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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20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Walnut, Oak, Lacquer
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Textile, Wood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood, Beech, Mahogany, Plywood
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Beech, Walnut, Lacquer, Oak
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Walnut, Velvet
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood, Walnut, Glass
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Velvet, Oak
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Smoked Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Walnut
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wool, Oak
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Walnut
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Lacquer
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Chrome
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wool, Alpaca, Bentwood
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1950s European Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Sheepskin, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Beech
1920s Czech Other Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Metal
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Steel, Nickel
20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Textile, Wood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Bakelite, Beech
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Velvet, Beech
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Walnut
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Chrome
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Metal
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Chrome
20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Beech, Walnut
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood, Walnut, Lacquer
20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Walnut, Beech
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Beech, Velvet
1930s Polish Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Glass, Walnut
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Fabric, Wood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Wood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Steel, Chrome
1940s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Jindřich Halabala Furniture
Metal, Steel