Jindřich Halabala Furniture
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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Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Beech
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood, Pine
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood
1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Rattan, Walnut
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Beech
1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Beech
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Steel, Chrome
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1940s Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood, Lacquer, Walnut
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Birch
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Glass, Walnut, Lacquer
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Beech, Upholstery
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Walnut
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1950s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Walnut
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Macassar
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Steel, Chrome
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Steel, Chrome
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Steel, Chrome
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Beech
20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Beech
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Steel, Chrome
1950s Czech Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Oak
1930s Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Glass, Beech
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Beech, Oak
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Beech
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Steel, Chrome
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Steel, Chrome
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Maple, Walnut
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery, Oak
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood, Upholstery, Beech, Walnut
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Walnut
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood