Bentwood Furniture
19th Century Austrian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1890s Austrian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1960s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal, Brass
1990s Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Plywood, Beech, Bentwood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Canvas, Bentwood
1910s German Jugendstil Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
2010s Asian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Paint
1950s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Birch, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Textile, Oak, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Wicker
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Early 1900s Czech Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
2010s German Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood, Beech
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Rosewood, Teak, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Laminate, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1940s Luxembourgish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Upholstery, Wicker, Bentwood
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1920s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Faux Leather, Bentwood
1880s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Glass, Bentwood, Softwood
Early 20th Century Polish Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Upholstery, Bentwood
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Fabric
Late 19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
2010s Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1940s Czech Streamlined Moderne Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
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.