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Material: Bentwood
Antique Chinese Lacquered Flip-Up Travel Shaving Jewellery Box Vanity Mirror
Located in Wembley, GB
Antique Chinese Lacquered Flip-Up Travel Shaving Jewelry Box Vanity Mirror Vintage Wooden Jewellery Box & Mirror Decorative Box & Lid Hand P...
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1960s Chinese Hollywood Regency Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Metal

Cataract Chair II by Raka Studio
Located in Cape Girardeau, MO
Cataract II a side/filler chair made in solid ashwood by bending wood. Three of the legs have been made using the wood-bending technique to adopt an abstract natural wave-like design...
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2010s Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Velvet, Ash, Bentwood

Sculpture - Wooden Sculpture - Form No. 9 - Vrksa Series
Located in Cape Girardeau, MO
The Form No. 9 of the Vrksa Series of works demonstrates the flow of wood; the emerging and the reduction of wood while retaining an organic form, creating a spectacle of shadows whe...
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2010s Asian Japonisme Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Wood, Bentwood, Ash, Oak

(9) Don Pettit Bentwood Armchairs for Knoll International
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a nice set of chairs by Don Petit for Knoll International. They have bentwood arms and a nice Knoll fabric. There are (11) chairs available.
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Bentwood

1980s Post-Modern Memphis Style Chairs, 3 Pairs Available
Located in Miami, FL
1980s Post-Modern Memphis Style chairs- 3 Pairs available Offered for sale is a pair of 1980s Post-Modern Memphis Style accent chairs with bent...
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1980s Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Metal

Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Sofa by Jan Bočan, Czech Republic, 1970s
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Sofa by Jan Bočan, Czech Republic, 1970s This striking bentwood two-seater sofa was designed by renowned Czech architect and designer Jan Bočan in the 19...
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1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Bentwood

Mid Century Modern Chair with Bentwood Back & Black Vinyl by Clifford Pascoe
Located in Freehold, NJ
This mid century modern accent chair by Clifford Pascoe features wrought iron frame, bentwood seat back and vintage vinyl upholstery. Dimensions: 16w 15.5d 29.5h 18.25sh Condition ...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Bentwood

Oriental Fisherman Basket with Large Wooden Handle
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Chinese style fisherman or grain basket features the traditional shape with rounded sides and wooden rim and large handle. The strong, flexible wicker or willow strips are skillfully woven into a delicate pattern that emphasizes the rounded form of the basket; prominent solid wood elements juxtapose the fine texture of the weave. The basket is in good vintage condition with beautiful, age-appropriate patina on wood; its convenient size and shape allow it to be used as decorative storage piece, large ikebana basket...
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20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Wicker, Rattan, Bentwood

Stool 60 with finger joint seat by Alvar Aalto for Artek, 1960s
Located in Centreville, VA
1960s model with five slits in the L-legs and a finger-joint detail on the seat. Date of Manufacture: circa 1960s "The finger joint detail vanished in the mid 1960s. (The finger joi...
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Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Bentwood

Boomerang Armchair By Ton, Czechoslovakia 1960s
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful vintage armchair produced by TON company in 1960s. The armchair is known as the Boomerang chair, named after the shape of the armrests which are made of bent woods and slig...
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1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Textile, Oak, Bentwood

Bauhaus Thonet Folding Chair, B 751
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1930s, Czechoslovakia - Original (well-) preserved - Marked by maker - Straight and simple design - Publicated in books and catalogues.
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1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Space Age Vintage White Blue Lounge Chairs, 1960s
Located in Vienna, AT
Space Age pair of vintage lounge chairs with white lacquered bentwood frame and blue covered textile fabric cushions from 1960s. While the white lacquered bentwood frame is in distressed condition with signs of age and use like fading, scuffs, abrasions and scratches, the original blue textile fabric is in fair condition, too. It shows some small stains and signs of use. Both lounge chairs are stable, sturdy and very comfortable. The space age lounge chairs were designed 1960s and show the label by Olympic Airways...
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1960s Space Age Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Bentwood

Wicker Cane Bentwood Side Table Thonet Style
Located in New York, NY
A modern bentwood and wicker cane top stool or side drinks table, in the style of Thonet, circa mid-20th century, Europe, possibly Austria. Piece works ...
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Wicker, Cane, Bentwood

Antique Bentwood Bistro Cafe Chairs by Josef Hoffman for Thonet
Located in Detroit, MI
This set of four antique bentwood cafe chairs designed by Josef Hoffman and manufactured by Thonet are circa 1920. The iconic bentwood cafe bistro chair has a simple design with eleg...
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1920s Austrian Arts and Crafts Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Wood, Bentwood

Pair of H269 Lounge Chairs by Jindřich Halabala for Up Závody Brno, 1930s
Located in Lucenec, SK
Pair of iconic H-269 lounge chairs by Jindrich Halabala for Up Závody Brno Czechoslovakia, 1930s. The armchairs have been reupholstered in the past (due to the condition of the uphol...
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Bentwood, Fabric, Upholstery

Artifort F598 Groovy Armchair by Pierre Paulin, M-Chair
Located in The Hague, NL
Born in Paris in 1927, Pierre Paulin a created his best known pieces in cooperation with the Dutch manufacturer Artifort. The Tongue chair, the Ribbon chair, the Tulip — to name but ...
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Steel

Set of Four ‘Eva’ Chairs by Sven-Erik Fryklund for Hagafors Stolfabrik AB
Located in Miami, FL
Set of Four ‘Eva’ Chairs by Sven-Erik Fryklund for Hagafors Stolfabrik AB. Made in Sweden.
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1960s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Wood, Teak, Bentwood

Pair of Thonet Style Bentwood Dining Chairs, Italy 60s
Located in Lucija, SI
Pair of dining chairs in the style of Thonet bentwood chair. The chairs were made in Italy in the 60s. Both in good vintage condition. With minor traces of use and age.
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1960s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Cane, Bentwood

Classic Set of 6 Bentwood Cafe Dining Chairs, Attributed to Thonet
Located in Buffalo, NY
Classic set of 6 bentwood cafe dining chairs attributed to Thonet, recently reupholstered in a leopard print fabric, set consists of 4 matching chair...
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1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Bentwood

Set of Six Bentwood Arm Dining Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
Set of Six Bentwood Arm Dining Chairs In the style of Thonet. Seats have been recently reupholstered, wood has a dark mahogany finish. Selling as a s...
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1980s American Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Wood, Bentwood

1970s, Swedish design by Ake Fribyter for Nelo, Kroken lounge chair, original.
Located in Tarm, 82
1970s, Swedish design by Ake Fribyter, "Kroken" lounge chair. Original upholstery in dark brown leather with nice patina. Removable headrest and sea...
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1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Leather, Canvas, Bentwood

Pair of night stands in brass and suede by RUF International, 1970s
By RUF International
Located in amstelveen, NL
Rare pair of bedsides from the German manufacturer Ruf International in the 70s. Very good manufacturing quality, fluid opening of drawers. The sides are covered with brown suede whi...
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1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Suede, Oak, Bentwood

Wall Mirror Cherry Wood Frosted Glass Calligaris Square Modern Italy 1990s
Located in Palermo, IT
Calligaris Square mirror with curved cherrywood frame and ground glass. Italian production of the 1990s. NOTE: We offer our customers an excellent and professional service in inte...
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1990s Italian Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Glass, Bentwood, Cherry

Marcel Kammerer Settee Bench Seat, Thonet Austria, Turquoise Green Leather, 1910
Located in Hausmannstätten, AT
A fantastic settee designed by Marcel Kammerer and manufactured by Thonet, Austria, circa 1910. It is made of dark or almost black stained beech wood in mahogany tone and French pol...
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Leather, Bentwood, Beech

Thonet Bentwood Plant Stand/ Pedestal Mod. 9531 Art Nouveau, Austria circa 1915
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Awesome Art Nouveau bentwood pedestal from the renowned company of Thonet Vienna around 1906. This outstanding designed flower stand Mod.Nr. 9531 provides two round levels, connected...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Beech wood and leather Desk Lamp by Anna Ehrner for Atelje Lyktan, 1970s, Sweden
Located in Værløse, DK
A substantial beech wood and leather desk lamp by Anna Ehrner for Ateljé Lyktan. A Nordic vibe to any beautiful space. * A bent beech wo...
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1970s Danish Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Bentwood

1970s, Scandinavian design, lounge chair, original condition, leather, bent wood
Located in Tarm, 82
1970s, Scandinavian design. Lounge chairs in original very good condition: no smells, no stains, stable construction. Original brown furniture leather, bent wood. Chairs are classic ...
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1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Leather, Beech, Bentwood

Don Pettit for Knoll #1105 Bentwood Armchairs Set of Five
Located in East Freetown, MA
Set of five bentwood office chairs by Don Pettit for Knoll International with tag and label. With original orange fabric and cushions (stiff).
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Fabric, Bentwood

1970s, Swedish Design by Ake Fribyter for Nelo, Set of Two Kroken Lounge Chair
Located in Tarm, 82
70s, Swedish design by Ake Fribyter. Set of two Kroken lounge chair. Original upholstery in black leather. Removable headrest and seat with backrest...
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1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Leather, Canvas, Bentwood

Black Art Nouveau Display Cabinet by Josef Hoffmann for Thonet, AT ca. 1905
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Another rarity in our highly demanded Art Nouveau furniture collection: an absolute fantastic, unusual black display cabinet from the early perio...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Brass

Bentwood Stool or Drinks Table
Located in New York, NY
A rich modern European bentwood stool or drinks table, Midcentury Modern period, circa mid-20th century, Yugoslavia. Marked "Made in Yugoslavia" underneath as shown in last image. Di...
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Mid-20th Century Macedonian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Wood, Bentwood

Secession dining chairs no.413 by Josef Hoffmann for Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Secession dining chairs no.413 by Josef Hoffmann for Thonet Debrecen in very nice original condition.
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1910s Hungarian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Art Deco Armchairs by J. Halabala, Model H269, Made by THONET, 1930s, Set of 2
Located in Wrocław, Poland
Set of two Art Deco armchairs designed by famous Jindrich Halabala in 1930s in Czechoslovakia. One of his iconic models, H269. The armchairs have been professionally restored, reupho...
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1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Thonet Bentwood Bistro Chair, Czechoslovakia 1940s
Located in Zohor, SK
Beautiful vintage chair designed by Thonet. Bentwood details and construction makes this piece a timeless item. Plywood seat and backrest. Strong oak wood. The chair was partially re...
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1940s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Oak, Bentwood, Plywood

Original Otto Prutscher&Kohn Jacob/Josef Jugendstil Wiener Werkstätte
Located in Vienna, AT
Originally made by Thonet with the Nr: 567 - for the Café Heinrichshof - oposite the Vienna States Opera House, destroid 1945. Published first in 1908 in a "Sesselalbum" by Thonet (J...
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Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Revers Chair by Andrea Branzi for Cassina Italian Design 1993
Located in DE MEERN, NL
Timeless piece of design history – the Pre-loved Revers Chair by Andrea Branzi for Cassina. This iconic armchair, dating back...
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1990s Italian Modern Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Steel

Scandinavian Modern White ECO Wood 20" Chandelier Pendant
Located in Beaverton, OR
This stunning White ECO wood veneer pendant light is the perfect way to add a touch of nature and elegance to your home. Handcrafted from the...
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2010s American Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Wood, Bentwood

1980s Bouclé Armchair by TON
Located in High Point, NC
An upholstered wooden armchair with a unique Mid-Century Modern silhouette. Made in the 1980s by TON, this piece showcases the innovative yet humane design for which the Czech furnit...
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1980s Czech Minimalist Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Bouclé, Upholstery, Bentwood

Westnofa Mid Century Siesta Norwegian Bentwood and Leather Lounge Chairs - Pair
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Westnofa Mid Century Siesta Norwegian Bentwood and Leather Lounge Chairs - Pair Each chair measures: 26 wide x 35 deep x 38 high, with a seat height/chair clearance of 16 inches Al...
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Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Leather, Bentwood

Rare Estrid Ericson Table Mirror, Svenskt Tenn, 1940s
Located in Stockholm, SE
Mirror 2492, also called "Lagerbladsspegeln", designed by Estrid Ericson in 1941.
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1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Metal

Original of Time Otto Wagner Armchair 1901 Jugendstil, Secession Style, 1901
Located in Vienna, AT
As pioneer and master of the Modern, Otto Wagner seized the then rather new technique of bending Wood for his furniture designs. The design of this armchair dated back in 1901. This ...
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Bentwood dining room chair no.14 by Thonet
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Bentwood dining room chair no.14 by Thonet. Professionally stained and repolished.
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Early 1900s Slovak Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Beech, Bentwood

Rare Thonet Settee with Cushions
Located in Whaley Bridge, GB
K0208 Rare ebonised sofa by Thonet, having shaped top rail with kidney shaped back, generous seat and open scroll arms, standing on outsewpt legs, all w...
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Late 19th Century European Aesthetic Movement Antique Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Bentwood

Rare Thonet Settee with Cushions
Rare Thonet Settee with Cushions
$4,084 Sale Price
35% Off
Form No. 8 - Vrksa Series by Raka Studio - Wooden Wall Sculpture in Red Oak
Located in Cape Girardeau, MO
The Forms; our sculptural series aims to explore the possibilities that wood can reach and the working techniques used by the Studio to produce their works. Form No. 8 exceeds conv...
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2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Oak, Bentwood

Scandinavian Modern "Anna" Pendant Dark Stained Wood, Atelje Lyktan Sweden 1970s
Located in Silkeborg, Silkeborg
Vintage "Anna" pendant designed by Anna Ehrner for Ateljé Lyktan, Sweden. Made in the 1970s. The lamp is made of bent dark stained wood with brass details. It wears its original off...
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1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Brass

Bent Metal Table with Wood Legs in the Trompe L'oeil Style of John Dickinson
Located in Bronx, NY
Bent Metal Table with Wood Legs in the Trompe L'oeil Style of John Dickinson A truly unique and original console table crafted from solid wood and be...
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2010s American Modern Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Steel, Iron

Vintage Organic Interwoven Abstract Bent Wood Wall Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage Organic Interwoven Abstract Bent Wood Wall Sculpture Offered for sale is an interesting wall sculpture made of interwoven bent wood pieces to form an organic yet abstract w...
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Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Bentwood

Åke Fribytter for Nelo "Kroken" Buffalo Black Leather Bentwood Cantilever Chair
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Kroken Buffalo Black Leather Blonde Bentwood Cantilever Chair by Åke Fribytter for Nelo Sweden 1970s Extra dimensions Seat height: 38cm at...
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Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Leather, Rope, Bentwood

1970s, Norwegian design by Ingmar Relling for Westnofa, model "Siesta".
Located in Tarm, 82
1970s, Norwegian design by Ingmar Relling for Westnofa, model "Siesta". Light brown furniture leather, bent beech wood, canvas. Original very good condition: no smells, no stains and...
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1970s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Leather, Canvas, Beech, Bentwood

Eero Saarinen for Knoll Bentwood Executive Dining Chairs - Set of 8
Located in Franklin Park, IL
Eero Saarinen for Knoll Mid Century Bentwood Executive Dining Chairs - Set of 8 Each armless chair measures: 22 wide x 21 deep x 31 high, with a seat height of 18.75 inches Each cap...
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Bentwood

Pair of Beautiful Midcentury Pendants, Fully Rewired
Located in Berkeley, CA
Stunning original pair of MCM, Mid-Century Modern pendant lights that have been fully rewired, tip to toe, with UL certified parts by a restoration specialist...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Brass

Pair 1940s Jindřich Halabala H-227 Bentwood Armchairs with Original Upholstery
Located in Almelo, NL
Pair of 1940s Jindřich Halabala H-227 Bentwood Armchairs with Original Upholstery This distinguished pair of H-227 bentwood armchairs was designed in the 1940s by Jindřich Halabala,...
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Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Upholstery, Beech, Bentwood

Bentwood Dining Chairs 1960s, Set of 6
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Restored bentwood dining chairs in ash wood and white velvet from the 1960s. Set of 6. Great design, that lets the chairs flow through the room and seats in room as center piece. ...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Velvet, Hardwood, Bentwood

Bentwood Dining Chairs 1960s, Set of 6
Bentwood Dining Chairs 1960s, Set of 6
$3,798 Sale Price / set
44% Off
Shape modern desk in Eucalyptus with leather top
Located in Desio, IT
Desk from the Shape line, characterized by its curved lines and enhanced by the leather top, presented in Eucalyptus rope F129. Equipped with two large drawers with rallenty system. ...
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2010s Italian Modern Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Leather, Bentwood

1940s Kozelka & Kropacek Armchairs in Texel Sheepskin & Middle Brown Frame
Located in Almelo, NL
Mid-Century Czech design by Kozelka & Kropacek, reupholstered in luxurious Texel sheepskin with warm middle brown bentwood frames. Comfort, craftsmanship, and timeless style. Desig...
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1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Sheepskin, Upholstery, Bentwood

Danish Modern-Limited Edition Cypress 24" Chandelier Pendant
Located in Beaverton, OR
This pendant light features a contemporary Mid-Century Modern design with Scandinavian influences, showcasing a minimalist silhouette made from cypress wood veneer. Each piece is a u...
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2010s American Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Organic Material, Acrylic, Wood, Bentwood, Cypress

1970s Axel Enthoven Rattan Dining Chairs With Mackenzie Childs Fabric-Set of Six
Located in Roanoke, VA
This set of six 1970s dining chairs designed by Axel Enthoven for Rohe is a true gem. The chairs have been professionally upholstered in a playful yet sophisticated Mackenzie Childs ...
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1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Textile, Rattan, Bentwood

Set of 6 Josef Hoffman Bentwood & Cane Side Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of 6 Jose Hoffman Bentwood & Cane Side Chairs Designed by Hoffman for Thonet in the 1920's Produced in Poland in the 1960's by FMG in Poland 18W x 22D x 32H Seat Height 19"
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1960s Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Cane, Bentwood

4 Black Bentwood & Cane Josef Hoffman Prague 811 Armchairs for Stendig by Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
Iconic vintage Bauhaus black painted bentwood & cane Josef Hoffman Prague 811 armchairs imported by Stendig for Thonet, a set of 4. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that these are vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear even if it has been refinished or restored. Specifically, there have been a few small repairs in the caning of all chairs and one chair seat has been replaced completely. It has been replaced with sheet cane and not individually woven. Please see photos, zoom in for details, and see long description as they are part of the condition report. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, Early to Mid-20th Century. Much like a fine wine or the Mona Lisa, some things just get better with age… That’s just a fact! Including these iconic vintage black painted bentwood & cane Josef Hoffman Prague 811 armchairs by Stendig for Thonet! Talk about the ability to withstand the hands of time!! This Josef Hoffman 811 chair was originally designed in 1925 but remains a current and fabulous design that is highly sought after today. This set of 4 is comprised of beautiful black painted bentwood frames bearing slender rounded arms, slightly flared legs, and marvelous natural cane seats AND backs!! SPECTACULAR!!! Can’t you just SEE these beauties surrounding your kitchen table, breakfast nook, game table, or simply used as extra seating in the family room? We certainly can! Just the right touch of Bauhaus magnificence to any room and they’re sure to complement your home with their classic, historical excellence, whatever your style whether its Bauhaus, Art Deco, Mid-Century Modern, or Modern!! Josef Hoffman was one of Austria's most important architects and designers and was central to the development of art and design in Vienna. He grew up with three sisters and was nicknamed Pepo. His father was the town mayor and a successful businessman. He was a founding member of the Vienna Secession, a radical anti-historicist movement, and together with Koloman Moser created the Wiener Werkstatte cooperative workshop. A highly individualistic architect and designer, Hoffmann's work combined the simplicity of craft production with a refined aesthetic ornament. Between 1901 and 1905, he designed four villas in Vienna and a sanatorium in Brussels that was called “Stoclet House”, for which he developed a “cubistic” language of form, with an emphasis on straight, unadorned lines. In 1905, he established the Kunstschau with painter Gustav Klimt and, two years later, founded the Deutscher Werkbund. Hoffmann worked well into his 80s, continuing to use the geometric motifs that influenced the art deco style of the 1920s. In 1928 his work appeared in the Art in Industry exhibition held at Macy’s in New York City, where it exerted a strong influence on American designer Donald Deskey. Hoffmann is one of the seminal figures in the modern decorative arts movement of the first half of the 20th century. Stendig was totally the brainchild and passion of Charles W. Stendig. You cannot write or talk about Stendig without explaining Charles. He was a pioneer of import goods in the mid-century. After serving in WWII as a paratrooper, he studied business with emphasis on international trade at NYU and City College of New York. Afterward first working for Raymor, another pioneering distribution company, for about two years, departing to start his own business: Stendig. He opened his first showroom in 1956 in midtown Manhattan. He is credited for sparking America’s interest in furniture from Finland, Switzerland, Italy, and Czechoslovakia. He imported from the likes of Thonet, Asko, and De Sede; and from iconic designers including Le Corbusier, Josef Hoffmann, Eero Aarnio, Tapio Wirkkala, Marcel Breuer, Jonathan De Pas, Donato D’Urbino, Paolo Lomazzi, Carlo Mollino, Carlo Scarpa, and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni to name just a few. By the late 1960’s, Stendig had showrooms in Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco with a large headquarters in NYC. They were exciting and good times but short lived. The business was a challenge and when an offer was made by Burlington Industries to purchase, Charles agreed. He stayed on till 1976 to oversee and then retired. I have searched the internet to no avail to find out if a Stendig division is still in operation. But I can only find the Stendig Calendar, the only calendar in MoMA’s collection, which was designed for Stendig by Mossimo Vignelli, still offered. But I am having a hard time deciding who is creating and offering it. I do know Burlington Industries was bankrupt by 2001, purchased in 2003, merged with Cone Mills in 2004 and subsequently into ITG or International Textile Group. But the Stendig name reins as an icon of high style mid-century offerings. Thonet was founded by Michael Thonet. Michael was born in 1796 and was apprenticed by his father to a cabinetmaker. Shortly after he married, Michael opened his one-man cabinetmaking shop creating furniture and cabinetry in the traditional manner by carving the needed parts and then joining them together. In 1830 he began experimenting with bending wood into curved shapes and thus began a successful furniture company that has remained continually in operation for nearly 200 years. Thonet’s early work was very Biedermeier in style and not made for the common man. Gradually his designs became more Art Nouveau. In 1951 his chairs for the Crystal Palace at the London World’s Fair won a prize medal and by the late 1950s he began to make his first “consumer” chair. In 1875, a year before Michael’s death, Thonet’s five factories made 620,000 chairs. Then in 1876 after his death the company became Gebruder Thonet. But all was not roses. In 1869 the Thonet patents lapsed and by 1893 there were 52 bentwood companies in Europe. However, Thonet persevered. They branched out. They merged. They added designs by Le Corbusier and Breuer and alternative materials such as tubular chrome in place of bentwood to their offerings. Business boomed and waned through the years and there was even a Thonet revival, so to speak, beginning in the 1940s on into the mid-20th century. Till today, in the 21st century, Thonet is still a furniture company to be reckoned with almost 200 years later. We are in love with this iconic set of 4 Prague 811 chairs...
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Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture

Materials

Cane, Bentwood, Paint

Burgundy armchair by Jindřich Halabala
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Burgundy armchair H227 by Jindřich Halabala. Professionally stained and repolished.
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1940s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture

Materials

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.

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