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Center Table No. 1 - Fluentum Series - Abstract Coffee Table by Raka Studio
By Raka Studio
Located in Cape Girardeau, MO
are unique to the Studio's design esthetic and the craft of bending wood. These techniques allow the
Category
2010s Pakistani Modern Center Tables
Materials
Glass, Bentwood, Ash
Allmilmö white bentwood chairs, set of four
Located in San Francisco, US
, who revolutionized chair manufacturing by steam-bending solid wood into fluid, organic forms. This set
Category
Late 20th Century European Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
SUPERB Rare Set of Four (4) PLAIL Brothers Chairs - Stickley Era - W8379
Located in Shamokin Dam, PA
bending wood in the early 1900s, with original all spindles and no bow.
They are in very good condition
Category
Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Chairs
Materials
Leather, Cotton, Upholstery, Oak
Dining Chair No. 1 - Fluentum Series, by Raka Studio
By Raka Studio
Located in Cape Girardeau, MO
works that embody details that are unique to the Studio's design aesthetic and the craft of bending wood
Category
2010s Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Velvet, Bentwood, Ash
$2,000 / item
Alvar Aalto Birch
White Laminate Table 90A and Chair 66 Dining Set for Artek
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Glendale, CA
, architect and designer Alvar Aalto began experimenting with bending wood. In collaboration with furniture
Category
2010s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Laminate, Birch
1970s Mid Century Pretzel Armchairs by Plycraft, Pair
By Plycraft
Located in North Hollywood, CA
of wood and bending them into shape. The resulting form is strong and lightweight, making it ideal
Category
Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Plywood
Thonet Art Nouveau Austrian Cradle, 1900
By Thonet
Located in Roma, Lazio
New York City.
The development of a novel technique for bending solid wood, (to hot steam), first by
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Children s Furniture
Materials
Bentwood
19th Century Elegant Pretzel Shaped Thonet Dining Chairs - Set Of Four
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Century by Michael Thonet, Thonet invented the process of steam bending wood under pressure and used this
Category
Antique 19th Century Austrian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech
Original of Time Otto Wagner Armchair 1901 Jugendstil, Secession Style, 1901
By Otto Wagner, Woka Lamps, Thonet-Mundus
Located in Vienna, AT
As pioneer and master of the Modern, Otto Wagner seized the then rather new technique of bending
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Bruno Mathsson
Piet Hein Super-Ellipse Table with Fabiaan Van Severen Chairs
By Piet Hein, Bruno Mathsson, Fritz Hansen
Located in Waalwijk, NL
innovative techniques, particularly becoming known for his expertise in bending laminated wood. His
Category
Vintage 1960s Belgian Post-Modern Dining Room Sets
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Reupholstered Danish Sofa with Sculptural Frame and White Upholstery
Located in Waalwijk, NL
motion established by slightly bending the wood. The back develops in a modest winged shape on both ends
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Sofas
Materials
Fabric, Beech
Pair of Wiener Werkstatte armchairs by Koloman Moser for J
J Kohn, Austria
By Koloman Moser, Jacob
Josef Kohn
Located in New York City, NY
was on bentwood furniture made of Austrian beechwood through a process of steaming lengths of wood and
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Armchairs
Materials
Beech
Thonet 79 model 207R "Long John" Dining Chairs, 1979
By Thonet
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
. Made in 1979. Bend beech wood with flower fabric. Chairs come with original limited edition flower
Category
Vintage 1970s German Art Nouveau Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
$1,900 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Set of Scandinavian Modern Floor Lamps by Jan Wickelgren, 1970s, Sweden
By Aneta
Located in Værløse, DK
Set of Exquisite Scandinavian Modern Floor lamps in bend Beech Wood designed by Jan Wickelgren in
Category
Vintage 1970s Danish Floor Lamps
Materials
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1960
s Elegant Backed Thonet Dining Chairs - Set Of Six
Located in Hook, Hampshire
Michael Thonet, Thonet invented the process of steam bending wood under pressure and used this to design
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Beech
Vintage Swedish Magazine Rack in Beech, 1960s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
. Round-stick tecnique with bend-wood 'legs'. Anonymously made in Sweden during the 1960s in a style
Category
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Magazine Racks and Stands
Materials
Beech, Teak
$267 Sale Price
48% Off
Ring table, Gebrüder Thonet Wien GTV, Jugendstil, Adolf Loos, Vienna, Austria
By Adolf Loos, Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH
Located in Wien, AT
framed on each side by two curved wooden legs. The bending of wood has been the Thonet brothers
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Tables
Materials
Beech, Mahogany
Bruno Mathsson Piet Hein for Fritz Hansen Super-Ellipse White Dining Table
By Piet Hein, Bruno Mathsson, Fritz Hansen
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Bruno Mathsson and Piet Hein for Fritz Hansen, 'Super-Ellipse' dining table, laminated wood, chrome
Category
Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
Original Otto Wagner
Kohn Jacob
Josef
Koloman
Kolo
Moser Ensemble, 1901
By Jacob
Josef Kohn, Otto Wagner, Koloman Moser
Located in Vienna, AT
As pioneer and master of the Modern, Otto Wagner seized the then rather new technique of bending
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Living Room Sets
Materials
Fabric, Bentwood
Original Otto Wagner Armchair 1901 Jugendstil, Secession Style, 1901
By Woka Lamps, Otto Wagner, Thonet-Mundus
Located in Vienna, AT
As pioneer and master of the Modern, Otto Wagner seized the then rather new technique of bending
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Materials
Beech, Bentwood
Fritz Hansen "DAN" Swivel Chair by Magnus Stephensen in Bent Beechwood, 1930s
By Fritz Hansen, Magnus Stephensen
Located in Odense, DK
functional expression. Steam-bending wood is an economical and ecological production technique with a rich
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Beech
Hoffmann Josef, Curved Beech Armchair, circa 1900
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
but some damage in bending wood
2 available.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Armchairs
Materials
Beech
Otto Færge Round Coffee Table in Oak, Denmark, 1940s
By Otto Færge 1
Located in The Hague, NL
1940s. The round table with a top made of veneered oak wood, displaying a distinct and attractive wood
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Oak
Swedish Modern "Anders" Lounge Chair, Yngve Ekström, Birch
Saddle Girth, 1945
By Yngve Ekström
Located in Odense, DK
furniture is characterized by straight, tight lines in bendable wood. Several of his designs are now
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Birch
MidCentury Danish Modern Brown Leather Swan Chair by A.Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
beginning of the 20th century, Christian Hansen began experimenting with the steam-bending of beech wood
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Armchairs
Materials
Chrome
Fritz Hansen "DAN" Swivel Chair by Magnus Stephensen in Bent Beechwood, 1930s
By Fritz Hansen, Magnus Stephensen
Located in Odense, DK
, more functional expression. Steam-bending wood is an economical and ecological production technique
Category
Vintage 1930s Danish Scandinavian Modern Side Chairs
Materials
Beech
1960
s Elegant Back Original Thonet Dining Chairs - Set Of Four
Located in Hook, Hampshire
by Michael Thonet, Thonet invented the process of steam bending wood under pressure and used this to
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
Art Nouveau French Bentwood Cradle in the Thonet Style
By Thonet
Located in Savannah, GA
a novel technique for bending solid wood, (too hot steam), first by boiling of the glue, and then
Category
Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Children s Furniture
Materials
Bentwood
Dutch Art Deco occasional table by Paul Bromberg for Pander
Sons, 1920s
By H.Pander
Zonen, Paul Bromberg
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
the metal Pander & Sons plate. It has the undeniable quality of Pander furniture - sturdy, no bending
Category
Vintage 1920s Dutch Art Deco Side Tables
Materials
Oak
Scandinavian Modern Vintage Squared Birch Side Table Alvar Aalto 1946 Finland
By Alvar Aalto
Located in Vienna, AT
the time.
Y legs stands for the leg construction and based on the
bending wood by Alvar Aalto - the L
Category
Late 20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Center Tables
Materials
Birch, Plywood
Pair of Vanilla Creme Sheepskin Lounge Chairs with Bentwood Arms by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Saint Louis, MO
beckon you to stay awhile. Bentwood arms - a woodworking skill achieved by wetting and slowly bending
Category
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Sheepskin, Upholstery, Bentwood
Postmodern Design Chair by Pierantonio Bonacina, Italy, 1990
s
By Pierantonio Bonacina
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
head bend bentwood pressed wood back with rattan woven seat on chrome metal base. Can be used as an
Category
1990s Italian Post-Modern Chairs
Materials
Metal, Chrome
$475 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Danish Wall Mirror in Beech by Indan, 1980s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A bend wood wall mirror in beech. Designed and manufactured by Indan in Denmark during the 1980s
Category
Vintage 1980s Danish Modern Wall Mirrors
Materials
Beech
Mid-Century Modern Design Dining Chair Set by Ton, 1968, Czechoslovakia
By Thonet
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Thonet. Some have original TON factory label, with the manufacturing date. Bend beech wood constrution
Category
Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Beech
$855 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Italian Mid Century Wingback Chairs in Hand Sewn Champagne Shearling c. 1960
Located in Saint Louis, MO
arms - made by wetting wood and slowly bending the wood into a desired shape - are ergonomically angled
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wingback Chairs
Materials
Hide, Upholstery, Bentwood
Arka Oak Chair by Yngve Ekström, by Ab Stolfabriks, Sweden, 1955
By Yngve Ekström
Located in London, GB
straight, tight lines in bendable wood. Several are now considered design classics, such as the Lamino
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak
$1,645 Sale Price
40% Off
Jean-Joseph Chapuis Rare Pair of Empire parcel-gilt japanned Fauteuils
By Jean Joseph Chapuis
Located in Worpswede / Bremen, DE
Greece and Rome. No chair employing the innovative technique of bending wood more boldly expresses this
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Belgian Empire Armchairs
Materials
Bentwood
Thonet Chair - Original Herbatschek Series N ° 243711
By Thonet
Located in Padova, IT
German carpenter, Michael Thonet, to bend beech wood to make everyday objects, such as chairs. After a
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Straw, Beech
Midcentury French Bentwood and Rattan Floor Mirror
Located in Dallas, TX
Cheval Dressing Mirror was literally fashioned by steaming and bending the wood to create the fanciful
Category
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Length...
Materials
Rattan, Mirror
Set of 4 Thonet dining chairs model 17
By Thonet
Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT
revolutionized furniture design through the innovative steam-bending of wood.
These chairs are particularly
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Chairs
Materials
Bentwood, Straw, Beech
$1,781 Sale Price / set
32% Off
Early Michael Thonet Bistro Dining Table in Bentwood and Cane - Austria
By Michael Thonet, Thonet
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
bending solid wood through the use of steam, and from there, the bentwood look skyrocketed to furniture
Category
Antique 1860s Austrian Rococo Revival Dining Room Tables
Materials
Cane, Bentwood
1960
s Elegant Back Original Thonet Dining Chairs - Set Of Nine
Located in Hook, Hampshire
process of steam bending wood under pressure and used this to design the classic bentwood chairs still in
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
1940
s Thonet Original Single Hoop Bentwood Chairs - Set Of Seventeen
Located in Hook, Hampshire
invented the process of steam bending wood under pressure and used this to design the classic bentwood
Category
Vintage 1940s Austrian Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
1960 Armchair Natur Oak with metal frame and Plywood, Mid-Century Modern Style
By Bart Schilder
Located in Ljubljana, SI
family range is built on the satisfying invention of bending wood into shapes which optimally suit the
Category
2010s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
1960 Chair in Black Oak with metal frame and Plywood, Mid-Century Modern Style
By Niko Kralj
Located in Ljubljana, SI
the original design.
The 1960 family range is built on the satisfying invention of bending wood into
Category
2010s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
Customizable Gebruder T 214 Cafe Chair by Michael Thonet
Located in New York, NY
– the bending of solid wood – that Michael developed and perfected during the 1850s, and it was the
Category
2010s German Chairs
Materials
Bentwood
1960 Chair in Natural Oak with Metal Frame and Plywood, Mid-Century Modern Style
By Niko Kralj
Located in Ljubljana, SI
.
The 1960 family range is built on the satisfying invention of bending wood into shapes which optimally
Category
2010s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Chairs
Materials
Oak
4 Black Bentwood
Cane Josef Hoffman Prague 811 Armchairs for Stendig by Thonet
By Stendig Co., Josef Hoffmann, Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
. In 1830 he began experimenting with bending wood into curved shapes and thus began a successful
Category
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Armchairs
Materials
Cane, Bentwood, Paint
Scandinavian Modern Vintage Y Legs Ten Stacking Tables Alvar Aalto 1946 Finland
Located in Vienna, AT
the bending wood by Alvar Aalto - the L legs. In the Y-legs, two slim L legs were chamfered on
Category
Late 20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Birch, Plywood
Set of Two
2
Herman Miller LCW Lounge Chairs by Charles
Ray Eames, USA
By Herman Miller, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Deland, FL
constructed of five layers of plywood, glued and heated using a specialist machine, in order to bend the wood
Category
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Rex Lounge Chair in Natural Oak, Solid Frame + Plywood, Mid-Century Modern Style
By Niko Kralj
Located in Ljubljana, SI
of bent plywood, which is cut to allow the wood to bend in curves. This makes it a very comfortable
Category
2010s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak
Rex Lounge Chair in Black Oak, Solid Frame and Plywood, Mid-Century Modern Style
By Niko Kralj
Located in Ljubljana, SI
of bent plywood, which is cut to allow the wood to bend in curves. This makes it a very comfortable
Category
2010s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Oak
Thonet Bauhaus White Vinyl
Chrome Model SS33 Cantilever Barstool Anton Lorenz
By Anton Lorenz, Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
the needed parts and then joining them together. In 1830 he began experimenting with bending wood into
Category
20th Century American Bauhaus Stools
Materials
Chrome
Orion 3 Seat Sofa with Plush Velvet by Nika Zupanc
By Scarlet Splendour, Nika Zupanc
Located in Kolkata, IN
. The journey to build this collection to perfection has been relentless. From bending metal on wood, to
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Sofas
Materials
Foam
$11,675 / item
Armchairs by Gustav Siegel for Kohn
By Gustav Siegel, Jacob
Josef Kohn
Located in Vienna, AT
firm Kohn, but also in the Gebr. Thonet and other Austro-Hungarian bend wood furnitures producers. It
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Armchairs
Materials
Brass
$2,200 / item
Stella Medium Coffee Table by Nika Zupanc
By Scarlet Splendour, Nika Zupanc
Located in Kolkata, IN
. From bending metal on wood, to crafting the perfect diamantine tabletops, the founders of Scarlet
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables
Materials
Metal
$6,354 / item
Stella Dining Table by Nika Zupanc
By Nika Zupanc, Scarlet Splendour
Located in Kolkata, IN
bending metal on wood, to crafting the perfect diamantine tabletops, the founders of Scarlet Splendour are
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Dining Room Tables
Materials
Metal
$15,131 / item
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Find many varieties of an authentic wood bending available at 1stDibs. Each wood bending for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, metal and iron. Find 27 options for an antique or vintage wood bending now, or shop our selection of 18 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. There are many kinds of the wood bending you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A wood bending made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one wood bending that is appealing in its simplicity, but Bend Goods, Aksel Bender Madsen and Ejner Larsen produced versions that are worth a look.
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