Bentwood Furniture
Early 20th Century Czech Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Plexiglass, Bentwood
18th Century Russian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Velvet, Bentwood, Ash
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
20th Century American Sporting Art Bentwood Furniture
Cord, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bamboo, Bentwood
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Norwegian Folk Art Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood, Pine
Early 1900s Austrian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Oak, Bentwood
Early 1900s Slovak Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Wood, Bentwood
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Natural Fiber, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Bentwood
1920s Spanish Spanish Colonial Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Oak, Bentwood
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Sheepskin, Upholstery, Bentwood
1980s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Beech, Bentwood
1990s American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Oak, Bentwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal, Chrome, Iron
Late 19th Century French French Provincial Antique Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Oak, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Pine
Early 1900s Slovak Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood, Plywood
1980s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Laminate, Bentwood
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
2010s Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood, Wood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
Early 2000s American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Birch, Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 2000s Austrian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Lacquer
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Czech Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Late 20th Century Norwegian Folk Art Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood, Pine, Birch
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal, Brass, Iron
Late 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood
Late 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1970s North American Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Steel
1980s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Hardwood, Bentwood
1920s Slovak Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Abalone, Beech, Bentwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Early 19th Century Norwegian Folk Art Antique Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood, Pine
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Maple, Bentwood, Fabric
1990s Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Lacquer
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.





