Bentwood Furniture
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
2010s Italian Bentwood Furniture
Glass, Wood, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Canvas, Beech, Bentwood
20th Century Aesthetic Movement Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Aluminum
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1920s American Country Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1930s Italian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Beech
1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Hardwood, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Chinese Folk Art Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Stone
1970s Croatian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rush, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Empire Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Birch, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1930s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1920s Austrian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cotton, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1970s Croatian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood, Rattan
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
2010s American Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 19th Century Norwegian Folk Art Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Pine
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1980s Czech Minimalist Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Upholstery, Bentwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Suede, Bentwood
1920s Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Bentwood Furniture
Natural Fiber, Wood, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Plexiglass, Bentwood, Paper
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.