Bentwood Furniture
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Cowhide
2010s Streamlined Moderne Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Ash
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s English Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Upholstery, Wicker, Bentwood
1910s Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Unknown Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Wood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 19th Century Norwegian Folk Art Antique Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood, Pine
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Suede, Birch, Bentwood
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
2010s Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Arts and Crafts Bentwood Furniture
Hide, Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Glass, Walnut, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Italian Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Wood, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Canadian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Maple, Bentwood
2010s Pakistani Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Glass, Bentwood
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Brass
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood, Beech
1970s American Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Upholstery
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Brass
2010s Spanish Bentwood Furniture
Raffia, Bentwood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Steel
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1970s Czech Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Burmese Other Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Mirror, Bentwood, Giltwood
19th Century English Victorian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s Austrian Edwardian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Brass
2010s Pakistani Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood, Ash
19th Century German Mid-Century Modern Antique Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1920s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Oak, Bentwood
1880s European Victorian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Mirror, Bentwood
1920s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Brass
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Polish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
20th Century Italian Other Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Finnish 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.
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