Bentwood Furniture
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Lacquer
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
20th Century Austrian Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1980s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Steel
1980s Slovenian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Jute, Birch, Bentwood
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Plastic, Bentwood
Early 1900s European Edwardian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Sheepskin, Upholstery, Bentwood
1930s Slovak Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1890s Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Sheepskin, Upholstery, Oak, Bentwood
Early 1900s American Shaker Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1890s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Bentwood
Late 19th Century European Art Deco Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s European Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Hardwood, Bentwood, Plywood
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Rattan, Bentwood
1940s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Plastic, Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century American Classical Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1980s German Post-Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Plastic, Birch, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century French Brutalist Bentwood Furniture
Ceramic, Beech, Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Beech, Bentwood
1970s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1970s Austrian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1830s Scandinavian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1930s American Industrial Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Iron
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
19th Century Austrian Aesthetic Movement Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
19th Century European Renaissance Revival Antique Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1880s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Beech
1930s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1990s Italian Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture
Glass, Bentwood, Cherry
1930s Slovak Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Sheepskin, Upholstery, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Steel
1910s Czech Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Czech Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Cane
1950s American Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s Asian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Paint
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Rope, Bentwood
1930s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Japanese Japonisme 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.





