Bentwood Furniture
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1910s Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1920s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Country Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Brass
20th Century Italian Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Aluminum, Stainless Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal, Chrome
1960s Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Faux Leather, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1970s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Mid-19th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Antique Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1810s English Regency Antique Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
Early 1900s Czech Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 20th Century Unknown Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Late 20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Wicker, Bentwood
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Elm, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood, Birch
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Hardwood, Bentwood
1980s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Mirror, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Beech, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Faux Leather, Bentwood, Paint
20th Century American American Craftsman Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Asian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Glass, Bentwood
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Hardwood, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1920s English Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Faux Leather, Bentwood
1880s English Victorian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Slovak Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Czech Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
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.