Bentwood Furniture
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rush, Bentwood
Early 1900s Czech Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Bentwood
Late 20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Wicker, Bentwood
1880s European Victorian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Mirror, Bentwood
Early 20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1960s Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Bentwood Furniture
Textile, Bentwood
1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Sheepskin, Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1970s Italian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Steel
1950s Hungarian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1940s Austrian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Hungarian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Hungarian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Hungarian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1910s Hungarian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1940s Hungarian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Hungarian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s Austrian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Hungarian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1950s Hungarian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1890s Hungarian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s Austrian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s American Minimalist Bentwood Furniture
Acrylic, Wood, Bentwood, Organic Material
1970s Italian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Crystal
2010s Pakistani Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood
2010s Czech Modern Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, 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 American Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Organic Material, Acrylic, Wood, Bentwood, Cypress
2010s Italian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
2010s South American Minimalist Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Unknown Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood
2010s Unknown Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Ash, Velvet
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1940s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 20th Century Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1940s Czech Streamlined Moderne Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Upholstery, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
20th Century Country Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern 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.