Bentwood Furniture
1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Spanish Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Faux Leather, Cane, Bentwood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood, Fabric
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood, Birch, Walnut
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Ceramic, Mirror, Bentwood
1970s Swedish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood, Beech
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
2010s Unknown Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Ash, Bentwood
1970s Danish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Cotton, Upholstery, Beech, Bentwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Walnut, Bentwood
2010s Asian Japonisme Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood, Ash, Oak
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Sheepskin, Beech, Bentwood
1980s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1970s Danish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1970s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Bentwood
2010s Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Other
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Sheepskin, Upholstery, Bentwood
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Hardwood, Bentwood
1910s European Edwardian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s American Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Hardwood, Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Cotton, Walnut, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Birch, Bentwood
1960s Romanian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Victorian Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Sheepskin, Beech, Bentwood
1940s American Adirondack Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Deco Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood, Plywood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Birch, Bentwood
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Acrylic, Wood, Bentwood
20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Other
Early 1900s Austrian Art Deco Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood, Cypress
1910s American Edwardian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1990s Bentwood Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Bentwood, Wicker
Late 19th Century Polish Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Wicker, Bentwood
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Paint
2010s American Minimalist Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Organic Material, Hardwood, Cypress, Acrylic, Wood, 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.