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Thonet Chair with Bent Wood Legs
By Thonet
Located in St. Louis, MO
Slipper chair by Thonet with bentwood oak legs in dark brown finish.
Category

1950s American Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Wood, Upholstery

Amish Bent Wood Child's Rocking Chair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This vintage Amish child's rocking chair is in fine condition and was found in Lancaster County
Category

Mid-20th Century American Country Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Wood, Bentwood

Pagholz Bent Plywood Chair
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage Rosewood Color Stacking Chair Overall Dimensions: 18 1/2" x 20 1/2" x 31 1/2" high Seat
Category

Mid-20th Century German Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Metal, Chrome

Retro Pagholz Bent Plywood Chair
Pagholz Bent Plywood Chair
H 31.5 in W 20.5 in D 18.5 in
MCM Italian Bent Wood Round Back Chairs Colber & Trocadero
Located in New York, NY
Set of four deco inspired bentwood round back chairs by Colber & Trocadero, Italy. Colber
Category

1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Pine

Bent Wood Armchair with Hide Seat
Located in Dallas, TX
Bentwood armchair with hide seat.
Category

Mid-20th Century French Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Wood

Retro Bent Wood Armchair with Hide Seat
Bent Wood Armchair with Hide Seat
H 30.5 in W 23 in D 19 in
Matching Pair of Mid Century Industrial Modern Steel & Bent Wood Side Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A funky matching pair of industrial side chairs circa 1950's. These feature painted steel frames
Category

1950s American Industrial Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Steel

Pair of Mid Century Swedish Bent Beech Wood Hoop Chairs
By Gemla
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
Produced by Gemla of Sweden with a glossy lacquered finish over beech wood with chenille seat and
Category

1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Beech

Ebonized Modernism Side Chair: Refinished Bent Wood with High Backrest Design
Located in Los Angeles, CA
high-quality bent wood, this chair exudes excellence, reflecting its pristine condition after
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Foam, Bentwood, Fabric, Upholstery, Lacquer

Midcentury Danish Bent Plywood Dining Chairs
By Plycraft
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Fantastic set of compact vintage Danish dining chairs, featuring unique bent plywood backs for that
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Teak, Upholstery, Bentwood, Wood, Plywood

Pair of Midcentury Swedish Low Bent Wood Arm Chairs Lounge Chairs
By Dux of Sweden, Alvar Aalto
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Pair of original rare Swedish all blonde low lounge chairs with wool Velvet. Solid birch bentwood
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Steel

Ant 3100 chair by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen Denmark 1984 in white bent wood
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Milan, IT
white bent wood with three metal legs. The curvature of the wood enhances the beauty and particularity
Category

1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Metal

Frank Gehry for Knoll, Pair of Cross Check Chairs in Bent Maple Wood
By Frank Gehry
Located in Paris, FR
Gehry created the ribbon-like design of the Cross Check chair with interwoven maple strips. The
Category

1990s American Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Maple, Bentwood

Vintage Bent Plywood Chair by George Mulhauser for Plycraft
By Norman Cherner, George Mulhauser, Plycraft, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Iconic mid-century modern bentwood side chair designed by George Mulhauser for Plycraft of
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Bentwood, Wood, Plywood

Vintage Mid-Century Swiss Modern Leather & Bent Wood Lounge Chair from Giroflex
By Martin Stoll, Giroflex Stoll
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
Giroflex during the 1960s. The molded, rounded frame is made of bent wood and finished in a warm colored
Category

1960s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Metal

4 Peter Danko Design Mid Century Modern Bodyform Chairs Bent Wood
By Peter Danko
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Set of (4) Peter Danko design Mid-Century Modern "Bodyform" dining chairs bent Molded wood. These
Category

1980s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Maple, Bentwood, Plywood, Upholstery

Set of 6 Mid Century Modern "George Jetson" style Bent Wood Dining Chairs
Located in Opa Locka, FL
Set of 6 Mid Century Modern Futuristic style Dining Chairs. Bent wood and sabot caps on legs
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Wood

Alan Siegel 1985 Vintage Bent Wood Hand Painted Fish & Net Chair Artist Signed
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage laminated bent plywood fish and net lounge chair by Alan Siegel (American b. 1938). Signed
Category

1980s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Plywood, Paint

Frank Gehry Cross Check Chair Bent Maple Wood with Arms Knoll International USA
By Frank Gehry, Knoll
Located in Hamburg, HH
Frank O. Gehry for Knoll. 'Cross Check Chair'. Designed in 1990-1992. Bent maple wood band
Category

1990s American Scandinavian Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Maple

1950s Bent Plywood Lounge Chair Metal Base After Eames
By Herman Miller
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Sculptural black Iron base Features Molded wood seat and back rest. No label, chair appears as a prototype
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Metal, Iron

Sculptural Bent Teak Lounge Chair, Sweden, C. 1950s
Located in Westport, CT
A meticulously restored Bent Teak Lounge Chair, an authentic piece of Swedish design from the 1950s
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Teak

Non-Serial Model 275 S-Chair by Verner Panton in Bent Fineer, Denmark, 1956
By Verner Panton
Located in Hellouw, NL
chair consists of fourteen layers of glued, bent and pressed rounded veneer. The natural wood is truly
Category

1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Wood

Mid Century Cross Check Bent Maple Chair by Frank Gehry for Knoll, 1993
By Frank Gehry
Located in Bedford Hills, NY
Gehry created the ribbon-like design of the Cross Check chair with interwoven maple strips. The graceful
Category

1990s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Maple

6 Vintage Bruno Rey Dining Chairs in Dark Wood Wood by Dietiker
By Dietiker, Bruno Rey
Located in Rümmingen, BW
bent beech wood and use metal brackets to support the seat – a nearly indestructible design. These
Category

Late 20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Wood, Beech

1990 David Rowland 40/4 Stackable Dining Chairs for GF in Bent Oak 8x Available
By David Rowland, General Fireproofing Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
These are '40/4' chairs, originally designed by David Rowland in 1964. This iconic chair has been
Category

1990s American Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Restored Pair of Bent Ply Faux White Tufted Leather George Mulhauser Mr. Chairs
By George Mulhauser, Plycraft
Located in Chattanooga, TN
There's something indescribably awesome about these Mulhauser chairs in tufted white upholstery
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Metal

Roland Rainer Style Stacking Chairs Honey Beech & Dark Brown Stained Wood Legs
By Roland Rainer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Roland Rainer style stacking chairs with bent beech wood seating and dark brown stained wood frames
Category

Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Wood

MCM Thonet #1216 Dining Chair Bent Oak Plywood Saddle Seat Single Bow
By Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Mid-Century Modern Thonet #1216-S17-B1 dining chairs comprised of bent oak plywood
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Oak, Plywood

MCM Thonet #1216 Dining Chair Bent Oak Plywood Saddle Seat Single Bow
By Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Handsome vintage Mid-Century Modern Thonet #1216-S17-B1 dining chairs comprised of bent oak plywood
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Oak, Plywood

4 Vintage Bruno Rey Dining Chairs in Light Wood by Dietiker
By Bruno Rey, Dietiker
Located in Rümmingen, BW
bent beech wood and use metal brackets to support the seat – a nearly indestructible design. These
Category

Late 20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Wood, Beech

4 Vintage Bruno Rey Dining Chairs in Light Wood by Dietiker
4 Vintage Bruno Rey Dining Chairs in Light Wood by Dietiker
No Reserve
H 31.5 in W 19.3 in D 17.33 in
Set Of 4 Dining Chairs In Bent Dark Oak By Jitona, Czechoslovakia 1960s
By Jitona
Located in Zohor, SK
chairs are made out of strong oak wood construction. Bent wood backrest line gives the chairs agreat
Category

1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Textile, Oak, Bentwood

Set 6 Bent Plywood Dining Chairs by Sven Erik Fryklund for Hagafors, Sweden
By Sven Erik Fryklund, Hagafors Stolfabrik 1
Located in Buffalo, NY
manufacture in 1960s. Frame is made of beech wood, seat and backrest are made of bent teak. The chairs are
Category

1960s Scandinavian Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Beech, Teak

Mid Century Set of Four Thonet Cotton Felt Bent Ply Arm or Dining Chairs Labeled
By Thonet
Located in Atlanta, GA
. The idea of using bent plywood to produce chairs became increasingly popular during the middle of the
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood, Bentwood

Set of 4 Mid-Century Dining Chairs in Bent Tubular Steel and Wicker Cane, 1960s
Located in Zagreb, HR
Unique and amazing Mid-Century-Modern constructivist dining chairs, in bent chromed tubular steel
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Midcentury Ironica Chair by Ton in Oak Wood, Czechoslovakia 1960s
By TON a.s.
Located in Zohor, SK
chair is in original finish and natural blond oak wood stain.
Category

1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Oak, Plywood

Italian Modernist Dining Chairs in Ash Wood and Faux Leather, 1960s
Located in Hellouw, NL
Beautiful Italian modernist-restored dining chairs in ash wood and faux leather from the 1960s. Ash
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Faux Leather, Ash

Set of 10 MCM Thonet #1216 Dining Chairs Bent Oak Plywood Saddle Seat Single Bow
By Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Mid-Century Modern Thonet #1216-S17-B1 dining chairs comprised of bent oak
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Oak, Plywood

Set of 8 MCM Thonet #1216 Dining Chairs Bent Oak Plywood Saddle Seat Single Bow
By Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Mid-Century Modern Thonet #1216-S17-B1 dining chairs comprised of bent oak
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Oak, Plywood

Set of 12 MCM Thonet #1216 Dining Chairs Bent Oak Plywood Saddle Seat Single Bow
By Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Mid-Century Modern Thonet #1216-S17-B1 dining chairs comprised of bent oak
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Oak, Plywood

Set of 6 MCM Thonet #1216 Dining Chairs Bent Oak Plywood Saddle Seat Single Bow
By Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Mid-Century Modern Thonet #1216-S17-B1 dining chairs comprised of bent oak
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Oak, Plywood

Set of 4 MCM Thonet #1216 Dining Chairs Bent Oak Plywood Saddle Seat Single Bow
By Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Marvelous vintage Mid-Century Modern Thonet #1216-S17-B1 dining chairs comprised of bent oak
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Oak, Plywood

Mid Century Modern Lounge Chair with Wood Frame & Removable Cushions
Located in Freehold, NJ
This mid century modern lounge chair features hardwood frame with original walnut finish, hinged
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Ettore Sottsass insp. 1980's Memphis Style Black Wood Frame Rocking Chair
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fun Ettore Sottsass inspired Memphis style rocking chair with bent, black ebonized wood frame. This
Category

1980s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Mid Century Danish Teak Wood & Black Vinyl Dining Chairs
Located in Detroit, MI
This set of four vintage mid century Danish modern teak wood dining chairs are circa 1960. These
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood, Teak

Pair of Vintage Norman Cherner Plycraft Wood Leather Chairs
By Norman Cherner
Located in Pasadena, TX
Pair of vintage Norman Cherner plycraft bent wood leather chairs Norman Cherner studied and
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Oak

Vintage Mid Century Steamer Chairs - a Pair
Located in Los Angeles, CA
with bent wood construction. They sit incredibly comfortably with or without cushions.
Category

1960s American Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Wood

Vintage Mid Century Steamer Chairs - a Pair
Vintage Mid Century Steamer Chairs - a Pair
H 31.5 in W 28.5 in D 28.5 in
Rustic Industrial Stackable School Side Chairs
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial, rustic, stackable, school side chairs that fit a multitude of uses feature brown and
Category

Late 20th Century American Industrial Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Metal

Four Blond Wood Dining Chairs by Dutch Cor Alons 1950s
By Cor Alons
Located in London, GB
Set of four early 1950s blond wood bent ply chairs reupholstered in dark aubergine red bouclé wool
Category

Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Wool, Plywood

V. Gregotti, G. Stoppino, & L. Meneghetti Chair
By Lodovico Meneghetti, Giotto Stoppino and Vittorio Gregotti, Vittorio Gregotti
Located in New York, NY
bent-wood and upholstered seat and back. Produced by Sim and awarded an honorable mention in 1960s
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Hans Brattrud 'Scandia' Lounge Chair, Norway, 1960
By Hans Brattrud
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A chair from the Scandia series, designed by Norwegian designer Hans Brattrud in 1957 and produced
Category

1950s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Chrome

Mid-century Studio Archotypo Rocking Chair c.1974
By Archotypo
Located in San Francisco, CA
bent wood rocking chair. Impressed signature and date to underside of base. CREATOR Archotypo BLY
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Wood, Pine

Massimo Vignelli Acorn Chair
By Massimo Vignelli
Located in Toronto, CA
Beech wood Acorn chairs made by Lella and Massimo Vignelli for Canadian manufacturer Sunar
Category

1970s Canadian Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Birch

Massimo Vignelli Acorn Chair
Massimo Vignelli Acorn Chair
H 32.5 in W 21 in D 20 in
Vintage Boho Saarinen for Knoll Executive Armless Boucle Chair
By Eero Saarinen
Located in west palm beach, FL
the chair. A gorgeous cream boucle upholstery on bent wood legs. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Bouclé, Upholstery, Wood

Westnofa "City" Bentwood Desk Chair by Oivind Iversen
Located in Brooklyn, NY
model. Bent teak wood grain carries a beautiful vintage glow. Please confirm item pickup location
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Teak, Wood, Bentwood

Verner Panton Set of Eight ‘S-Stuhls’, Model 276, Chairs
By Verner Panton
Located in New York, NY
bent laminated wood.
Category

1950s German Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Wood

Gigi Sabadin Set of 4 Chairs, Model S. Compensato
By Gigi Sabadin
Located in London, GB
An inventive design by the Italian Gigi Sabadin, these chairs are made of bent plywood with a
Category

1970s Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Wood

1960s Czech Upholstered Chairs by Ludvik Volak, a Pair
By Ludvik Volak
Located in High Point, NC
precision, the black stands, with a distinctive bent-wood construction and shaped base, create a striking
Category

Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Upholstery, Wood

Danish Modern Side Chair Custom Made by Mills, Denmark
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in New York, NY
York 22 NY. This chair was custom made in Denmark, and distributed in NYC. Bent ply seat and back
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Wood, Bentwood

Bruno Mathsson Eva Reading Chair
By Bruno Mathsson
Located in Riverdale, NY
Bruno Mathsson reading chair, originally designed in 1934 in laminated beech bent wood with linen
Category

1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Bruno Mathsson Eva Reading Chair
Bruno Mathsson Eva Reading Chair
H 33 in W 17 in D 25 in
Swedish Mid-Century Easy Chair with Sheepskin, Sweden 1950s
Located in Utrecht, NL
, which became a Swedish classic for the same characteristics it shares with this chair. The gently bent
Category

1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Sheepskin, Wood

Italian Aluminum Lounge Chair & Ottoman- Set
Located in Los Angeles, CA
with bent wood arms, newly upholstered. Item is very light weight but structurally very sturdy. circa
Category

1970s Mid-Century Modern Retro Bent Wood Chairs

Materials

Chrome

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Retro Bent Wood Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of retro bent wood chairs is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique retro bent wood chairs was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, fabric and metal. There are all kinds of retro bent wood chairs available, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Mid-Century Modern, Industrial and Modern retro bent wood chairs are consistently popular styles. Many retro bent wood chairs are appealing in their simplicity, but Knoll, Thonet and American Seating Company produced popular retro bent wood chairs that are worth a look.

How Much are Retro Bent Wood Chairs?

Retro bent wood chairs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $2,875, while the lowest priced sells for $265 and the highest can go for as much as $5,700.

Finding the Right seating for You

With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.

Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.

Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.

The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.

Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.

With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.

Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.

No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.