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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Coffee Table Spider by Jindrich Halabala, 1950's
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia. Made of wood. Re-polished. Good original condition.
Wood
Midcentury Coffe Table "Spider" Designed by Jindřich Halabala, 1960s
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia - Made of walnut wood - Maker: Up Závody Trešt - Good, original condition.
Wood
Midcentury Coffee Table, Spider, Design by Jindrich Halabala, 1930
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Praha, CZ
Czechoslovakia wooden construction, top plate of veneer, top of the top plate in black letterhead lacquer, after overall renovation with high quality polish in high gloss.
Wood
Coffee Table "Spider" Designed by Jindřich Halabala, 1930s
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia - Maker: UP Závody Brno - Made of beechwood, upper surface is veneered - Overall restored.
Beech
Mid-Century Coffee Table "Spider" Designed by Jindřich Halabala, 1950
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Praha, CZ
- made in Czechoslovakia - made of wood - good, original condition.
Wood
1950s Jindrich Halabala Restored H259 Coffee "Spider" Table, Czechoslovakia
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished - Newly lacquered top desk in black color
Wood
Modernist Design Spider Table by Jindrich Halabala, 1940's Czechoslovakia
By Up Závody, Jindřich Halabala
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Modernist Design Spider Table by Jindrich Halabala for Up Zavody, model H-259. Made in Czechoslovakia in the late 1930's early 1940's period. Dark stained oak coffee table. W...
Oak
Rare Spider Coffee Table by Jindrich Halabala, Czechoslovakia, 1930s
By Up Závody, Jindřich Halabala
Located in Zohor, SK
The unique style of this table is recognized all-over the world. Designed by Jindrich Halabala for UP Zavody in Czechoslovakia in 1930s. The table design is appreciated for decades. ...
Oak, Walnut
Rare Spider Coffee Table by Jindrich Halabala, Czechoslovakia, 1930
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Zohor, SK
The unique style of this table is recognized all-over the world. Designed by Jindrich Halabala for UP Zavody in Czechoslovakia in 1930s. The table design is appreciated for decades- ...
Oak, Walnut
Art Deco “Spider Table” Model 259 by Jindrich Halabala for Up Závody
By Jindřich Halabala, Up Závody
Located in Meulebeke, BE
This Art Deco coffee table known as the "spider table" (Model H259) was designed by Jindrich Halabala and is produced by Spojené UP Zavody in 1930. This 'Spider' model table feature...
Wood
Spider Leg Coffee Table by Carlo di Carli, Italy 1950s
By Carlo di Carli
Located in Hellouw, NL
Nice spider leg coffee table by Carlo di Carli, Italy 1950s. This iconic table has three legs and nine wooden 'arms' to keep the glass top steady. The structure of the table reminds ...
Glass, Wood
Restored Art Deco "Spider" Table, by J. Halabala, UP Závody, Oak, Czech, 1940s
By Up Závody, Jindřich Halabala
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Table model H-259 - also known as "Spider" This elegant Art Deco table, model H-259, comes from Czechoslovakia from the first half of the 20th century. It is the work of Jindřich Ha...
Wood, Beech, Oak, Lacquer
