Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
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 Jindrich Halabala.
Halabala 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. His curvaceous 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.
Some see Halabala's work as the segue between early 1900s Czech Cubism and the modern style that dominated the mid-century.
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Velvet, Beech
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Velvet, Beech
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Fabric, Beech
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Fabric, Mahogany, Upholstery, Bouclé
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Velvet, Beech
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Beech, Velvet
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Bouclé, Beech
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Sheepskin, Wood
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Lacquer
1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Velvet, Oak
1950s Czech Vintage Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Fabric, Bentwood
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Beech
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Upholstery, Bentwood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Velvet
20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Leather, Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer, Beech
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Fabric, Bentwood
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Linen, Wood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Bouclé, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Fabric, Beech
1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Wool, Beech
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Mahogany
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Fabric, Hardwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Beech, Wood, Wool
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Beech, Fabric
20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Club Chairs
Beech, Upholstery