Bentwood Furniture
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood, Upholstery
2010s Pakistani Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood, Wood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1910s Czech Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s Austrian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Oak, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Bentwood Furniture
Gold Leaf
1980s European Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Native American Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Wood
2010s British Bentwood Furniture
Stainless Steel
19th Century Early Victorian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood, Giltwood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Rope, Beech, Bentwood
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Canvas, Wood, Bentwood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bamboo, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wicker, Cane, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Beech, Bentwood
1940s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1930s German Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rope, Beech, Bentwood
1970s Japanese Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Beech, Bentwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1970s Slovak Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1980s Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
19th Century Antique Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1980s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1890s British Arts and Crafts Antique Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Laminate, Bentwood
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Walnut
Early 1900s Austrian Art Deco Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1970s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood, Fabric, Upholstery
1970s Swedish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1880s European High Victorian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Campaign Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal, Chrome
1940s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Hemp, Rope, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Brass
2010s Tibetan Tibetan Bentwood Furniture
Stone
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1930s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Pine, Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau 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.