Bentwood Furniture
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century Austrian Bentwood Furniture
Papercord, Wood, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1920s Dutch Expressionist Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Oak, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Neoclassical Revival Bentwood Furniture
Fruitwood, Bentwood
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Rattan, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s German Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Ash, Bentwood
1890s Czech Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Rattan, Beech
1910s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Cane
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood, Wicker
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1940s Swedish Folk Art Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
19th Century British Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bamboo, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
1920s German Black Forest Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wicker, Cane, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Iron
1930s American Industrial Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Wicker
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
2010s American Minimalist Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Wood
1920s Czech Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
1960s European Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Cane
Early 20th Century Norwegian Folk Art Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Pine
1960s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Early 2000s Czech Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s South American Minimalist Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Glass, Beech, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
2010s British Minimalist Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Walnut, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Rattan, Bentwood
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1970s Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Italian Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Wood, Bentwood
19th Century French Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Fabric, Leather
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.