Bentwood Furniture
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century French Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Early 1900s Italian Primitive Antique Bentwood Furniture
Cowhide, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Bentwood Furniture
Natural Fiber, Wood, Bentwood
Early 1900s Ukrainian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Bentwood
1920s Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 19th Century Belgian Empire Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture
Canvas, Bentwood
20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Iron
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1980s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Steel, Chrome
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Wood, Bentwood
1930s Czech Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century Danish Bentwood Furniture
Oak, Leather, Faux Leather, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s Austrian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Birch, Bentwood, Plywood, Lacquer
1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Teak, Bentwood, Plywood
2010s Saudi Arabian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Slovak Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1940s Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Sheepskin, Bentwood
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Bentwood
1730s Dutch Renaissance Revival Antique Bentwood Furniture
Canvas, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood, Cypress
21st Century and Contemporary American Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Upholstery, Walnut, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century French Bentwood Furniture
Walnut, Bentwood
20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Bentwood
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Rope, Bentwood
1960s Industrial Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Glass, Bentwood
Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1960s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Oak, Bentwood
1960s Finnish Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Laminate, Bentwood
1970s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Suede, Bentwood, Plywood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Czech Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Bentwood
19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique 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.