Jindřich 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 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 Mid-Century Modern Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Velvet, Beech
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Velvet, Beech
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Fabric, Beech
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Velvet, Beech
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Beech, Velvet
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Fabric, Mahogany, Upholstery, Bouclé
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Velvet
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Wood, Fabric
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Beech
20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Leather, Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer, Beech
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Velvet, Oak
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Upholstery, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer, Beech
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Sheepskin, Wood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Fabric, Wood
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Linen, Wood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Bouclé, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Fabric, Beech
1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Wool, Beech
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Mahogany
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Fabric, Hardwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Beech, Wood, Wool
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Beech, Fabric
20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Club Chairs
Beech, Upholstery