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
Beech, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood, Cherry
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
Early 19th Century Czech Art Deco Antique Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood, Lacquer, Oak
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood, Lacquer, Fabric, Upholstery, Beech
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Glass, Oak
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood, Cherry
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood, Fabric
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1950s Slovak Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Walnut
20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Glass, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Glass, Mirror, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Beech
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Nickel
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Walnut, Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Mahogany, Upholstery, Bouclé
2010s Czech Bauhaus Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Metal, Chrome
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Walnut, Fabric
1930s European Bauhaus Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Chrome
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Lacquer
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Leather, Upholstery, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood, Walnut
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Textile, Wood
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Oak, Lacquer
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Lacquer
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Metal
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Beech
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Glass, Mirror, Walnut
1930s Czech Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Metal, Chrome
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood, Mahogany, Lacquer, Maple
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Lacquer, Beech, Walnut
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Chrome, Metal
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Beech
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood, Walnut
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood, Mahogany
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Oak, Walnut
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wool, Oak
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood, Walnut, Glass