Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
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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1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Ebony
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
Fabric, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
Wood, Ebony, Suede, Leather
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
Faux Leather, Walnut, Beech
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
Beech, Plywood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
Beech
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
Cherry
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
Leather, Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer, Beech
20th Century French Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
20th Century French Space Age Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
Fiberglass, Lacquer
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
Bouclé, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
Bouclé, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
Textile, Beech
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Bentwood
1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
Suede, Beech, Walnut
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Side Chairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Bentwood