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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Pair of Restored Art Deco Armchairs, by J. Halabala, UP Závody, Czech, 1940s
By Up Závody, Jindřich Halabala
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Chair model C - also known as "Canadian" This pair of Art Deco armchairs dates back to the mid-20th century and was designed by the iconic Czech designer Jindřich Halabala for UP Zá...
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Lacquer
Pair of Restored Art Deco Armchairs, by J. Halabala for UP Závody, Czech, 1930s
By Up Závody, Jindřich Halabala
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
This pair of armchairs is a true icon of Czechoslovak interior design and a masterful blend of Art Deco and emerging functionalist styles from the 1930s. This legendary design, featu...
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Oak, Lacquer
Pair of Restored Art Deco Armchairs, by J. Halabala, UP Závody, Czech, 1940s
By Up Závody, Jindřich Halabala
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Chair model C - also known as "Canadian" This pair of Art Deco armchairs dates back to the mid-20th century and was designed by the iconic Czech designer Jindřich Halabala for UP Zá...
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Lacquer
Pair of Original Art Deco Armchairs, Jindrich Halabala, UP Zavody, Czech, 1930s
By Up Závody, Jindřich Halabala
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Art Deco Pair of Armchairs Designed by Jindrich Halabala Period: 1930-1939 Designer: Jindrich Halabala Maker: UP Zavody Source: Czechia (Czechoslovakia) Material: Beech With these ...
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Lacquer
Pair of Original Art Deco Armchairs, Model C, by J. Halabala, Czech, 1930s
By Jindřich Halabala, Up Závody
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Chair model C - also known as "Canadian" This pair of armchairs is a true icon of interwar interior design and one of the most sought-after models of the Art Deco style from the 193...
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer, Beech
Pair of Restored Art Deco Armchairs, J. Halabala, UP Závody, H-269, Czech, 1930s
By Jindřich Halabala, Up Závody
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Product number: H-269 This iconic pair of armchairs, originating from the 1930s, represents an extraordinary, highly valued, and collector-attractive example of top-tier Czechoslova...
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Lacquer
Pair Art Deco Armchairs by Jindřich Halabala, UP Závody, ca 1930s
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Rødding, DK
A supremely desirable pair of Art Deco lounge armchairs designed by Jindřich Halabala (Jindrich Halabala) and produced by Spojené UP závody Brno (UP Závody) in Czechoslovakia during ...
Velvet, Wood
Pair of Jindrich Halabala Art Deco Armchairs
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Vienna, AT
Armchairs designed in the late 1930s by Jindrich Halabala, fully restored and upholstered with watermark stripe-mirror sheen crushed velvet. Only one restored, delivery time 3-4 wee...
Beech, Bentwood
1930s Pair of Jindrich Halabala Art Deco H-237 Armchairs in Bouclé, Restored
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Praha, CZ
- Newly upholstered in boucle fabric - Wooden parts have been carefuly refurbished - Made in Czechoslovakia - Sturdy and stable - high of seat 42 cm
Bouclé, Wood
Pair of Art Deco Armchairs H-237 by Jindřich Halabala, Czech Republic, 1930s
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Praha, CZ
Elegant pair of upholstered club armchairs featuring sculptural bentwood armrests and decorative floral-pattern upholstery. The dark stained wooden frame creates a refined contrast w...
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Art Deco Armchairs with Original Upholstery, Prague, 1930s
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Almelo, NL
Pair of Art Deco Armchairs with Original Upholstery, Prague, 1930s This striking pair of Art Deco armchairs was crafted in Prague during the 1930s and embodies the refined elegance ...
Upholstery, Beech
Set of Two Art Deco Armchairs Attributed to Halabala, 1930s
By Jindřich Halabala, Up Závody
Located in Praha, CZ
Solid armchairs by UP Zavody made in 1930s. Heavy and sturdy construction. Very well preserved fabric, only minor sun fading on one chair. Inner filling is soft after one hundred yea...
Fabric, Wood
