Bentwood Furniture
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Brass
19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Japanese Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Faux Leather, Naugahyde, Wood, Hardwood, Bentwood, Plywood
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s American Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
1940s Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Sheepskin, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Pine
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Rubber, Bentwood, Plywood
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Birch, Fabric, Bouclé, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s Dutch Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Brass
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Plexiglass, Bentwood, Paper
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Canvas, Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
Early 20th Century Austrian Empire Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1970s Campaign Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wool, Bentwood
1970s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Leather
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century European Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Fabric
Early 1900s Czech Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Italian Bentwood Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Upholstery, Mahogany, Bentwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Naugahyde
1970s Croatian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rush, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 2000s American Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Mirror, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Czech Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Beech
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.