Wood Bending

In 1830 he began experimenting with bending wood into curved shapes and thus began a successful furniture company that has remained continually in operation for nearly 200 years.

SUPERB Rare Set of Four (4) PLAIL brothers chairs This is a rare set of four (4) chairs made by PAIL Brothers in the early 1900s John and Joseph in Binghamton NY and they were the ...

Founded in the early 19th Century by Michael Thonet, Thonet invented the process of steam bending wood under pressure and used this to design the classic bentwood chairs still in pro...

The bending of wood has been the Thonet brothers' specialty since the 1830s, initially with coffee house furniture.

As pioneer and master of the Modern, Otto Wagner seized the then rather new technique of bending Wood for his furniture designs. The design of this armchair dated back in 1901.

The round table with a top made of veneered oak wood, displaying a distinct and attractive wood grain.

As pioneer and master of the Modern, Otto Wagner seized the then rather new technique of bending wood for his furniture designs. Occasionally These furniture are attributed to Koloma...

From the outset, Mathsson pursued innovative techniques, particularly becoming known for his expertise in bending laminated wood. His international recognition began in 1937 when his...

Yngve Ekström began his career working in furniture factories, where he learned to work with wood. His furniture is characterized by straight, tight lines in bendable wood.

Although clearly inspired by the work of Thonet, the chairs were distinctly Scandinavian with cleaner lines and a lighter, more functional expression. Steam-bending wood is an econom...

From the outset, Mathsson pursued innovative techniques, particularly becoming known for his expertise in bending laminated wood. His international recognition began in 1937 when his...

Their main concentration was on bentwood furniture made of Austrian beechwood through a process of steaming lengths of wood and bending them in metal molds to dry thus making the sha...

A bend wood wall mirror in beech. Designed and manufactured by Indan in Denmark during the 1980s.

"The development of a novel technique for bending solid wood, (too hot steam), first by boiling of the glue, and then through the humidifying water vapor, generated from an autoclave...

Postmodern Modern Italian Design dining chair by Pierantonio Bonacina, made in Italy 1990's. Steer head bend bentwood pressed wood back with rattan woven seat on chrome metal base.

Founded in the early 19th Century by Michael Thonet, Thonet invented the process of steam bending wood under pressure and used this to design the classic bentwood chairs still in pro...

Some have original TON factory label, with the manufacturing date. Bend beech wood constrution with brown fabric seat.

Bentwood arms - a woodworking skill achieved by wetting and slowly bending pieces of wood into sculptural shapes - were refinished in a light butterscotch stain that compliments the ...

Bentwood arms - made by wetting wood and slowly bending the wood into a desired shape - are ergonomically angled and compliment the angled thick seat for a comfortable sitting experi...

Michael Thonet His motto, "bend or break", stems from the stubborn will of this brilliant German carpenter, Michael Thonet, to bend beech wood to make everyday objects, such as chai...

Y legs stands for the leg construction and based on the bending wood by Alvar Aalto - the L legs. In the Y-legs, two slim L legs were chamfered on opposite sides and glued together.

No chair employing the innovative technique of bending wood more boldly expresses this allegiance to the past than this armchair painted in le style antique and based on the ancient ...

Designed by Michael Thonet himself in the 19th century and updated over the decades, the Model 207 is part of the legacy of Thonet’s famous bentwood collection, which revolutionized ...

Founded in the early 19th Century by Michael Thonet, Thonet invented the process of steam bending wood under pressure and used this to design the classic bentwood chairs still in pro...

The 1960 family range is built on the satisfying invention of bending wood into shapes which optimally suit the human body.

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.

The basis was a new technique – the bending of solid wood – that Michael developed and perfected during the 1850s, and it was the first time serial furniture production was possible.

The 1960 family range is built on the satisfying invention of bending wood into shapes which optimally suit the human body.

The 1960 family range is built on the satisfying invention of bending wood into shapes which optimally suit the human body.

Y legs stands for the leg construction and based on the bending wood by Alvar Aalto - the L legs. In the Y-legs, two slim L legs were chamfered on opposite sides and glued together.

The Eames LCW Plywood Chair is constructed of five layers of plywood, glued and heated using a specialist machine, in order to bend the wood into the form of the design. By 1946...

The back and seat are made of bent plywood, which is cut to allow the wood to bend in curves. This makes it a very comfortable piece of furniture.

The back and seat are made of bent plywood, which is cut to allow the wood to bend in curves. This makes it a very comfortable piece of furniture.

Thonet and other Austro-Hungarian bend wood furnitures producers. It was also an inspiration for Otto Wagner for his armchair of dispatch offices of the newspaper 'Die Zeit' and the ...

In 1830 he began experimenting with bending wood into curved shapes and thus began a successful furniture company that has remained continually in operation for nearly 200 years.

The journey to build this collection to perfection has been relentless. From bending metal on wood, to crafting the perfect diamantine tabletops, the founders of Scarlet Splendour ar...

Thonet and other Austro-Hungarian bend wood furnitures producers. It was also an inspiration for Otto Wagner for his armchair of dispatch offices of the newspaper 'Die Zeit' and the ...

The journey to build this collection to perfection has been relentless. From bending metal on wood, to crafting the perfect diamantine tabletops, the founders of Scarlet Splendour ar...

The journey to build this collection to perfection has been relentless. From bending metal on wood, to crafting the perfect diamantine tabletops, the founders of Scarlet Splendour ar...

The journey to build this collection to perfection has been relentless. From bending metal on wood, to crafting the perfect diamantine tabletops, the founders of Scarlet Splendour ar...

No chair employing the innovative technique of bending wood more boldly expresses this allegiance to the past than this armchair painted in le style antique and based on the ancient ...

In 1830 he began experimenting with bending wood into curved shapes and thus began a successful furniture company that has remained continually in operation for nearly 200 years.

The journey to build this collection to perfection has been relentless. From bending metal on wood, to crafting the perfect diamantine tabletops, the founders of Scarlet Splendour ar...

The journey to build this collection to perfection has been relentless. From bending metal on wood, to crafting the perfect diamantine tabletops, the founders of Scarlet Splendour ar...

The journey to build this collection to perfection has been relentless. From bending metal on wood, to crafting the perfect diamantine tabletops, the founders of Scarlet Splendour ar...

In 1830 he began experimenting with bending wood into curved shapes and thus began a successful furniture company that has remained continually in operation for nearly 200 years.

In 1830 he began experimenting with bending wood into curved shapes and thus began a successful furniture company that has remained continually in operation for nearly 200 years.

The layer of plexiglass closest to the viewer suspends two cartoonish flies, sitting atop the curved back of a bentwood chair, painted in bold brick-red and black brushstrokes. Ma...