Bentwood Furniture
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Bentwood
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Brass
Late 20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1880s Austrian Napoleon III Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Textile, Oak, Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Aluminum
18th Century Russian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Pine
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Late 20th Century Taiwanese Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Oak, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1930s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wicker, Cane, Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1970s American Bohemian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1950s French Brutalist Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Straw, Bentwood
Early 19th Century German Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 20th Century American Regency Bentwood Furniture
Mirror, Bentwood
20th Century French Empire Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
19th Century Austrian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Silk, Bentwood
19th Century Austrian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Chinese Rustic Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Willow
1970s Swedish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Oak, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Rustic Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Textile, Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Bentwood Furniture
Elm, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Teak, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood, Walnut
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
2010s Asian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Glass, Bentwood
Early 1900s European Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1810s English Regency Antique Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Ash, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
2010s Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1990s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Early 2000s Bentwood Furniture
Mohair, Bentwood
Late 20th Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Oak, 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.