Bentwood Furniture
1970s Czech Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1960s European Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Cane
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Brass
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Resin, Epoxy Resin, Ash, Bentwood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Birch, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Wool, Bentwood, Coconut
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Oak, Bentwood
20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
2010s Asian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Ash
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Walnut, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Steel
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Italian Hollywood Regency Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s Estonian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Steel
20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
Early 20th Century American Adirondack Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 19th Century European Aesthetic Movement Antique Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood, Giltwood
1840s Norwegian Baroque Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Pine
Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture
Canvas, Bentwood
1870s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1950s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Hardwood, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1940s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
2010s Pakistani Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Paint, Acrylic, Ash
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1920s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Willow
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1940s Dutch Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Oak, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Mirror, Beech, Bentwood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Mirror, Wood, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1940s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Plastic, Bentwood
2010s Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Velvet, Bentwood, Ash
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1950s French Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Birch, Bentwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Upholstery, Mahogany, Bentwood
1880s Austrian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, 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.