Bentwood Furniture
1960s Chinese Hollywood Regency Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
2010s Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Ash, Bentwood
2010s Asian Japonisme Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood, Ash, Oak
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1980s Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Bentwood Furniture
Wicker, Rattan, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Textile, Oak, Bentwood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1960s Space Age Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wicker, Cane, Bentwood
1920s Austrian Arts and Crafts Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Fabric, Upholstery
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Steel
1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Teak, Bentwood
1960s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1980s American Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Bentwood
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Canvas, Bentwood
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Suede, Oak, Bentwood
1990s Italian Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture
Glass, Bentwood, Cherry
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood, Beech
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1970s Danish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Canvas, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Bentwood Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Macedonian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1910s Hungarian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1940s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Oak, Bentwood, Plywood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1990s Italian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Steel
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1980s Czech Minimalist Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Upholstery, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Slovak Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Late 19th Century European Aesthetic Movement Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Oak, Bentwood
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Brass
2010s American Modern Bentwood Furniture
Steel, Iron
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Rope, Bentwood
1970s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Canvas, Beech, Bentwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Beech, Bentwood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Hardwood, Bentwood
2010s Italian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Sheepskin, Upholstery, Bentwood
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Organic Material, Acrylic, Wood, Bentwood, Cypress
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Textile, Rattan, Bentwood
1960s Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood, Paint
1940s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, 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.