Jindrich Halabala Wardrobes and Armoires
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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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindrich Halabala Wardrobes and Armoires
Wood, Pine
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Wardrobes and Armoires
Wood, Pine
1930s Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Wardrobes and Armoires
Glass, Mirror, Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Wardrobes and Armoires
Brass
1950s French Space Age Vintage Jindrich Halabala Wardrobes and Armoires
Oak
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Jindrich Halabala Wardrobes and Armoires
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Jindrich Halabala Wardrobes and Armoires
Wood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Wardrobes and Armoires
Brass
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Wardrobes and Armoires
Wood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Wardrobes and Armoires
Walnut
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Wardrobes and Armoires
Iron
Early 1800s Dutch Louis XVI Antique Jindrich Halabala Wardrobes and Armoires
Walnut
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Wardrobes and Armoires
Mirror, Walnut
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindrich Halabala Wardrobes and Armoires
Metal
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Jindrich Halabala Wardrobes and Armoires
Wood, Walnut
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Wardrobes and Armoires
Walnut
1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindrich Halabala Wardrobes and Armoires
Walnut, Wood