrests in dark stained beech nicely blend with the beautiful white upholstery. The design is unequalled in sculptural appearance and terse form.

Please note that the depicted photographs of this chair show the final result of what the item will look like after reupholstery. The price on offer is valid for this final result, including fabric and labour. The reupholstered item has a current led-time of twelve to fourteen weeks and will be performed by our experience craftspeople in our in-house restoration atelier. All to meet our high-quality and standards.

The listed price is per item.

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Creator: Jindřich Halabala (Designer)

Dimensions: Height: 29.73 in (75.5 cm)Width: 27.56 in (70 cm)Depth: 34.45 in (87.5 cm)Seat Height: 17.92 in (45.5 cm)

Style: Art Deco (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques: Beech,Wool

Place of Origin: Czech Republic

Period: 1930-1939

Date of Manufacture: 1930s

Jindřich Halabala

Thanks to design lovers’ enthusiasm for Art Deco and mid-century modern furniture, and the increasingly competitive market for pieces by more famous creators, 20th-century Czech designers are making their way back onto the international stage. Foremost among these talents is Jindřich Halabala.

Halabala was one of the leading designers of a particularly rich period in Czech furniture history, when pieces were defined by Bauhaus functionalism as well as Art Deco influences. He was a cabinetmaker’s son whose training was almost wholly focused on woodwork, first at a state-run vocational school for woodworking in Valašské Meziříčí and later at UP Závody in Brno, where he ultimately became chief designer.

Halabala's alluring bentwood H chairs, such as the H269 and H237, and stylized ottomans have become classics, while his 1930s and 1940s sofas, tables and storage cabinets, with their sweeping curves, stylized geometry and dark, richly grained wood, embody the best of Art Deco furniture design, a style that was brought to worldwide attention at an exhibition in Paris in 1925.

Halabala's work, which was manufactured by the likes of Thonet and UP Závody, is seen by some as the segue between early 1900s Czech Cubism and the modern style that dominated the mid-century years.