Bentwood Furniture
1760s Italian Adirondack Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Elm, Bentwood
20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Papua New Guinean Tribal Bentwood Furniture
Wicker, Raffia, Paint, Feathers, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1800s French Regency Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Paint
Early 19th Century Belgian Empire Antique Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1950s Hungarian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Upholstery, Bentwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1940s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Enamel, Steel
1930s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Steel
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1970s German Space Age Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Beech, Bentwood, Lacquer
1940s Austrian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Bentwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
2010s Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Bentwood, Ash
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Suede, Bentwood
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Upholstery, Mahogany, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Country Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Mid-19th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Antique Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1930s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1950s Estonian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Finnish Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Laminate, Bentwood
1930s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1880s Austrian Napoleon III Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Walnut, Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
2010s French Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Late 19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Italian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood
2010s American Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1950s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Bentwood Furniture
Willow, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Beech, 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.