Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
While the first name that comes to mind when thinking of bentwood furniture might be Thonet (maker of the iconic Thonet No. 14 chair or “bistro chair”), Michael Thonet and his subsequent studio, the Gebrüder Thonet (Thonet Brothers), had a strong competitor in 19th-century Vienna: Jacob & Josef Kohn (also referred to as J. & J. Kohn).
Founded in 1849 by a father and son with the motto “Be one step ahead,” Jacob & Josef Kohn created modern furniture for indoors and out from Austrian beech. At the turn of the 20th century, after establishing itself with mastery of everything from chairs to coatracks and even doll furniture, J. & J. Kohn began working closely with the Wiener Werkstätte, the artisan cooperative cofounded by Austrian architect and designer Josef Hoffmann (Gustav Klimt and Koloman Moser were also members). Through this partnership, J. & J. Kohn produced an array of furniture in bentwood, cane and upholstery, which it sold through showrooms across Europe and North America. Its designs throughout the first decade of the 20th century reflect the Art Nouveau movement that was quickly gaining traction across Europe.
Price wars and mergers ensued during the First World War. Changes in the organizational structure of Thonet included a merger with Viennese company Mundus in the early 20th century, which followed Mundus’s becoming a majority stakeholder in J. & J. Kohn — these mergers yielded the formation of Mundus-Kohn and later, in 1922–23, Thonet-Mundus. The new conglomerate went on to produce examples of its bentwood furniture in keeping with the modern style of the Vienna Secession. While Thonet rebuilt, rebranded and expanded in the United States and elsewhere after World War II, J. & J. Kohn never produced furniture under that name again.
On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique J. & J. Kohn furniture including bentwood wingback chairs designed by Josef Hoffmann and other seating, side tables, beech nesting tables and more.
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Straw, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Beech
Early 20th Century Austrian Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Beech
1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Wood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Brass
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Beech
1880s Austrian Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Rattan, Beech
Early 1900s Italian Vienna Secession Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Leather, Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Walnut, Synthetic
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Leather, Wood
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Beech, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Bentwood
Early 1900s Czech Vienna Secession Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Leather, Beech, Bentwood
1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Beech
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Wood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
1920s Slovak Art Nouveau Vintage Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Aesthetic Movement Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Brass
1880s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Beech
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Wood, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Brass
19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Cane, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Brass
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Beech
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Bentwood, Plywood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Rattan, Bentwood
1910s German Jugendstil Vintage Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Fabric, Bentwood
1910s German Vienna Secession Vintage Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Brass
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Jacob and Josef Kohn Seating
Brass