Bentwood Furniture
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 2000s American Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Paint
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 19th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Beech
1920s Slovak Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1920s Polish Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Czech Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1970s French Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Canvas, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Canadian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Maple, Bentwood, Plywood
1960s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Bentwood Furniture
Iron
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
Early 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s European Victorian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1860s Swiss Aesthetic Movement Antique Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Bentwood Furniture
Natural Fiber, Wood, Hardwood, Bentwood
1990s Slovak Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wool, Bentwood
2010s British Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Acrylic, Wood, Sycamore, Bentwood
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Stainless Steel
1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
1920s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Maple, Bentwood
1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
Early 1900s Scottish Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Bentwood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Laminate, Bentwood
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
19th Century Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Paint
1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood, Upholstery
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1990s Danish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
20th Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s European 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.