Bentwood Chairs
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Deco Bentwood Chairs
Brass
1950s Slovak Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Chairs
Bentwood
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Chairs
Fabric, Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Empire Bentwood Chairs
Brass
Early 19th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Chairs
Metal
Early 1900s Austrian Art Nouveau Antique Bentwood Chairs
Bentwood
2010s German Bentwood Chairs
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20th Century Colombian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Chairs
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Chairs
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Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Chairs
Bouclé, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Bentwood Chairs
Metal, Brass, Aluminum, Copper
1930s Czech Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Chairs
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
1980s Modern Vintage Bentwood Chairs
Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
2010s Spanish Hollywood Regency Bentwood Chairs
Velvet, Wood, Bentwood, Lacquer
2010s German Bentwood Chairs
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1970s European Vintage Bentwood Chairs
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1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Chairs
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Early 1900s French Antique Bentwood Chairs
Cane, Bentwood
1840s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Chairs
Wicker, Rattan, Wood, Beech, Bentwood
2010s Saudi Arabian Modern Bentwood Chairs
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Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Chairs
Leather, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Chairs
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20th Century German Bentwood Chairs
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1960s Vintage Bentwood Chairs
Rattan, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Chairs
Metal
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Chairs
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Chairs
Oak, Bentwood
1960s Industrial Vintage Bentwood Chairs
Metal
Mid-20th Century Dutch Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Chairs
Metal
1930s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Chairs
Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Chairs
Beech, Bentwood
Late 19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Chairs
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Bentwood Chairs
Bentwood
20th Century Finnish Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Chairs
Fabric, Bouclé, Bentwood, Birch
1960s European Vintage Bentwood Chairs
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21st Century and Contemporary European Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Chairs
Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Mexican Modern Bentwood Chairs
Natural Fiber, Wood, Hardwood, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Chairs
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Chairs
Iron
1910s Austrian Belle Époque Vintage Bentwood Chairs
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Antique and Vintage Bentwood Chairs for Sale on 1stDibs
Looking for antique or vintage bentwood chairs for your home? A collection of authentic bentwood rocking chairs, bentwood armchairs and other bentwood seating can be found today on 1stDibs.
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. And while bentwood furniture dates as far back as the Middle Ages, it is Michael Thonet who is most often associated with this now-classic technique.
The presence of a rocking chair stirs up our penchant for nostalgia and has the power to transform a space, and it would take the great German-Austrian chair maker Michael Thonet to turn the rocking chair into a work of art. Thonet manufactured chairs out of steam-bent wood, and starting in the middle of the 19th century, he produced a series of rocking chairs in which the different curved parts were integrated into fluid, sinuous wholes. Considered the world’s oldest mass-produced chair, Thonet’s ubiquitous Chair No. 14 demonstrated that his patented bentwood technology made it possible to efficiently produce furniture on an industrial scale. Often called the Coffee House chair — the company’s first substantial order was for a Viennese coffeehouse — the No. 14 remains an icon. Thonet originally designed the chair in 1859, and it is considered the starting point for modern furniture. From there the bentwood look skyrocketed to furniture fame.
Bentwood was eventually embraced by design greats ranging from Josef Hoffmann to Gio Ponti, and Adolf Loos to Alvar Aalto for its versatility, timelessness and simple elegance. Mid-century modernists Charles and Ray Eames added wooden rockers to their famous plastic shell armchair, while Danish designer Frank Reenskaug opted for teak and polished beech, introducing pops of color with small cushions (a precursor to the bold works that would follow in the 1970s and 1980s).
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 seating designs include Alvar Aalto’s cantilever lounge chairs and Italian designer Luigi Crassevig’s 1970s rocking chairs, which feature cane seats.
Find antique and vintage bentwood chairs in a range of styles on 1stDibs.
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