Bentwood Furniture
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Cowhide
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1980s American Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Oak, Bentwood
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Hardwood, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Finnish Country Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Pine
19th Century Italian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Lacquer, Bentwood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Fabric, Leather
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wicker, Cane, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1960s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
19th Century Spanish Rustic Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s German Black Forest Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Plastic, Birch, Bentwood
2010s Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Birch, Bentwood
1970s Swedish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 2000s Chinese Baltic Bentwood Furniture
Silk, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Textile
2010s Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Hardwood, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s Austrian Folk Art Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Swedish Rustic Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal, Brass
1940s Luxembourgish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Rope, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
20th Century Spanish Baroque Revival Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Steel
1990s German Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Bentwood
1970s Bohemian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bamboo, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Onyx
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Laminate, Bentwood
1960s Scandinavian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Steel
20th Century Spanish Spanish Colonial Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1970s Czech Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood, Textile
Early 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern 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.