Bentwood Furniture
1980s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Steel
Early 2000s Belgian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Epoxy Resin, Bentwood
19th Century French Provincial Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Beech, Bentwood
2010s German Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Ceramic, Beech, Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Mirror, Bentwood
2010s Spanish Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Animal Skin
1910s Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Norwegian Folk Art Antique Bentwood Furniture
Birch, Nutwood, Beech, Bentwood
1920s Czech Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1950s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Gold Leaf
1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Maple, Bentwood
1940s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1890s Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1930s American Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Walnut, Bentwood
2010s Spanish Bentwood Furniture
Raffia, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Laminate, Bentwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wicker, Bentwood
20th Century European Bentwood Furniture
Mirror, Bentwood
1970s American Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Upholstery
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Steel
1950s French Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Aluminum
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood
1940s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Birch, Bentwood
1970s Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Resin, Epoxy Resin, Ash, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
Early 1900s Czech Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1880s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1970s Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wool, Beech, Bentwood
1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Hardwood, Bentwood
Early 2000s French Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Shell, Wood, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Mexican Modern Bentwood Furniture
Textile, Wood, Bentwood
Early 2000s American Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
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.