Bentwood Furniture
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1950s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Mohair, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Beech, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bamboo, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1950s Czech Industrial Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fiberglass, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
1970s Slovak Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Country Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Pine
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Enamel
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Canvas, Bentwood
1880s Austrian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Rope, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century European Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Glass, Maple, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1920s Austrian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Oak, Bentwood
1950s German Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s Polish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood
Mid-20th Century American Native American Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Wood
1970s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Canvas, Bentwood
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood, Upholstery
2010s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Laminate, Birch, Bentwood, Plywood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Ceramic, Rattan
20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Canvas, Bentwood, Plywood
1980s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1930s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Beech
Mid-20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1910s Czech Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
2010s British Bentwood Furniture
Stainless Steel
1980s European Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Japanese Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Rope, Beech, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1980s Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
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.