Bentwood Furniture
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s German Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Rope
Early 20th Century French Bentwood Furniture
Walnut, Bentwood
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Wood, Bentwood, Paint
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Early 1900s English Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Beech, Bentwood
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Aluminum
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Naugahyde, Walnut, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Glass, Bentwood
1950s Austrian Bohemian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Glass, Bamboo, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
Early 1900s French Provincial Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
2010s Guatemalan Modern Bentwood Furniture
Oak, Bentwood
1930s Slovenian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1970s Burmese Other Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Mirror, Bentwood, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1940s Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Sheepskin, Bentwood
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
1980s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Lacquer, Bentwood, Wood, Foam, Upholstery, Bouclé, Fabric
Mid-20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Faux Leather, Wood, Hardwood, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood, Beech
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Faux Leather, Bentwood
Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1980s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1890s German Belle Époque Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Polish Victorian Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s American Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1830s Scandinavian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 18th Century Swedish Rustic Antique Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Elm, Bentwood
1920s Czech Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bouclé, Upholstery, Wood, Bentwood, Lacquer
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Textile, Oak, Bentwood
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Ash
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 2000s American Bentwood Furniture
Cotton, 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.