Bentwood Furniture
20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1990s Bentwood Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Bentwood, Wicker
1940s American Adirondack Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
2010s Unknown Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Hardwood, Ash, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Glass, Bentwood
Early 2000s Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Mohair, Bentwood
1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Other
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Canvas, Hardwood, Beech, Bentwood
20th Century Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Early 1900s German Arts and Crafts Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture
Goatskin, Resin, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bronze
1970s Swedish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood, Beech
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood, Cypress
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Wood, Bentwood
2010s Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Hardwood, Bentwood, Ash
Early 20th Century American Other Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bentwood Furniture
Steel
20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Bohemian Bentwood Furniture
Bamboo, Rattan, Bentwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Walnut, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
2010s Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Early 2000s Danish Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Danish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1940s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Unknown Modern Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1970s Danish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Late 20th Century American Space Age Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Velvet, Foam, Laminate, Wood, Bentwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Hardwood, Bentwood
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood
1970s Singaporean Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Teak, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Bentwood Furniture
Willow, Bentwood
1850s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Wicker, Bentwood
1980s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
2010s Unknown Modern Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Ash, Bentwood
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood, Cypress
Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Austrian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Beech, Bentwood
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood, Lacquer
Early 2000s Danish Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1910s American Edwardian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Oak, Bentwood
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Hardwood, 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.