Bentwood Furniture
Early 2000s French Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Shell, Wood, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Early 2000s American Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Glass, Oak, Bentwood
1970s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal, Brass, Iron
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
Late 20th Century European Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Italian Other Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Italian Other Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
2010s Unknown Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood
1990s Italian Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal, Chrome
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Steel
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1930s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wool, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
2010s Italian Neoclassical Bentwood Furniture
Gold Leaf
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Fabric
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
19th Century Austrian Aesthetic Movement Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Pakistani Modern Bentwood Furniture
Brass
Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Bentwood Furniture
Willow, Bentwood
1990s Italian Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture
Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1990s American Native American Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Cedar
1970s Dutch Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
1960s Czech Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Art Glass, Bentwood
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1910s Slovak Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
1980s Belgian Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1980s Norwegian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
1990s Italian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1970s Slovak Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Birch, Bentwood
20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Steel
2010s German Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1940s Austrian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1980s Austrian Hollywood Regency Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Slovak Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Teak, Bentwood
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture
Steel
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.