Bentwood Furniture
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Beech, Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century European Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood, Fabric
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1960s Space Age Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1940s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Iron
1930s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1990s Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 19th Century French Antique Bentwood Furniture
Wicker, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Canvas, Bentwood
1990s American Native American Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Cedar
1890s Austrian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Oak, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Mirror, Beech, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1940s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century German Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Iron
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Jute, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Teak, Bentwood, Birch
20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Faux Leather, Glass, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Plastic, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood
1970s Swiss Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Plastic, Bentwood
Late 19th Century French Louis Philippe Antique Bentwood Furniture
Gold Leaf
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1950s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Mirror, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1990s Italian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1950s French French Provincial Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood
1940s Austrian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1890s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood
Early 1900s Czech Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1950s Unknown Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Croatian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s European Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s French Vintage 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.