Bentwood Furniture
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Resin, Bentwood, Ash, Epoxy Resin
Early 20th Century Austrian Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Canvas, 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
Glass, Resin, Epoxy Resin, Ash, Bentwood
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Resin, Bentwood, Ash, Epoxy Resin
1860s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Braid
21st Century and Contemporary Japanese Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood, Oak
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century English Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Wool, Beech, Bentwood
20th Century Polish Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1920s Austrian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cotton, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Laminate, Bentwood, Lacquer, Organic Material, Acrylic, Wood, Hardwood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 20th Century European Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood
1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Mohair, Bentwood, Plywood
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Iron, Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Rattan, Bentwood
1990s Danish Modern Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1970s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
18th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Crystal, Brass, Wire
1910s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Italian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Antique Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Canvas, Bentwood
1940s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wicker, Cane, Bentwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Birch, Bentwood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1950s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Canvas, Hardwood, Beech, Bentwood
1970s Danish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 2000s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, 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.