Lightweight or laminated wood that has been bent into curved shapes by steaming or soaking in hot water.
the term given to lengths of timer bent into curved shapes while wet to form furniture parts. Nineteenth-century designer Michael Thonet is commonly associated with bentwood furniture. His classic bentwood chair design is still reproduced today.
Furniture created by steaming wood and bending it whilst pliable.
Wood that is curved and permanently bent along its grain.
A process of steaming wood for shaping into furniture parts.
wood that has been steamed and bent into a curvilinear shape
A process of steam bending wood for shaping into furniture parts, particularly chairs.
Wood steamed & bent for use in furniture.
Wood that has been steamed until pliable, and then bent into shape.
Sheets or rods of plywood that have been bent after having been made pliable with steam; a technique sometimes used early in the century by Michael Thonet and J. & J. Kohn and later by modernist designers such as Alvar Aalto and Charles and Ray Eames.
A wood steaming process of shaping curved chair and furniture parts. The best-known producer of bentwood furniture is Michael Thonet (1796 - 1871) of Vienna, a pioneer in mass production.
A process commonly used in chair-making that uses steam to make wood pliable for shaping into furniture parts.
Bentwood is a term used to describe furniture made by steaming wood, bending it, and letting it harden into curved shapes and patterns, and is most often used in the production of rocking chairs, cafe chairs, and other light furniture. The process was developed by Michael Thonet, a German who received a patent in 1856. Many other furniture manufacturers have used the process since the expiry of the patent in 1889.
