Bentwood Furniture
1980s Burmese Rustic Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wicker, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Victorian Bentwood Furniture
Bamboo, Cane, Bentwood
2010s Unknown Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Ash, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
2010s Pakistani Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Ash
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Plywood, Wood, Bentwood
2010s Pakistani Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood
1970s Dutch Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Mirror, Bentwood
1920s Hungarian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 2000s Canadian Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture
Naugahyde, Bentwood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
1950s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
Early 2000s Italian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1980s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Laminate, Birch, Bentwood
1920s German Black Forest Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Brass
1960s European Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Cane
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
20th Century American Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Maple, Bentwood
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Teak, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
2010s Asian Japonisme Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood, Ash, Oak
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Oak, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1950s American Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Slovak Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Crystal
1940s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Mohair, Bentwood
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Canvas, Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 19th Century Norwegian Folk Art Antique Bentwood Furniture
Birch, Nutwood, Beech, Bentwood
1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Formica, Bentwood
1970s Czech Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bouclé, Upholstery, Beech, Walnut, Bentwood
2010s Asian Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Oak, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Metal
19th Century Austrian Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Leather
2010s Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Bentwood
Early 2000s Danish Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Steel, Chrome
Early 1900s French Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
2010s Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Bentwood, Ash
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1970s Danish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wicker, Wood, Bentwood
1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1920s Italian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood, Cane
Mid-20th Century Czech Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Velvet, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Aluminum, Steel
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
19th Century Czech Antique 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.





