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19th Century, Thonet Original Theatre Seats
Located in Hook, Hampshire
the early 19th Century by Michael Thonet, Thonet invented the process of steam bending wood under
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Antique 19th Century Czech Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

19th Century Thonet Original Theatre Seats 1717.1
Located in Hook, Hampshire
. Founded in the early 19th Century by Michael Thonet, Thonet invented the process of steam bending wood
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Antique 19th Century Czech Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Custom List for Sandra, three Alvar Aalto Y61 Stools in Birch and Leather Seat
By Artek, Alvar Aalto
Located in Stockholm, SE
recognized by the unique method of bending wood he patented; most famously, the stackable Stool 60 from Artek
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Vintage 1940s European Scandinavian Modern Benches

Materials

Leather, Birch

1930 s Harlequin Set of Original Bentwood Dining Chairs, Set of Seven
By Thonet
Located in Hook, Hampshire
invented the process of steam bending wood under pressure and used this to design the classic bentwood
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Vintage 1930s Austrian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

1920 s Thonet Original Double Rail Bentwood Chairs - Pair
Located in Hook, Hampshire
steam bending wood under pressure and used this to design the classic bentwood chairs still in
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Vintage 1920s Austrian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

1920 s Thonet Original Double Rail Bentwood Chairs - Pair
Located in Hook, Hampshire
steam bending wood under pressure and used this to design the classic bentwood chairs still in
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Vintage 1920s Austrian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

Alvar Aalto, 1935 Large, Early Production, Black Mat Lacquered and Birch Table
By Alvar Aalto
Located in London, GB
his internationally patented method for bending wood. Aalto’s first patent application for the
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20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Birch

A Pair of Large Scale Drawings of French Dining Chairs
Located in Cotignac, FR
– the bending of solid wood – that Michael Thonet developed and perfected during the 1850s, and it was
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Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Crayon, Pencil

1940 s Thonet Original Single Hoop Bentwood Chairs - Set Of Six
Located in Hook, Hampshire
process of steam bending wood under pressure and used this to design the classic bentwood chairs still in
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Vintage 1940s Austrian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

1930s Original Marked Thonet Bentwood Dining Chairs, Set of Six
By Michael Thonet
Located in Hook, Hampshire
steam bending wood under pressure and used this to design the Classic bentwood chairs still in
Category

Vintage 1930s Austrian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

1940 s Thonet Original Single Hoop Back Bentwood Chairs - Set Of Seven
Located in Hook, Hampshire
, Thonet invented the process of steam bending wood under pressure and used this to design the classic
Category

Vintage 1940s Austrian Benches

Materials

Bentwood

19th Century French Hand Made Bentwood Walnut Bench with Fruitwood Inlay
Located in Birmingham, AL
century. The method involves steaming wood and bending it into shape, creating fluid, graceful curves, a
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Antique 19th Century French Benches

Materials

Fruitwood, Walnut

Early Michael Thonet N.17 Bistro Dining Set in Bentwood and Cane - Austria
By Michael Thonet, Thonet
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
: used. The lacquer has worn out on many places. The stained beech wood has discoloration. The cane in
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Antique 1860s Austrian Rococo Revival Dining Room Sets

Materials

Cane, Bentwood

Early Michael Thonet N.17 Bistro Dining Armchairs in Bentwood and Cane - Austria
By Michael Thonet, Thonet
Located in Pijnacker, Zuid-Holland
has worn out on many places. The stained beech wood has discoloration. The cane in two seats is
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Antique 1860s Austrian Rococo Revival Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Cane, Bentwood

1930s Original Marked Thonet Bentwood Dining Chairs, Set of Twelve
By Michael Thonet
Located in Hook, Hampshire
process of steam bending wood under pressure and used this to design the Classic bentwood chairs still in
Category

Vintage 1930s Austrian Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

1930s Original Marked Thonet Bentwood Dining Chairs, Various Quantity Available
By Michael Thonet
Located in Hook, Hampshire
19th century by Michael Thonet, Thonet invented the process of steam bending wood under pressure and
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Vintage 1930s Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Bentwood

J.D. Moveis e Decoracoes Brazilian Rosewood and Leather Lounge Chair, 1960s
By Jorge Zalszupin, J.D. Moveis e Decoracoes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
bending wood to create unique and intriguing designs. The Jacaranda Rosewood frame use this bentwood
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Jacaranda

J.D. Moveis e Decoracoes Brazilian Rosewood and Leather Lounge Chairs, 1960s
By J.D. Moveis e Decoracoes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
with Herman Miller in bending wood to create unique and intriguing designs. The Jacaranda Rosewood
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Vintage 1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs

Materials

Leather, Jacaranda

Modern Danish Series 7 Chairs by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen, 1950s, Set of 4
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
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Vintage 1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Metal, Steel

Pair of Vintage Danish Modern Series 7 Chairs by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
, Christian Hansen began experimenting with the steam-bending of beech wood, and in 1915 he created the first
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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Pair of Vintage Danish Modern Series 7 Chairs by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen
By Arne Jacobsen, Fritz Hansen
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
, Christian Hansen began experimenting with the steam-bending of beech wood, and in 1915 he created the first
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Metal

Antique WH Gunlocke Quartersawn Oak Adjustable Swivel Library Office Desk Chair
By Gunlocke
Located in Dayton, OH
SteamFold process to bend wood into carefully crafted attractive seating designs. It was maintaining its own
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Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Chairs

Materials

Oak

Set of 6 MCM Thonet #1216 Dining Chairs Bent Oak Plywood Saddle Seat Single Bow
By Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
bending wood into curved shapes and thus began a successful furniture company that has remained
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak, Plywood

8 Armed Bauhaus Beech Bentwood J Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Falcon, Thonet, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Topeka, KS
needed parts and then joining them together. In 1830 he began experimenting with bending wood into curved
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Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

4 Armed Bauhaus Beech Bentwood J Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Falcon, Thonet, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Topeka, KS
needed parts and then joining them together. In 1830 he began experimenting with bending wood into curved
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Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

10 Armed Bauhaus Beech Bentwood J Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Falcon, Thonet, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Topeka, KS
began experimenting with bending wood into curved shapes and thus began a successful furniture company
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Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

Armed Bauhaus Beech Bentwood J Hoffman Prague 811 Dining Chairs Style Thonet
By Falcon, Thonet, Josef Hoffmann
Located in Topeka, KS
needed parts and then joining them together. In 1830 he began experimenting with bending wood into curved
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Late 20th Century Macedonian Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

Bauhaus Oak Bentwood Chairs Attributed to Thonet #18 Café Chair Set of 6
By Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
with bending wood into curved shapes and thus began a successful furniture company that has remained
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Early 20th Century Unknown Bauhaus Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Oak

White Vinyl Chrome Model SS33 Cantilever Barstools Anton Lorenz for Thonet
By Anton Lorenz, Thonet
Located in Topeka, KS
needed parts and then joining them together. In 1830 he began experimenting with bending wood into curved
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20th Century American Bauhaus Stools

Materials

Chrome

Set of eight dining chairs In Teak wood by Aksel Bender and Ejnar Larsen, 1960
By Aksel Bender Madsen
Located in Lejre, DK
Set of eight chairs in teak wood in black leather designed by Aksel Bender and Ejnar Larsen
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Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Teak

Ligna Bend Wood Armchair
By Ligna
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Chair designed by Ligna in the style of Thonet, circa 1940. Manufactured in Czechoslovakia. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a ...
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Vintage 1940s European Mid-Century Modern Armchairs

Materials

Wood

A. Bender Madsen and Ejner Larsen "Metropolitan" Armchairs
By Aksel Bender Madsen, Ejner Larsen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare pair of black on black "Metropolitan" armchairs designed by A. Bender Madsen and Ejner Larsen
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Vintage 1950s Armchairs

Materials

Leather, Wood

Red Back Bend
By Matt Story
Located in Riverdale, NY
Matt Story studied art from an early age and demonstrated a unique skill for rendering verisimilitude, or hyperrealism. His underwater swimmer paintings are created after extensive ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Pre Colombian Antique Textile Bend Fragment
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Museums quality hand woven pre Colombian textile bend fragment from Peru, featuring worrier or
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Antique Early 1600s Peruvian Shadow Boxes

Materials

Wood

Gothic Revival Credenza / Drinks Cabinet with Hand-Carved King and Queen
Located in Lisse, NL
make this cabinet was dried so that there is very little to know chance of the wood bending or popping
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Early 20th Century Belgian Gothic Credenzas

Materials

Iron

Alpine Valley Landscape with Castle on Rock and Town at River Bend 19th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
Discover the stunning alpine beauty of a small town nestled in a mountain valley, surrounded by a tranquil river and a majestic castle atop a cliff, providing a breathtaking view. In...
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Mid-19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Cotton Canvas, Oil

French Art Deco Wood Cufflinks
Located in New York, NY
Chic French Art Deco Wood cuff links set in sterling silver. Wood "flippers" bend up in button hole
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Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Cufflinks

Materials

Sterling Silver

Early 20th Century Bent Wood/Handy Work Side Table
Located in Wainscott, NY
Bentwood furniture is known for its technique of steam-bending wood to create curved shapes and
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Early 20th Century American Side Tables

Materials

Wood

Danish Modern Cognac Leather and Teak Stools by Larsen and Madsen
By Ejner Larsen and Aksel Bender Madsen, Ludvig Pontoppidan
Located in Atlanta, GA
Danish Modern Cognac Leather and Teak Stools, designed by Ejner Larsen and Aksel Bender Madsen and
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Vintage 1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Stools

Materials

Leather, Wood, Teak

Willy Beck Danish Modern Teak Nesting Tables
By Willy Beck, Ejner Larsen and Aksel Bender Madsen, Ejner Larsen
Located in BROOKLYN, NY
Ejner Larsen and Askel Bender Madsen Mid-Century Modern teak (guitar pick) nesting tables for Willy
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Nesting Tables and Stacking T...

Materials

Wood, Teak

Serving Bar Cart by Gino Maggioni Signed, Bent Curly Walnut Wood, Italy, 1930s
By Gino Maggioni
Located in Roma, IT
by the architect Gino Maggioni with a new method which involved cold bending the wood instead of
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Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Brass

Floor Lamp No. 4 - Vrksa Series - Bent Ash Wood
By Raka Studio
Located in Cape Girardeau, MO
illuminate the piece and the space around it in a unique way. The Vrksa Series is based on bending solid
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2010s Asian Organic Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Bentwood, Ash

Serving Bar Cart by Gino Maggioni Signed, Bent Curly Walnut Wood, Italy, 1930s
By Gino Maggioni
Located in Roma, IT
by the architect Gino Maggioni with a new method which involved cold bending the wood instead of
Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Chrome, Metal

Scandinavian Modern Beech wood Chandelier by Jan Wickelgren, 1970s, Sweden
By Aneta
Located in Værløse, DK
Impressive Scandinavian Modern pendant light in bend Beech wood with three canvas shades. A center
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Vintage 1970s Danish Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

Art Deco Serving Bar Cart in Bent Wood and Walnut, Gino Maggioni, Italy, 1930s
By Gino Maggioni
Located in Roma, IT
involved bending the wood cold instead of immersing it in hot water. In amazing original conditions, the
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Vintage 1930s Italian Art Deco Carts and Bar Carts

Materials

Metal, Brass

Beech Wood Sconces by Jan Wickelgren for Aneta, 1970s, Sweden
By Aneta
Located in Værløse, DK
Set Modern Scandinavian Sconces in bend Beech Wood designed by Jan Wickelgren for Aneta in the
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Vintage 1970s Danish Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

Scandinavian Modern Beech wood wall lamp by Jan Wickelgren, 1970s, Sweden
By Aneta
Located in Værløse, DK
Scandinavian Modern wall lamp in bend Beech wood designed by Jan Wickelgren in the 1970s for Aneta
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

Scandinavian Modern Beech wood pendant light by Jan Wickelgren, 1970s, Sweden
By Aneta
Located in Værløse, DK
A pendant light in bend Beech wood with a Canvas shade designed by Jan Wickelgren in the 1970s for
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

Pair of Beech wood pendant lights by Jan Wickelgren, 1970s, Sweden
By Aneta
Located in Værløse, DK
A pair of pendant lights in bend Beech wood with a Canvas shades designed by Jan Wickelgren in the
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Vintage 1970s Danish Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

Scandinavian Modern Beech wood pendant light by Jan Wickelgren, 1970s, Sweden
By Aneta
Located in Værløse, DK
A pendant light in bend Beech wood with a Canvas shade designed by Jan Wickelgren in the 1970s for
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Fabric, Bentwood, Beech

Scandinavian Modern Beech wood wall lamps by Jan Wickelgren, 1970s, Sweden
By Aneta
Located in Værløse, DK
Set Scandinavian Modern sconces in bend Beech wood designed by Jan Wickelgren in the 1970s for
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

Scandinavian Modern Beech wood wall lamps by Jan Wickelgren, 1970s, Sweden
By Aneta
Located in Værløse, DK
Set Scandinavian Modern sconces in bend Beech wood designed by Jan Wickelgren in the 1970s for
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

Scandinavian Modern Beech wood pendant light by Jan Wickelgren, 1970s, Sweden
By Aneta
Located in Værløse, DK
A pendant light in bend Beech wood with a Canvas shade designed by Jan Wickelgren in the 1970s for
Category

Vintage 1970s Danish Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

Scandinavian Modern Beech wood Floor Lamp by Jan Wickelgren, 1970s, Sweden
By Aneta
Located in Værløse, DK
A Scandinavian Modern Floor lamp in bend Beech wood designed by Jan Wickelgren in the 1970s for
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Vintage 1970s Danish Floor Lamps

Materials

Bentwood, Fabric, Beech

Set of Modern beech wood pendant lights by Jan Wickelgren, 1970s, Sweden
By Aneta
Located in Værløse, DK
Set of pendant lights in bend Beech wood and Canvas designed by Jan Wickelgren in the 1970s for
Category

Vintage 1970s Swedish Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

Set of Modern Beech Wood Pendant Lights by Jan Wickelgren, 1970s, Sweden
By Aneta
Located in Værløse, DK
Set of pendant lights in bend Beech wood and Canvas designed by Jan Wickelgren in the 1970s for
Category

Vintage 1970s Swedish Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Fabric, Bentwood, Beech

Set of Modern beech wood pendant lights by Jan Wickelgren, 1970s, Sweden
By Aneta
Located in Værløse, DK
Set of pendant lights in bend Beech wood and Canvas designed by Jan Wickelgren in the 1970s for
Category

Vintage 1970s Swedish Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Fabric, Beech, Bentwood

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Wood Bending For Sale on 1stDibs

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.

How Much is a Wood Bending?

Prices for a wood bending start at $200 and top out at $54,070 with the average selling for $1,786.