Jindrich Halabala Desks
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 Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Desks
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Desks
Oak, Walnut
1930s Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Desks
Glass, Mirror, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Jindrich Halabala Desks
Metal, Chrome
1950s Italian Space Age Vintage Jindrich Halabala Desks
Wood
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Desks
Bakelite, Walnut
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Desks
Walnut, Bakelite
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Desks
Macassar
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Desks
Wood
1930s Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Desks
Satinwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Desks
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary German Modern Jindrich Halabala Desks
Steel
Mid-20th Century English Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Desks
Chrome
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Desks
Metal, Chrome