Bentwood Furniture
20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s English Arts and Crafts Antique Bentwood Furniture
Brass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
1980s American Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Bentwood
2010s American Napoleon III Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
2010s German Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture
Steel
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood
1970s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Pine, Bentwood
1910s Hungarian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Beech, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Upholstery, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Faux Leather
1930s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
2010s Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Hardwood, Rosewood
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s European Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
2010s Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture
Glass, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Swiss Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
1880s Victorian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
2010s Italian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bouclé, Upholstery, Mahogany, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Upholstery
1920s English Industrial Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Steel
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Mohair, Bentwood
1880s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Plywood, Wood, Beech, Bentwood
1950s Swiss Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1970s Finnish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Birch, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
2010s Unknown Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Wood
2010s Unknown Modern Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1960s American Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Patent Leather, Bentwood
1910s Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1960s Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1930s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, 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.





