Jindřich Halabala Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
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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Steel, Chrome
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Ceramic, Stoneware
Early 20th Century Czech Jindřich Halabala Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Glass
1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Jindřich Halabala Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Ceramic, Stoneware
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Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Jindřich Halabala Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Ceramic, Stoneware
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Jindřich Halabala Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Ceramic, Stoneware
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Ceramic
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Glass
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Glass, Art Glass
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Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Jindřich Halabala Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières
Chrome
