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.
Find a collection of vintage Jindřich Halabala furniture today on 1stDibs.
Midcentury Design Flower Stand H-54 by Jindřich Halabala for Hynek Gottwald
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Midcentury design flower stand H-54 by Jindrich Halabala for Hynek Gottwald. Very good original condition with signs of suage and age. Litte trace of corosion.
Metal, Steel
Spider Side Table by Jindřich Halabala, Czechoslovakia, 1960s
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Praha, CZ
An elegant Spider side table designed by Jindřich Halabala, one of the most influential Czech designers of the twentieth century. Produced in Czechoslovakia during the 1960s, this ic...
Other
Vintage Large Glazed Elephant Garden Stool Stand Drink Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage ceramic elephant garden stool stand side table. No chips or breaks. Dimensions: 22.5 H x 20 w x 10 D.
Ceramic
$1,101
H 36.62 in W 17.72 in D 30.71 in
Mid-Century Modern Multicolored Étagère / Flower Stand, 1950s/60s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid-Century Modern brass tubular steel étagère / flower stand, 1950s/60s. Very good condition, light wear of usage.
Brass
$579
H 25.6 in W 25.2 in D 25.2 in
Midcentury Coffe Table "Spider" Designed by Jindřich Halabala, 1960s
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia - Made of walnut wood - Maker: Up Závody Trešt - Good, original condition.
Wood
$974
H 29.93 in W 47.25 in D 33.47 in
Midcentury Restored Dining Table Designed by Jindřich Halabala, 1950
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia - Made of oak, walnut - miss one desk, not extending - Good, original condition.
Wood
$927
H 27.56 in W 27.56 in D 18.12 in
Restored Bauhaus Side Table, by Hynek Gottwald, Walnut, Chrome, Czech, 1920s
By Hynek Gottwald
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This elegant Bauhaus style table comes from Czechoslovakia from the 1920s. It features a tubular chrome steel frame, which has been professionally cleaned. The tabletop is made of bl...
Steel, Chrome
$1,101
H 25.6 in W 25.6 in D 25.6 in
Midcentury Coffee Table, Spider, Design by Jindrich Halabala, 1930
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Praha, CZ
Czechoslovakia wooden construction, top plate of veneer, top of the top plate in black letterhead lacquer, after overall renovation with high quality polish in high gloss.
Wood
$1,449
H 40.36 in W 13 in D 6.3 in
Mid-Century Modern Brass Tubular Steel Wall Étagère / Flower Stand, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Mid-Century Modern Brass Tubular Steel Wall Étagère / Flower Stand, 1950s Very good condition, light wear of usage and patina.
Brass
$3,100 / set
H 25.75 in W 25.5 in D 25.5 in L 25.75 in
Lacquered Jindrich Halabala 'Spider' Side Tables
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Hudson, NY
A pair of Jindrich Halabala H259 'Spider' side tables. Freshly lacquered in black. A classic shape with a refreshed look.
Wood
Vintage Large Glazed Elephant Garden Stool Stand Drink Side Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Vintage ceramic elephant garden stool stand side table. No chips or breaks. Dimensions: 22.5 H x 20 w x 10 D.
Ceramic
$1,333
H 24.02 in W 29.93 in D 15.36 in
Restored Bauhaus Side Table, Hynek Gottwald, Walnut, Chrome, Czechia, 1930s
By Hynek Gottwald
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Restored Bauhaus Side Table Made by Hynek Gottwald. Maker: Hynek Gottwald Source: Czechia (Czehoslovakia) Period: 1930-1939 Material: Chrome-plated Steel, Walnut Revitalized polish...
Steel, Chrome
Bauhaus Chrome Flower Side Table / Stand/ Étagère by J.Halabala, 1930s
By Jindřich Halabala, Up Závody
Located in Praha, CZ
- Published in books and catalogues - Catalogue number H- 54 - Metal parts renovated - Chrome polished, bears signs of age - Around 1930s, Cze...
Chrome, Metal
Sold
H 34.65 in Dm 16.15 in
Pair of Bauhaus Chrome Flower pedestals, Jindrich Halabala, UP Zavody, 1930s
By Up Závody, Jindřich Halabala
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
These pedestals, with a frame of bent steel tube and shelves, was made in the 1930s in the Czech Republic. Original chromium plating in excellent original condition. Source: Czech...
Chrome