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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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Velvet, Oak
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Wool, Oak
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Walnut, Velvet
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Wool, Oak
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Velvet, Oak
1930s Polish Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Glass, Walnut
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
1930s American Industrial Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Metal, Steel
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Glass, Wood
20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Textile, Wood
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Lacquer
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Beech
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Walnut
Mid-20th Century Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Walnut
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Walnut
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Walnut
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Wool, Walnut
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Walnut
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Velvet, Walnut
1930s Polish Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Glass, Walnut
1950s Polish Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Birch
1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Walnut
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Velvet, Walnut
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Furniture
Walnut