Bentwood Furniture
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Rope, Bentwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1980s Burmese Rustic Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wicker, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Stone
1970s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Plastic, Bentwood
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Pine
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood, Cane
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood, Fabric
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cherry, Walnut, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century French Aesthetic Movement Bentwood Furniture
Bamboo, Cane, Mirror, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Laminate, Wood, Walnut, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Beech
19th Century German Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Maple, Bentwood
1920s Czech Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Bamboo, Wicker, Rattan, Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Bentwood Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Maple, Bentwood, Plywood, Upholstery
1940s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Iron
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1920s Slovak Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ceramic, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1970s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Bentwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Aluminum
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Birch, Bentwood
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Rope
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
19th Century German Mid-Century Modern Antique Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Naugahyde, Walnut, Bentwood
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Wood, Bentwood, Paint
Early 20th Century French Bentwood Furniture
Walnut, Bentwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Glass, Bamboo, Bentwood
Antique, New and Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Antique, new and vintage bentwood furniture has become very popular in interiors over the years. Today bentwood chairs, tables, sofas and pendants are receiving striking modern interpretations from makers like Thonet, which are being carried on by the next generation.
Bentwood furniture dates as far back as the Middle Ages, but it is the 19th-century German-Austrian cabinetmaker Michael Thonet who is most often associated with this now-classic technique. Thonet in 1856 patented a method for bending solid wood through the use of steam, and from there the bentwood look skyrocketed to furniture fame. Bentwood was embraced by design greats ranging from Josef Hoffmann to Gio Ponti, and Adolf Loos to Alvar Aalto for its versatility, timelessness and simple elegance.
In the Czech Republic — home to a range of talented but unsung mid-century modern and Art Deco designers — the company TON held a bentwood furniture exhibition in Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Villa Tugendhat in recent years. TON manufactures their bentwood furniture in the same workshops where Michael Thonet set up his operations in the 1800s.
Sophisticated bentwood furniture designs include Alvar Aalto’s cantilever lounge chairs, Italian designer Luigi Crassevig’s 1970s rocking chairs — which feature cane seats — curvaceous hanging lamps and other lighting by Spanish architect José Antonio Coderch and lots more.
Find a collection of antique, new and vintage bentwood furniture on 1stDibs.