Bentwood Furniture
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1930s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Canvas, Beech, Bentwood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Iron
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
2010s Italian Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Hardwood, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Beech, Bentwood
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1980s German Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Wool, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Laminate, Wood, Walnut, Bentwood
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Oak, Bentwood
2010s Pakistani Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
1920s Dutch Expressionist Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Oak, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1970s Danish Hollywood Regency Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bamboo, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Textile, Oak, Bentwood
Early 1900s English Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Unknown Modern Bentwood Furniture
Glass, Ash, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Bentwood Furniture
Natural Fiber, Wood, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s Dutch Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood, Cane
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1960s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century Italian Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century Polish Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood, Cane
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Mirror, Beech, Bentwood
1930s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Linen, Bentwood
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Sheepskin, Wool, Oak, Bentwood
Early 1900s Czech Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
1920s American American Classical Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1970s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Canvas, Bentwood
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Upholstery, Rosewood, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Cane, Wood
Late 19th Century Antique Bentwood Furniture
Ormolu
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Faux Leather, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Cane, Beech
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1970s Czech Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Czech 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.