Bentwood Furniture
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Steel
1980s American Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Bentwood
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Canvas, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
20th Century Austrian Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1940s Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Steel
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
19th Century British Chinoiserie Antique Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1920s Polish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Rosewood, Bentwood
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Textile, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood, Walnut
1990s Italian Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture
Steel
2010s Austrian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wicker, Wood, Beech, Bentwood, Paint
1970s Japanese Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1970s American Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1960s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
2010s Austrian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wicker, Wood, Beech, Bentwood, Paint
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Resin, Bentwood, Ash, Epoxy Resin
Early 20th Century American Classical Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1980s Swedish Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
Early 20th Century Austrian Belle Époque Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
2010s Austrian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wicker, Wood, Beech, Bentwood, Paint
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Birch, Bentwood
1890s Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Wool, Beech, Bentwood, Silk, Elm
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Bentwood Furniture
Resin, Epoxy Resin, Ash, Bentwood
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Ash
1970s Austrian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Revival Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
20th Century Polish Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Walnut, Bentwood
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Resin, Bentwood, Ash, Epoxy Resin
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Resin, Bentwood, Ash, Epoxy Resin
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Glass, Resin, Epoxy Resin, Ash, Bentwood
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Resin, Bentwood, Ash, Epoxy Resin
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood, Oak
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
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.