Bentwood Furniture
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Bentwood Furniture
Natural Fiber, Wood, Hardwood, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1990s European Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1990s Italian Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture
Stainless Steel
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Brass
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Spanish Hollywood Regency Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Wood, Bentwood, Lacquer
2010s Spanish Hollywood Regency Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Wood, Bentwood, Lacquer
2010s Spanish Hollywood Regency Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Wood, Bentwood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood, Plywood
2010s Danish Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Danish Modern 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.