Bentwood Furniture
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Mohair, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Canvas, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Guatemalan Modern Bentwood Furniture
Oak, Bentwood
2010s Pakistani Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Ash, Bentwood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Bentwood Furniture
Wicker, Bentwood
1970s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
2010s American Modern Bentwood Furniture
Steel, Iron
1960s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Danish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Beech, Bentwood
Early 2000s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Steel
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century American American Colonial Bentwood Furniture
Iron
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Faux Leather
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Bentwood
Early 1900s Spanish Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Braid
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Organic Material, Acrylic, Wood, Bentwood, Cypress
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Birch, Bentwood
Late 20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Rope, Bentwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Birch, Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
2010s Pakistani Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Laminate
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1860s Austrian Bauhaus Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1950s Hungarian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1940s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1940s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood, Wicker
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
19th Century British Chinoiserie Antique Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1960s Space Age Vintage 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.