Jindrich 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 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 Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Glass, Mirror, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Metal
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Wood, Mahogany
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Upholstery, Walnut
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Wool, Oak
1930s Czech Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Chrome, Metal
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Wood, Walnut
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Beech
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Glass, Mirror, Walnut
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Walnut, Velvet
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Wood, Walnut, Glass
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Oak, Walnut
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Wood
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Wood
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Wool, Beech
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Wood, Beech, Mahogany, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Walnut
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Wool, Oak
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Glass, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Velvet, Oak
1950s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Metal
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Wood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Smoked Glass, Wood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Glass, Wood
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Velvet, Beech
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Wood, Fabric
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Beech
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Walnut
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Steel, Chrome
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Steel, Nickel
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Walnut
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Bakelite, Beech
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Walnut, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Sheepskin, Bentwood
1930s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Chrome