1940s Jindrich Halabala Storage Cabinet , Czechoslovakia

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– Good original condition with minor signs of use
– repolishedCreator: Up Zvody (Manufacturer),Jindich Halabala (Designer)Dimensions: Height: 51.19 in (130 cm)Width: 52.37 in (133 cm)Depth: 23.23 in (59 cm)Style: Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)Materials and Techniques: WoodPlace of Origin: Czech RepublicPeriod: 1940-1949Date of Manufacture: 1940sCondition: GoodWear consistent with age and use.Seller Location: Praha, CZReference Number: Seller: 2411451stDibs: LU2456342851212Shop All Jindich Halabala

Jindich Halabala

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 Jindich 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. Hewas a cabinetmakers son whose training was almost wholly focused on woodwork, first at a state-run vocational school for woodworking in Valask Mezi and later at UP Zvody 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 Zvody, 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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