Bentwood Furniture
2010s German Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Wood, Bentwood
1970s Dutch Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
2010s Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood, Lacquer
1980s Czech Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Iron
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century American Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Birch, Birdseye Maple
1960s Czech Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bentwood Furniture
Aluminum, Copper, Metal, Brass
2010s German Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Iron
20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Maple, Bentwood
19th Century English Baroque Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Folk Art Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Iron
1980s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Danish Bentwood Furniture
Linen, Bentwood
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Wool, Beech, Bentwood
19th Century Czech Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Italian Napoleon III Antique Bentwood Furniture
Straw, Bentwood
Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Bentwood Furniture
Wicker, Bentwood
Early 1900s French Provincial Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Oak, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Bentwood
20th Century Brazilian Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century French Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Bentwood
1880s French Napoleon III Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1860s Victorian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Canadian Minimalist Bentwood Furniture
Birch, Bentwood, Maple
1960s Italian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal, Chrome
1960s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Beech, Teak, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Bentwood
1960s Czech Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
2010s Italian Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Brass
2010s Italian Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1920s Belgian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, 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.