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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Vintage Czech Art Deco Lounge Chairs by Thonet, Circa 1930-1940
By Thonet
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sculptural, vintage pair of Czech Art Deco lounge chairs made of hand crafted polished bent Beechwood and Walnut, produced by Thonet in good condition. The detailed low club chairs...
Fabric, Bouclé, Upholstery, Beech, Walnut, Bentwood
20th Century Pair of Vintage Large Danish Birch Scandinavian Lounge Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage pair of large Danish Art Deco lounge chairs made of hand crafted polished Birchwood, in good condition. The Scandinavian armchairs have a tall curved backrest with two wide...
Fabric, Bouclé, Upholstery, Birch
20th Century French Pair of Vintage Art Deco Tinted Birchwood Club Chairs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A refined pair of vintage French Art Deco club chairs, handcrafted in Paris circa 1930. Expertly made with tinted birchwood frames, these classic lounge chairs showcase elegant Paris...
Linen, Upholstery, Beech, Fabric
Vintage Art Deco Reclining Lounge Chair, Mahogany, Czech, Circa 1930
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A dark-brown, vintage Art Deco Czech reclining lounge chair made of hand crafted polished Mahogany in the style of Jindrich Halabala, in good condition. The detailed single club chai...
Fabric, Bouclé, Upholstery, Mahogany
Mid-Century Modern Grosfeld House Armchairs, Mahogany, Circa 1950-1960
By Grosfeld House
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage pair of Mid-Century modern American armchairs made of hand crafted Mahogany attributed to Grosfeld House, in good condition. The corner chairs are composed with a tall incl...
Fabric, Cotton, Upholstery, Velvet, Mahogany
Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs by Melchiorre Bega, Italy, 1940-1950
By Melchiorre Bega
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A light-brown, vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian pair of tall lounge chairs made of handcrafted polished Walnut, designed most likely by Me...
Fabric, Bouclé, Upholstery, Walnut
1940s Art Deco Armchairs by Jindřich Halabala, Beech Wood Upholstered
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Praha, CZ
This striking pair of Art Deco armchairs was designed by Jindřich Halabala and produced in Czechoslovakia during the 1940s. The chairs showcase Halabala’s signature sculptural langua...
Fabric, Wood
Pair of Art Deco Beech Armchairs H-269 from Czechoslovakia by Jindrich Halabala
By Jindřich Halabala, Up Závody
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 Jindřich Halabala Art Deco Lounge Chairs, 1940s
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Rødding, DK
A superb and highly collectible pair of Art Deco lounge chairs by Jindřich Halabala — one of the most celebrated designers of interwar Czechoslovakia — presented here in entirely new...
Bouclé, Wood
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
Pair of Art Deco Lounge Chairs by Jindřich Halabala, Reupholstered, circa 1940
By Jindřich Halabala
Located in Rødding, DK
Art Deco lounge chairs by Jindřich Halabala, model H-410, produced in former Czechoslovakia, circa 1940s. This iconic pair features elegantly curved bentwood armrests paired with a c...
Oak, Bouclé
Pair of Restored H-269 Armchairs, by Jindrich Halabala, UP Zavody, Czech, 1930s
By Jindřich Halabala, Up Závody
Located in Brandys nad Labem, Středočeský kraj
Designed by Jindrich Halabala, a renowned designer credited with ushering in the mass market production of furniture in his native Czechoslovakia. Made by UP Zavody, a well-known Cz...
Fabric, Upholstery, Beech, Lacquer
