Bentwood Furniture
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1910s Slovak Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s Slovak Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Aluminum
Late 20th Century Philippine Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal, Chrome, Wire
Early 20th Century Austrian Jugendstil Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Beech
1970s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1920s Polish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Plywood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
19th Century Austrian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Upholstery
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1960s Austrian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Iron, Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Austrian Belle Époque Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Czech Industrial Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fiberglass, Bentwood
1920s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1930s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Beech
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
1980s American Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Oak, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
1920s Slovak Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1950s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1840s Norwegian Baroque Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Pine
20th Century European Bentwood Furniture
Mirror, Bentwood
1920s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1890s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1880s Swedish Rustic Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Pine
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Aluminum
20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Ceramic, Beech, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s Slovak Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1850s Danish Mid-Century Modern Antique Bentwood Furniture
Walnut, Bentwood
Mid-19th Century Chinese Rustic Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Willow
1970s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1960s Czech Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
2010s German Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century European Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Slovak Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Glass, Bentwood
1950s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
19th Century Austrian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Mirror, Bentwood
1980s Indian Anglo-Indian Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Copper
1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Late 20th Century Italian Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Brass
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.





