Bentwood Furniture
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Swedish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Italian Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Wood, Bentwood
2010s Bentwood Furniture
Oak, Bentwood
1830s Scandinavian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s German Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Ash, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Late 20th Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Oak, Bentwood
1940s Swedish Folk Art Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Hardwood, Bentwood
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Pine, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Fabric, Naugahyde, Birch, Bentwood
1980s Danish Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood, Cane
20th Century Italian Empire Bentwood Furniture
Gold Leaf
19th Century Austrian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Cane
2010s Pakistani Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood
1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Beech, Bentwood
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
1920s Austrian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Oak, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Fabric
2010s American Napoleon III Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood, Birch
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
2010s Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Polish Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood, Beech
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Mahogany
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Beech, Bentwood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rope, Bentwood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Beech, Bentwood
1920s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Walnut, Bentwood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1970s North American Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Steel
1930s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Plywood, Wood, Beech, Bentwood
1980s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rosewood, Bentwood
1950s American Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Pine
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Leather, 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.