Bentwood Furniture
1950s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Austrian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Bentwood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wool, Oak, Bentwood
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Bentwood
1940s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Czech Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Early 19th Century Belgian Empire Antique Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1970s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1960s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Upholstery
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Central Asian Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Italian Space Age Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Milk Glass, Laminate, Bentwood
1950s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Canadian Minimalist Bentwood Furniture
Birch, Maple, Bentwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
2010s French Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Folk Art Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Czech Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Czech Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Bentwood
1970s Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Italian Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Brass
Early 19th Century German Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 2000s Canadian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Birch, Maple, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1760s Italian Adirondack Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Canadian Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Maple, Bentwood, Plywood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Elm, Bentwood
1960s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1940s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Beech, Bentwood
1950s Czech Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Czech Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Czech Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s North American Modern Bentwood Furniture
Copper, Foil
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Italian Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Bentwood Furniture
Elm, 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.