Bentwood Furniture
20th Century European Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Stainless Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Walnut, Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Teak, Bentwood
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
Early 1900s Slovak Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Art Glass, Bentwood
Early 1900s Ukrainian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Wood, Beech, Bentwood
19th Century Early Victorian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood, Giltwood
2010s Mexican Modern Bentwood Furniture
Textile, Wood, Bentwood
1880s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1960s Swiss Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood, Plywood
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Art Glass, Bentwood
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Brass
Early 1900s Czech Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 20th Century American Minimalist Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Slovak Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1880s Swedish Rustic Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Pine
2010s Spanish Hollywood Regency Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Wood, Bentwood, Lacquer
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Pine
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1920s Slovak Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1920s Slovak Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
1930s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Marble
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Italian Napoleon III Antique Bentwood Furniture
Straw, Bentwood
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wool, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Bentwood
1970s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
1950s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1980s American Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
19th Century French Provincial Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1910s Slovak Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
1970s Swedish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1860s Swiss Aesthetic Movement Antique Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Early 2000s Norwegian Folk Art Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Pine
20th Century European Bentwood Furniture
Mirror, 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.