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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Side Table, Attributed to Jindrich Halabala, 1930s
Located in Greding, DE
Side table on four curved legs with brass inlay and square brass bases. The round table top also has brass accents.
Wood
Brutalist Dining Table, The Lane Co, Altavista, USA 1960s
Located in Greding, DE
Large dining table carved from wood with extendable table top in brutalist design. Label on the underside, numbered 61901.
Wood
Coffee Table, attr. Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler for Forma, Italy 1950s
By Carlo Hauner and Martin Eisler
Located in Greding, DE
Rectangular coffee table with a practical magazine shelf and a drawer, supported by sleek tapered legs. The design is further enhanced by additional storage compartments above the dr...
Wood
Biedermeier Cherrywood Table, Veneered with Inlay, Circa 1820, Antique
Located in Greding, DE
Rectangular Biedermeier table raised on tapered square legs, featuring fine string inlay framing the apron and tabletop. A wide drawer is integrated into the apron. The table is ven...
Cherry
Mid-Century Modern Coffee Table, Wood, Denmark, Conical Legs, 1950s
Located in Greding, DE
Coffee table standing on conical legs with rectangular tabletop and pull-out drawer with cover and pull-out top. Measures: 52 x 170/174 x 60.
Wood
'Minerva' Side Table by Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen, Denmark, 1950s
By Hvidt & Mølgaard
Located in Greding, DE
Rectangular side table on thin conical legs with two tiers. Peter Hvidt & Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen designed the “Minerva” table for France & Son in 1957. La...
Wood
Extendable Art Deco Dining Table, by Jindřich Halabala, UP Závody, Czech, 1940s
By Up Závody, Jindřich Halabala
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Adjustable width: 85 cm - 131cm (33.46 in - 51.57 in) This dining table from the 1940s is a refined example of Czechoslovak Art Deco design, associated with Jindřich Halabala and UP...
Oak, Wood, Lacquer
Extendable Art Deco Dining Table, by Jindřich Halabala, UP Závody, Czech, 1940s
By Up Závody, Jindřich Halabala
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Dissociative:134.5 cm / 52.95″ This dining table from the 1940s is an elegant example of Czechoslovak Art Deco design, strongly associated with the name of Jindřich Halabala. This p...
Wood, Oak, Lacquer, Walnut
Art Deco Extendable Dining Table, Designed by Jindrich Halabala, 1940's
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of Wood Dimension of extending width 190cm The table legs can be removed Original condition.
Wood
Dining Table, Designed by Jindrich Halabala, 1940s, Made by Up Závody
By Up Závody, Jindřich Halabala
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Art Deco table. Original condition Surface made by piano lacquers to the high gloss.
Lacquer, Beech, Walnut
Mid-Century Extendable Dining Table by UP Závody, Czechoslovakia 1950s
By Up Závody
Located in Praha, CZ
Mid-century modern extendable dining table produced by UP Závody in Czechoslovakia during the 1950s. The table features solid beech wood legs combined with a walnut veneered tabl...
Wood, Beech, Walnut
Midcentury Restored Dining Table Designed by Jindřich Halabala, 1950
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia - Made of oak, walnut - miss one desk, not extending - Good, original condition.
Wood
