Bentwood Furniture
Early 20th Century Austrian Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1970s Croatian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood, Laminate
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s English Industrial Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Steel
1960s Space Age Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Glass, Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Leather
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Wood, Bentwood, Oak
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Rattan, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1930s Austrian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Romanian Minimalist Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Upholstery, Hardwood, Oak, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood, Burl
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1960s Greek Space Age Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Wood, Bentwood, Paint
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Resin, Bentwood, Ash, Epoxy Resin
2010s American Minimalist Bentwood Furniture
Other
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
2010s American Minimalist Bentwood Furniture
Acrylic, Wood, Bentwood, Organic Material
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Organic Material, Acrylic, Laminate, Wood, Hardwood, Bentwood
2010s Pakistani Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Organic Material, Hardwood, Cypress, Acrylic, Wood, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Other
2010s Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Hardwood, Bentwood
2010s South American Minimalist Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Laminate, Bentwood, Lacquer, Organic Material, Acrylic, Wood, Hardwood
2010s Unknown Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood
2010s Unknown Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood, Velvet
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1940s Czech Streamlined Moderne Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1930s Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Oak, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
19th Century Polish Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s American Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1970s Danish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1960s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Naugahyde, Walnut, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Italian Arts and Crafts Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Cherry, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Faux Leather, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique 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.