Bentwood Furniture
1970s Czech Minimalist Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century French Bentwood Furniture
Ceramic, Wood, Bentwood
1880s European Late Victorian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1980s German Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1940s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Neoclassical Revival Bentwood Furniture
Fruitwood, Bentwood
2010s Pakistani Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1990s Danish Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Enamel
20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Finnish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s Slovak Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Cowhide
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1920s Austrian Edwardian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bamboo, Bentwood
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Pine, Bentwood
1970s Bohemian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bamboo, Bentwood
1910s Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Upholstery
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood, Cane
1980s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rosewood, Bentwood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Walnut, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Slovak Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Mirror, Beech, Bentwood
1960s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-19th Century German Belle Époque Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
20th Century Italian Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
19th Century English Victorian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Canvas, Bentwood, Plywood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Iron
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
20th Century Italian Empire Bentwood Furniture
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Faux Leather, Naugahyde, Walnut, Bentwood, Plywood
1970s Danish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1920s Austrian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Walnut, 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.