PAIR OF H275 ARMCHAIRS, JINDŘICH HALABALA (1930)

Year of publication: 1930

Origin: Czechoslovakia

Designer: Originally from Czechoslovakia and graduated from the Prague School of Art, Jindřich Halabala (1903 – 1978) became head of the UP Závody factory in 1928. He then became chief architect of the Brno brand, which affected his own way of designing furniture, then mass-produced under the simple name H and E. It was at this time that he created one of the most intelligent seats and his first furniture made entirely of metal, which would be produced after 1930 by one of the branches of UP Závody in Hodonín (Moravia), and appreciated throughout the world. Jindřich Halabala has managed to mass-produce high-quality, affordable works that are accessible to a larger part of the population. The production of UP Závody, and in particular that of Jindřich Halabala, can be defined as the perfect combination of aesthetics, functionalism and efficiency. The spirit of UP Závody has inspired many smaller manufacturers in Moravia, Prague and elsewhere. His legacy is still perceptible today in the design of contemporary furniture. He remains one of the most progressive and timeless architects the design world has known since his death in 1978.