Bentwood Furniture
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Bentwood
20th Century Danish Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Faux Leather, Bentwood, Oak
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s French Georgian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Bentwood Furniture
Walnut, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Upholstery, Mahogany, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Polish Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood, Beech
2010s Italian Bentwood Furniture
Glass, Wood, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Hardwood, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary French Minimalist Bentwood Furniture
Sycamore, Bentwood
Mid-17th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Plywood, Bentwood, Mohair
1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1920s Austrian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cotton, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood, Plywood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Wood, Upholstery, Bentwood, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Canvas, Wood, Bentwood, Paint
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1990s American Native American Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Cedar
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1960s Czech Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture
Canvas, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1980s Italian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Felt, Hemp, Epoxy Resin, Bentwood
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1950s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 19th Century Belgian Empire Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
2010s Canadian Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Maple, Bentwood, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Faux Leather, Bentwood
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Milk Glass, Laminate, Bentwood
1950s Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Wood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
19th Century Arts and Crafts Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood, Rattan
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Rattan, Beech, Teak, Bentwood
Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1940s Italian Baroque Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Glass, 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.