Bentwood Furniture
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Birch, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1890s Swedish Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Antique Bentwood Furniture
Ormolu
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Pine, Bentwood
1890s Czech Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Rattan, Beech
1920s English Industrial Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Brass
2010s Pakistani Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Ash
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood, Wicker
Late 19th Century French Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood, Ash, Oak
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Mahogany
2010s Pakistani Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Paint, Acrylic, Ash
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Ash, Bentwood
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood, Cypress
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Danish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Enamel
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Resin, Epoxy Resin, Ash, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1930s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Glass, Beech, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal, Chrome, Iron
1930s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Walnut
1950s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Hardwood, Bentwood
1880s European Late Victorian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1980s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Plastic, Bentwood, Paper
1910s German Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Hardwood, Bentwood
1960s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
Early 20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Victorian Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
19th Century American Folk Art Antique Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Teak, Bentwood
1970s Campaign Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1930s Swedish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century French Empire Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Hardwood, Bentwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1960s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, 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.