Bentwood Furniture
Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Rope, Bentwood
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1950s American Bohemian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bamboo, Cane, Reed, Bentwood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood, Cane
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Beech, Bentwood
2010s Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Guatemalan Modern Bentwood Furniture
Oak, Bentwood
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
19th Century Austrian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Upholstery
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Pakistani Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood
20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Wicker, Wood, Bentwood
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Canvas, Bentwood
1950s Swiss Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
19th Century Spanish Rustic Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1940s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Beech, Bentwood, Plywood, Lacquer
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Mirror, Teak, Bentwood, Plywood
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Brass
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Oak, Bentwood
1950s Austrian Bohemian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Teak, Bentwood
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Hardwood, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1970s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
2010s Pakistani Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
2010s Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Bentwood
1970s Swedish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
Early 20th Century American Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1930s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Textile
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood
Early 2000s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Steel
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Mirror, Wood, Bentwood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Fabric, Naugahyde, Birch, Bentwood
1930s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s Austrian Folk Art Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s Spanish Spanish Colonial Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Faux Leather, Wood, Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Wicker, Bentwood
1970s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
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.