Bentwood Furniture
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wool, Oak, Bentwood
Late 20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1890s Austrian Victorian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Lebanese Modern Bentwood Furniture
Hardwood, Teak, Bentwood
1880s Austrian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Bentwood Furniture
Pine, Bentwood, Wood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Canvas, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Ukrainian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Bentwood
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1880s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Birch, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century European Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Beech, Bentwood
1920s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Unknown Primitive Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
2010s Bentwood Furniture
Oak, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal, Steel
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wool, Beech, Bentwood
1980s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1940s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1980s Austrian Hollywood Regency Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Stone
1930s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1930s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Czech Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Glass, Beech, Bentwood
Late 20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Fabric, Bentwood
1960s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1930s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern 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.
Find a collection of antique, new and vintage bentwood furniture on 1stDibs.