Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
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.
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
Glass, Mirror, Wood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
Wood
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
Wood, Mahogany, Lacquer, Maple
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
Smoked Glass, Wood
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
Wood, Walnut
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
Copper
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
Copper
1950s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
Ceramic, Glass, Wood, Bubinga
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
Glass, Walnut
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
Glass, Walnut
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
Wood, Pine
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
Glass, Ebony, Rosewood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
Wood
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
Glass, Walnut, Plywood, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Modern Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
Walnut
1930s Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
Mirror, Wood, Glass, Walnut, Maple, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
Wood, Walnut
1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
Wood, Walnut
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
Wood
1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
Glass, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
Bentwood, Glass, Walnut
20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Cabinets
Brass