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.
Find a collection of vintage Jindřich Halabala furniture today on 1stDibs.
Side Table H259 by Jindrich Halabala
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Vienna, AT
Table by Jindrich Halabala for UP Zavody Brno still unrestored several pieces available delivery time 4-5 weeks
Beech, Nutwood
Mid Century Side or Coffee Table
By Karel Kozelka & Antonin Kropacek
Located in Vienna, AT
Mid Century Coffee table designed by This is a design Karel Kozelka and Antonín Kropáček, who in 1946 won the silver medal at the Triennale in Milan. Massive frame with glass top p...
Glass, Oak
Side Table by Julius Jirasek for Hagenauer Wien
By Julius Jirasek, Karl Hagenauer, Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Vienna, AT
Solid walnut construction with caned shelf and glass table top designed by Julius Jirasek for Werkstätte Karl Hagenauer, Vienna, circa 1932. Original condition. Dimension: height ...
Cane, Glass, Walnut
Danish Hardwood Side Table Signed Trap Christensen
Located in Vienna, AT
Hardwood side table signed Trap Christensen, made in Denmark in the late 1960s. Fully restored with glossy finish.
Hardwood
Scandinavian Modern "Frisco" Coffee Table by Folke Ohlsson
By Tingströms, Folke Ohlsson
Located in Vienna, AT
Hard wood frame with tabletop. Designed in the early 1960s by Folke Ohlsson for Bra-Bohag /Tingströms Sweden. Good vintage original condition.
Hardwood
Side Table, Bar by Julius Jirasek for Hagenauer Wien
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien, Karl Hagenauer, Julius Jirasek
Located in Vienna, AT
Solid walnut construction with caned shelf and glass table top designed by Julius Jirasek for Werkstätte Karl Hagenauer, Vienna, circa 1957. Original condition.
Cane, Glass, Walnut
Restored Bauhaus Foling Table, by J. Halabala, UP Zavody, Oak, Czech, 1930s
By Jindřich Halabala, Up Závody
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Adjustable width: 120 cm - 170 cm (47 in - 67 in) This early 20th-century dining table sits at the intersection of Art Deco and Bauhaus styles, giving it a truly distinctive charact...
Steel, Chrome
Art Deco “Spider Table” Model 259 by Jindrich Halabala for Up Závody
By Up Závody, Jindřich Halabala
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
Dining Table, Designed by Jindrich Halabala, 1940s, Made by Up Závody
By Jindřich Halabala, Up Závody
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Art Deco table. Original condition Surface made by piano lacquers to the high gloss.
Lacquer, Beech, Walnut
Modernist Side Table by Jindrich Halabala, Stained Oak Wood, Linoleum, 1930
By Up Závody, Jindřich Halabala
Located in Berlin, DE
Modernist end table model H 174 designed by Jindrich Halabala and manufactured by UP Závody, Brno, circa 1930. The table is made of stained oak and features an extendable shelf with ...
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Side Table from Drevopodnik Holesov, 1960's
By Drevopodnik Holesov
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of oak Original condition.
Oak
Bauhaus Table with Bakelite Tabletop, from the 1930s, Czech Republic
Located in Vienna, Austria
Made in the 1930s, this table is composed of a steel tube base that has been chrome-plated, the top is made of wood with a bakelite laminate surface. The bakelite is in very good co...
Steel
