Bentwood Furniture
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Brass
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Mirror, Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1990s Italian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Hardwood, Bentwood
Early 1900s Czech Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1890s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1980s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Hardwood, Beech, Bentwood
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1930s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood
1970s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Danish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1950s French French Provincial Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Bentwood, Beech, Natural Fiber
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wicker, Cane, Bentwood
1970s Croatian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Upholstery, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Jute, Bentwood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Hardwood, Bentwood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Canvas, Bentwood
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Czech Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Bentwood
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1940s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Pakistani Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1990s Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1980s Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1910s Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood
19th Century Italian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Lacquer, Bentwood
Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal, Chrome
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.