Bentwood Furniture
1980s Danish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1950s French Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Suede, Bentwood
1970s Swedish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1970s Danish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1910s Austrian Jugendstil Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Danish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1970s American Other Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Steel, Chrome
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Danish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-19th Century American Adirondack Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Hardwood, Bentwood
1970s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Bentwood
1970s Danish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
2010s American Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Other
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood, Upholstery
1930s Polish Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Steel, Chrome
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Hardwood, Bentwood
Early 2000s Czech Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1970s Danish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood, Plywood
Late 19th Century Polish Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Wicker, Bentwood
Early 1900s Czech Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Cane
1970s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1970s Danish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood, Beech
1930s Austrian Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1970s Danish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Foam, Walnut, Bentwood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1960s Swiss Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Faux Leather, Walnut, Bentwood
1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bronze
Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Oak, Bentwood, Wood
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Aluminum
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Walnut, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood, Plywood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Deco Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Canvas, Hardwood, Beech, Bentwood
1980s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
1940s American Adirondack Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Unknown Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Hardwood, Ash, Bentwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Walnut, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Brass
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.