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 White ArtDeco Beech Armchairs, Jindrich Halabala, UP Zavody, 1930s
By Up Závody, Jindřich Halabala
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Pair of White ArtDeco Beech Armchairs by Jindrich Halabala. Source: Czechia Period: 1930-1939 Designer: Jindrich Halabala Maker: UP Zavody Material: Beech, Fabric, Upholst...
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Lacquer
Pair of Restored Art Deco Armchairs, by J. Halabala, UP Závody, Czech, 1940s
By Jindřich Halabala, Up Závody
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 Bauhaus Armchairs, by J. Halabala for UP Závody, Czech, 1930s
By Up Závody, Jindřich Halabala
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
According to the original process, our professional refurbishing team in Czechia has restored and reupholstered the item. The chrome parts have been cleaned and professionally rest...
Chrome, Steel
Pair of Art Deco Beech Armchairs H-269 from Czechoslovakia by Jindrich Halabala
By Up Závody, Jindřich Halabala
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Pair of Art Deco armchairs. Product number H-269. United Arts & Crafts manufacture. Designed by Jindrich Halabala. Completely restored, surface made by high gloss piano lacquer...
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Lacquer
Pair of Restored Art Deco Armchairs, by J. Halabala for UP Závody, Czech, 1930s
By Jindřich Halabala, Up Závody
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Designed by Halabala for UP Zavody, a well-known furniture manufacturer and dealer based in Brno, Czechoslovakia. In the last few years, these chairs have become increasingly rare ...
Fabric, Beech, Upholstery, Wood, Lacquer
White Mucke Melder Armchair and Ottoman, 1930s Czechia
By Mücke & Melder
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
"Made by Mücke Melder, an influential modernist furniture manufacturer that specialised in tubular steel designs. It has been restored and reupholstered by our professional refurbi...
Steel, Chrome
Pair of Armchairs by Jindrich Halabala, 1950s
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Lucenec, SK
Professionally restored and re-upholstered rmchairss, model No. 2, designed by Jindrich Halabala and produced in Czechoslovakia from the 1930s by UP Zavody Brno ( the same as the fam...
Upholstery, Bentwood
Pair of Jindrich Halabala H-237 Art Deco Armchairs
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Vienna, AT
Armchairs designed in the late 1930s by Jindrich Halabala for Thonet, fully restored. Delivery time 5-6 weeks.
Beech, Bentwood
A Pair of 1930s Art Deco “Swan Song” Armchairs in Ivory Bouclé
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This striking pair of Art Deco lounge armchairs is executed in the style of Jindřich Halabala, the celebrated Czech furniture designer and chief designer at UP Závody in Brno, whose ...
Oak
Pair of Viscount David Linley Ivory White Leather Max Club Armchairs
By David Linley
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this sublime pair of viscount David Linley, Ivory white leather Max Club armchairs with walnut frames and mirrored feet ...
Chrome
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
Pair of Ralph Lauren White Leather Club Chairs in the Art Deco Style
Located in Lancaster, PA
This is a handsome pair of Deco-styled club chairs, having white leather upholstery and tufted backs with purple buttons. They were produced in the United States in the late 20th cen...
Leather, Foam, Hardwood
