Jindřich Halabala Furniture
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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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
2010s Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Beech, Walnut, Spruce
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
1930s Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Glass, Beech
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Bouclé, Beech, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Velvet, Beech
1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Ash
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Bentwood, Beech
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Glass, Mirror, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Beech, Plywood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Lacquer
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Beech
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Leather, Suede, Wood, Ebony
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wool, Beech
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Upholstery, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Chrome, Steel
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wool, Beech
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Steel
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Velvet, Oak
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Beech, Sheepskin
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Glass, Wood, Ash, Pine
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wool, Beech
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
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1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wool, Beech
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Textile, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Bentwood, Fabric, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Cowhide, Wood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Oak, Walnut
Early 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Upholstery, Wood