Bentwood Furniture
Early 1900s Czech Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Textile, Oak, Bentwood
1930s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
19th Century French Edwardian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Iron
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
Early 19th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1940s Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Bentwood Furniture
Iron
1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
2010s American Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1880s Swedish Rustic Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Pine
20th Century Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Upholstery
1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Belgian Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
2010s German Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Marble
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Canvas, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Wool, Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
Early 1900s Slovak Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Bohemian Bentwood Furniture
Textile, Cane, Bentwood
1970s French Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1950s Czech Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s French Provincial Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Beech, Teak, Bentwood
1970s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal, Brass
21st Century and Contemporary American Bentwood Furniture
Resin, Wood, Bentwood, Paper
20th Century Scandinavian Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Birch, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Rubber, Bentwood, Plywood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
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.