Bentwood Furniture
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
19th Century Austrian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood, Birch
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wrought Iron
1930s Finnish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Wood, Bentwood, Paint
2010s Guatemalan Modern Bentwood Furniture
Oak, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood, Wood
20th Century Italian Empire Bentwood Furniture
Gold Leaf
Early 1900s Austrian Art Deco Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1980s Danish Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Hardwood, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Maple, Bentwood
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Mirror, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1920s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood, Birch
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1970s Dutch Brutalist Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
20th Century European Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture
Nutwood, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Dutch Organic Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Bentwood
Late 19th Century German Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Brass
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Cane, Beech
Mid-20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Paint, Bentwood, Wood, Canvas
Early 20th Century French Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1960s Austrian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
1950s American Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1880s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Beech
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood, Pine
2010s Unknown Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood, Glass
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Pine, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1970s Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Sheepskin, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
19th Century Austrian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Upholstery
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.