While the first name that comes to mind when thinking of bentwood furniture might be Thonet (maker of the iconic Thonet No. 14 chair or “bistro chair”), Michael Thonet and his subsequent studio, the Gebrüder Thonet (Thonet Brothers), had a strong competitor in 19th-century Vienna: Jacob & Josef Kohn (also referred to as J. & J. Kohn).
Founded in 1849 by a father and son with the motto “Be one step ahead,” Jacob & Josef Kohn created modern furniture for indoors and out from Austrian beech. At the turn of the 20th century, after establishing itself with mastery of everything from chairs to coatracks and even doll furniture, J. & J. Kohn began working closely with the Wiener Werkstätte, the artisan cooperative cofounded by Austrian architect and designer Josef Hoffmann (Gustav Klimt and Koloman Moser were also members). Through this partnership, J. & J. Kohn produced an array of furniture in bentwood, cane and upholstery, which it sold through showrooms across Europe and North America. Its designs throughout the first decade of the 20th century reflect the Art Nouveau movement that was quickly gaining traction across Europe.
Price wars and mergers ensued during the First World War. Changes in the organizational structure of Thonet included a merger with Viennese company Mundus in the early 20th century, which followed Mundus’s becoming a majority stakeholder in J. & J. Kohn — these mergers yielded the formation of Mundus-Kohn and later, in 1922–23, Thonet-Mundus. The new conglomerate went on to produce examples of its bentwood furniture in keeping with the modern style of the Vienna Secession. While Thonet rebuilt, rebranded and expanded in the United States and elsewhere after World War II, J. & J. Kohn never produced furniture under that name again.
On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique J. & J. Kohn furniture including bentwood wingback chairs designed by Josef Hoffmann and other seating, side tables, beech nesting tables and more.
Original Gustav Siegel Bentwood Rocking Chair / Lounge, Jacob & Josef Kohn
By Gustav Siegel, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in New York City, NY
A fabulous and important original Vienna workshop, bentwood rocker, model# 824, Schaukel Fauteuils by designer Gustav Siegel, manufactured by Jacob & Josef Kohn, Austria 1905 Illust...
Bentwood
Art Nouveau Bentwood Rocking Chair by Jacob & Josef Kohn, Wien. Austria 1911
By Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A graceful and historically significant bentwood rocking chair by renowned Viennese furniture makers Jacob & Josef Kohn, dating to circa 1900. Crafted in Austria, this sculptural pie...
Bentwood
Bentwood Rocking Chair by Jacob and Josef Kohn 1906
By Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Leimen, DE
Original Bentwood Rocking Chair, Jacob & Josef Kohn, Austria, 1905–1910 – Model 835A This original bentwood rocking chair was designed by Gustav Siegel and manufactured by Jacob & Jo...
Bentwood
Vintage Bentwood Rocking Chair Att. to Thonet
By Thonet
Located in New York, NY
Unusual bentwood and cane rocking chair, in the Vienna Secessionist style, probably mid 20th C vintage, Thonet - made in USA, unsigned. The chair is slightly smaller in scale, a vari...
Cane, Bentwood
Josef Hoffmann Chair for Jacob and Josef Kohn Furniture
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Josef Hoffmann Chair Model 725 circa 1903-1905. Rare variation with caned seat and back. Usually found with upholstered seat and back. Chair is sometimes said to be by Gustav Siegel ...
Cane, Beech
Bentwood rocking chair by Thonet
By Thonet
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Bentwood rocking chair by Thonet in excellent original codnition.
Rattan, Beech, Bentwood
Office Chair by Jacob & Josef Kohn
By Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Hronská Breznica, Banskobystrický kraj
Office chair by Jacob & Josef Kohn.
Bentwood
$2,733
H 39.38 in W 43.31 in D 22.05 in
Thonet Rocking Chair No. 4, Beech Wood, Art Nouveau, Austria, 1920
By Thonet
Located in LYON, FR
Thonet rocking chair model no. 4. Circa 1920. Curved beech wood rocking chair from the 1920s by Thonet. Model number 4. Beautiful Art Nouveau lines. Recent cane work, well stretche...
Wood
Jacob & Josef Kohn #7 Bent Wood Side Chair, 1800s, Austria
By Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A gorgeous rare bentwood side chair by Jacob & Josef Kohn. This piece is perfect for use as a side chair, desk chair, or dining chair. Created by the iconic duo Jacob & Josef, or J &...
Wood
Vintage Thonet Ebonized Bentwood and Rattan Rocking Chair
By Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, Thonet-Mundus
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Iconic, ca. 1920s Thonet rocking chair Model #10 (in 1923, Thonet was forced to merge with Kohn-Mundus to form Mundus-Allgemeine- Handels-und Industrie-Gesellschaft, and production w...
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
Armchairs by Gustav Siegel for Kohn
By Gustav Siegel, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Vienna, AT
Armchairs by Gustav Siegel for Kohn (model no. 715) Beech, bent wood, curved, brown stained. Inside of the seat ring inscribed.: J. & J. KOH...
Brass
Bentwood Rocking Chair
By Thonet
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An attributed thonet rocking chair as it is not signed in good condition in tinted beech.
Beech
$4,187
H 30.32 in W 20.87 in D 21.66 in
ART NOUVEAU CHAIR by THONET + JACOB & JOSEF KOHN WIENER WERKSTATTE Austria 1900
By Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in PARIS, FR
An exceptional and extremely rare Model N°6009 chair with armrests, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, in dark brown bended & lacquered wood, with superb backrest and airy armrests in folded woo...
Wood
J.&J. Kohn - Gustav Siegel - Rocking chair - Beech
Located in Budapest, HU
J.&J. Kohn - Gustav Siegel - Rocking Chair - Beech Austria, Jugendstil - 1900-1910 This beautifully crafted rocking chair, designed by Gustav Siegel and produced by the esteemed J.&...
Beech
$3,349Sale Price|20% Off
H 31.5 in W 24.41 in D 22.05 in
Jacob & Josef Kohn Vienna Art Nouveau Armchair No. 412 by Otto Wagner, 1904
By Jacob & Josef Kohn, Otto Wagner
Located in Lucenec, SK
Design created by Otto Wagner (1841-1918) and manufactured by Jacob & Josef Kohn Manufactory. Beechwood / mahogany stained / brass / seat covered with new fabric and horizontal b...
Brass
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H 36.62 in W 22.45 in D 36.62 in
Antique Jacob & Josef Kohn Rocking Chair, Art Nouveau Design, Bentwood, Restored
By Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Wrocław, Poland
This unique rocking chair was made by Jacob & Josef Kohn, one of the most renowned bentwood furniture manufacturers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for cooperating w...
Bentwood
Rocking Chair J&J Kohn Nr.827, circa 1904
By Michael Thonet, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Praha, CZ
Original state with a pleasant patine of age, perfectly cleaned and re-polished with shelack finish.
Bentwood
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H 35.44 in W 21.66 in D 35.44 in
Art Nouveau Rocking Chair by Gustav Siegel for Jacob & Josef Kohn, Austria, 1904
By Jacob & Josef Kohn, Gustav Siegel
Located in Odense, DK
Amazing and rare Art Nouveau bentwood rocking chair designed by Gustav Siegel (1880-1970) for Jacob and Josef Kohn of Vienna, Austria, circa 1904. The chair is made from bentwood sta...
Bentwood
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H 40.95 in W 21.66 in D 35.44 in
Art Nouveau Gustav Siegel Designed Jacob and Josef Kohn Bentwood Rocking Chair
By Jacob & Josef Kohn, Gustav Siegel
Located in Highclere, Newbury
Beautiful and sinuous dark stained Art Nouveau bentwood rocking chair, model 824, by Austrian designer Gustav Siegel and produced by Jacob and Joseph Kohn circa 1900. In very good antique condition with original screws, fixings and part label to the base of the seat. Many of the great Bauhaus designers of the 20th century drew their inspiration for their metal cantilever design chairs from both the RW Winfield...
Beech
Gustav Siegel, Viennese Secession Rocking Chair, Bentwood, circa 1900
By Jacob & Josef Kohn, Gustav Siegel
Located in Munster, NRW
A bentwood rocking chair, by Austrian Art Nouveau designer Gustav Siegel for Jacob & Josef Kohn, circa 1900. Good condition, perfectly functional, minors wares due to use and age.
Bentwood
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H 35.44 in W 21.26 in D 37.41 in
Viennese Secession Rocking chair J&J Kohn Nr.813, circa 1902, Koloman Moser
By Koloman Moser, Michael Thonet, Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Praha, CZ
Manufactured in company Jacob & Josef Kohn. Plywood decor is attributed to Koloman Moser (1868-1918). Newly restored, new shellac finish, new cannung.
Bentwood
Pair of Rocking Chairs by Jacob & Josef Khon, Austria, 1910
By Jacob & Josef Kohn
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Extraordinary pair of rockinf chairs manufactured by Jacob & Josef Khon, Austria, in 1910. Bent beechwood and plywood structure.
Beech, Plywood