Halabala H269
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Bentwood
Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Beech
Vintage 1940s Czech Armchairs
Fabric, Bentwood
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Upholstery, Wood, Bentwood, Beech
Vintage 1940s Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Wood
Vintage 1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Bentwood
Vintage 1940s Czech Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1930s Czech Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1930s Czech Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Sheepskin, Bentwood
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1940s Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Bentwood
Vintage 1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Sheepskin, Wood
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Bentwood, Fabric
Mid-20th Century Czech Armchairs
Sheepskin, Wood
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Brass
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Beech, Bentwood
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1940s Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Fabric, Bentwood
Vintage 1940s Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Beech
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Fabric, Beech
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Satin, Bentwood
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Fabric, Bentwood
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Fabric, Bentwood
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Sheepskin, Wood
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Bentwood
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Bentwood
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Mohair, Beech
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Fabric, Beech
Vintage 1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Beech
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Fabric, Wood
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Bentwood
Vintage 1930s Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Fabric, Bentwood
Vintage 1940s Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Upholstery, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Beech
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Fabric, Beech
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Cotton, Linen, Beech
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Hardwood
20th Century Czech Art Deco Club Chairs
Beech, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Czech Modern Armchairs
Bentwood, Upholstery
20th Century Czech Art Deco Lounge Chairs
Fabric, Hardwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Modern Armchairs
Bentwood, Upholstery
Vintage 1940s Czech Art Deco Club Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Lacquer
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Lacquer
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Bentwood, Fabric
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Fabric, Beech
Vintage 1940s Czech Art Deco Armchairs
Upholstery, Bentwood
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Halabala H269 For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Halabala H269?
Jindřich Halabala for sale on 1stDibs
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.
Finding the Right Armchairs for You
Armchairs have run the gamut from prestige to ease and everything in between, and everyone has an antique or vintage armchair that they love.
Long before industrial mass production democratized seating, armchairs conveyed status and power.
In ancient Egypt, the commoners took stools, while in early Greece, ceremonial chairs of carved marble were designated for nobility. But the high-backed early thrones of yore, elevated and ornate, were merely grandiose iterations of today’s armchairs.
Modern-day armchairs, built with functionality and comfort in mind, are now central to tasks throughout your home. Formal dining armchairs support your guests at a table for a cheery feast, a good drafting chair with a deep seat is parked in front of an easel where you create art and, elsewhere, an ergonomic wonder of sorts positions you at the desk for your 9 to 5.
When placed under just the right lamp where you can lounge comfortably, both elbows resting on the padded supports on each side of you, an upholstered armchair — or a rattan armchair for your light-suffused sunroom — can be the sanctuary where you’ll read for hours.
If you’re in the mood for company, your velvet chesterfield armchair is a place to relax and be part of the conversation that swirls around you. Maybe the dialogue is about the beloved Papa Bear chair, a mid-century modern masterpiece from Danish carpenter and furniture maker Hans Wegner, and the wingback’s strong association with the concept of cozying up by the fireplace, which we can trace back to its origins in 1600s-era England, when the seat’s distinctive arm protrusions protected the sitter from the heat of the period’s large fireplaces.
If the fireside armchair chat involves spirited comparisons, your companions will likely probe the merits of antique and vintage armchairs such as Queen Anne armchairs, Victorian armchairs or even Louis XVI armchairs, as well as the pros and cons of restoration versus conservation.
Everyone seems to have a favorite armchair and most people will be all too willing to talk about their beloved design. Whether that’s the unique Favela chair by Brazilian sibling furniture designers Fernando and Humberto Campana, who repurposed everyday objects to provocative effect; or Marcel Breuer’s futuristic tubular metal Wassily lounge chair; the functionality-first LC series from Charlotte Perriand, Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret; or the Eames lounge chair of the mid-1950s created by Charles and Ray Eames, there is an iconic armchair for everyone and every purpose. Find yours on 1stDibs right now.