Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
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 Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Nickel
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Steel, Chrome
1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Steel, Chrome
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Maple, Walnut
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Steel, Chrome
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Glass, Mirror, Walnut
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Steel, Chrome
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Steel, Chrome
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Steel, Chrome
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Walnut
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Wood, Lacquer, Fabric, Upholstery, Beech
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Wood, Cherry
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Walnut
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Wood, Fabric, Upholstery, Oak
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Wood, Upholstery, Beech, Walnut
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Wood, Cherry
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Mirror, Birch
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Lacquer, Beech, Walnut
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Glass
Mid-20th Century Czech Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Wood
1920s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Mirror
Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Mirror, Boxwood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Brass
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Glass, Wood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
20th Century Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Glass, Mirror
1930s Swedish Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Brass
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Steel, Chrome
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Steel, Chrome
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Glass, Wood, Mahogany
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Mirror, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Walnut
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Mirrors
Mirror, Hardwood