36-in. High French Oak Pastry Table or Kitchen Island with Antique Slate Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
standing work table.
21st Century and Contemporary French Tables
Slate
36-in. High French Oak Pastry Table or Kitchen Island with Antique Slate Top
Located in Fayetteville, AR
standing work table.
Slate
Large Antique Country Kitchen Island Worktable
Located in Sheffield, MA
tone to any modern, rustic or industrial interior. Workbench, Farmhouse kitchen table, island counter
Wood
1930s Old Hickory Branded Drop-Leaf Farm Table or Kitchen Island, Signed
By Old Hickory Furniture Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
. Excellent for a dining table, farm table, work table, kitchen island, Measurements: H 30" x W 23.25" x
Wood
Alberto Paoli Drop-leaf Kitchen Island or Worktable
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Alberto Paoli, drop-leaf kitchen island or work table, laminated plywood, Italy, 1970s. A
Laminate, Plywood
Natta and Nagot Butcher Table with Marble Top
Located in Houston, TX
work table.
Marble, Metal
Sold|$4,900
Rustic Farm Refectory Table
Located in Sheffield, MA
, oak legs, minimal overhang. Perfect as kitchen work table, center island or dining table. Also suited
Oak
Sold|$9,750
French 19th Century Drapers Table
Located in Round Top, TX
scraped beech and pine with column legs and bun feet. A perfect console, kitchen island or work table.
Beech, Pine
Sold|$15,000
Great Antique French Farm / Draping Table
Located in Wilton, CT
spectacular kitchen island, display or work table. There is a drawer on one side and the bottom shelf add to
Oak
19th Century Victorian Oak Tile Top Refectory Library Table
Located in Forney, TX
perfect dining table, kitchen island, writing desk, centre table, work bench, and more. Dimensions
Brass
Sold|$3,500
Spanish 18th Century "Petrin"
Located in Round Top, TX
allow the dough to rise. Wonderful as a console table, work table or island.
Chestnut
Sold|$4,500
Antique French Baker's Patisserie Table Base
Located in Sheffield, MA
dining area. A fabulous piece as a kitchen island or work table, console table or as an occasional table
Iron
Sold|$2,330
Antique European Fruitwood Oversized Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
capacity, overall without using top approx 65 wine bottle capacity) kitchen island or work table, pub table
Fruitwood
Custom Cypress Wood Kitchen Island Work Table
Located in New York, NY
Custom Cypress Wood Kitchen Island Work Table with Six Legs and Slated Bottom Shelf and Metal
Sold|$1,650
Pine Island Work Table
Located in Millwood, VA
Antique pine work table which would make a great island .
Pine
Sold|$1,595
Industrial Island / work table
Located in Spokane, WA
Industrial work table/kitchen island with shelf and six small casters. Original chippy paint
Steel
Sold|$3,500
Great Kitchen Island Work Table
Located in North Beninngton, VT
Beautiful Kitchen Work table with maple cutting board surface. The Victorian era cabinet has had
Vintage Industrial Workbench Pine Baker's Table Kitchen Island Work Table
Located in Culverthorpe, Lincs
Vintage Baker's table dating from the 1940s, which was part of a clearance we did on an old bakery
Sycamore, Pine
Kitchen Island, Work Table with Maple Top and Sliding Baskets on Steel Pipe Base
Located in Madison, WI
Kitchen island with maple top and two sliding baskets mounted beneath. Sits atop sturdy
Steel
Sold|$2,495
Amazing Large Display/Work Table
Located in Pasadena, CA
Great color! Could be used as an island, work table or display piece. Top and legs are all
Wood
Sold|$1,450
Bowling Pin Deck Industrial Island
Located in Spokane, WA
plugs shown on surface of table, were applied through the years of use. Outstanding for kitchen island
Steel
Sold|$3,200
Industrial Table
By Deja Neu Furniture
Located in Spokane, WA
island, work table, dining, retail, or restaurant. Show stopper in any setting.
Steel
Sold|$2,700
Adjustable Bowling Alley Table
Located in Spokane, WA
adjust height to kitchen island, work table or desk. Steel , industrial, pommel horse base.
Steel
Sold|$2,850
Industrial Steel Forming Table
Located in Spokane, WA
island, work table, retail display. Over hang on one side provides room for stools. Meticulously cleaned
Steel
Sold|$1,495
Steel Forming Table
Located in Spokane, WA
Maple metal forming table from industrial work place. Excellent display table, island, work table
Steel
Sold|$1,895
Fabulous Hunky Workbench
Located in Hudson, NY
York State's Catskill Mountains. Perfect kitchen island, work table or display piece. Spiffed up and
Pine
Sold|$1,500
Vintage Galvanized Work Table Kitchen Island
Located in Hudson, NY
work table or kitchen island.
Wood
Sold|$1,450
Industrial Work Cart Island
Located in Hudson, NY
Industrial Work Cart, Island, Ghent NY, c 1940-50, wood with framed metal top, very good condition
Sold|$2,200
Work Bench, Kitchen Island
Located in Hudson, NY
Idas Eye presents this two-drawer kitchen island, work station, or store display in lovely green
Wood, Paint
Pounded Tin and Steel Work Table or Island
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great multi-purpose table with a very unique pounded tin top. Versatile as a work table, desk, or
Vintage Industrial Zinc Top Work Table Kitchen Island Sideboard Potting Table
Located in Culverthorpe, Lincs
Great looking pine work table, sourced from an English home, in later white/grey paint and topped
Zinc
Industrial Work Table Makes Striking Kitchen Island with Added Wheels
Located in Madison, WI
Industrial work table of solid steel manufactured by Poland Industries. With two spacious pullout
Steel
20th Century Vintage Industrial Workbench Work Table Kitchen Island Sideboard
Located in Culverthorpe, Lincs
Vintage English workbench dating from the 1950s, sourced from a steel factory in Sheffield. It has all original parts: three large deep drawers with cup handles, potting board shelf ...
Pine
English Industrial Engineer's Work Bench/Center Island
Located in Bridport, CT
Rare English polished steel Industrial engineer's work bench/table/center island with wood top
Steel
Industrial Work Table, Center Island, Steel Bar on Wheels from Midwest Factory
Located in Madison, WI
Industrial steel table of two tiers standing straight, square and sealed clean. Hails direct from
Steel
Sold|$3,200
High Iron Kitchen Island Table
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
High iron base with old weathered top-perfect as a kitchen island or work table.
Sold|$9,745
Industrial Hydraulic Base Island/Table
Located in Austin, TX
Perfect for a kitchen island, project table, covered-outdoor table with stools. It is an Industrial
Sold|$795
Industrial Wood Top Work Table
Located in Spokane, WA
work table.
Steel
Sold|$2,800
Kitchen Island
Located in Fairhope, AL
kitchen island in any home. It has a wonderful patina on the paint finish which does seem to be original
Wood
Vintage Maple Butcher Block Lab Table Island
Located in Madison, WI
Solid maple butcher block top.
Maple
19th Century Antique Baking Central Table or Island
Located in Lancashire, GB
. This North of England antique bakers table would make a fabulous, free standing work station/ island in
Elm, Pine
Sold|$2,800
Chopping Island
Located in Hudson, NY
3.5" thick wood slab used for chopping - rests on four splayed 3" round legs - each leg exhibits a row of 3 to 4 holes .5" wide drilled through
Wood
Sold|$1,250
Stainless Steel Island
Located in Spokane, WA
Industrial galvanized steel island with drawers and stainless steel top. Riveted corners, casters
Stainless Steel
20th Century Pine and Sycamore Bakers Table Kitchen Island Table Centerpiece
Located in Culverthorpe, Lincs
these bakers' tables make the most wonderful, unique and characterful kitchen islands.
Sycamore, Pine
Sold|$5,800
Industrial Island Cart
Located in San Francisco, CA
Brutally hip industrial cart ideal for kitchen island.
Iron
Sold|$795
Industrial Craftsman Island
Located in Spokane, WA
Steel, Craftsman island with 1930's Deco lines. Perfectly rusted, amazing color, golden hue to
Steel
20th Century Pine and Sycamore Bakers Table Kitchen Island Table Centrepiece
Located in Culverthorpe, Lincs
A unique and increasingly rare English bakers table, which until very recently was used to make
Sycamore, Pine
Sold|$2,895
Rustic Workbench Island
Located in Aurora, OR
This early 20th century American workbench has plenty of life left in its sturdy time-worn frame. Set on iron casters, it has great utility and character.
Wood
Sold|$2,900
Chopping Block Island
Located in Hudson, NY
amazingly worn like a pillow chopping block - supported by turned and chamfered legs - iron bars for added strength - all in a scrubbed bone dry surface
Metal
Industrial Zinc Top Pine Kitchen Dining Table Island Workbench
Located in Culverthorpe, Lincs
Zinc dining room or kitchen table sourced from a carpenter's workshop in Nottingham, England. We
Zinc
Sold|$1,195
Antique Pine Kitchen Island
Located in Millwood, VA
Having a pine top with great patina, this work table or island has its original brass cup handles
Sold|$995
Antique Pine Kitchen Island
Located in Millwood, VA
This is a pitch pine kitchen work table or island. With two large and deep drawers to front, the
Sold|$2,650
30 Drawer Industrial Island
Located in Spokane, WA
island, work or art room, office.
Steel
KITCHEN ISLAND ca 1930
Located in Los Angeles, CA
a pretty fantastic kitchen island from an estate in new orleans. has original butcher block top
Iron
Sold|$1,295
Oak top Basket Island
Located in Spokane, WA
Industrial basket island with oak top and rivets. Use with baskets for excellent storage,or
Steel
Industrial work table with chopping block top, c. 1950
Located in Norwalk, CT
retaining traces of its original pain. Perfect as work table/island in a restaurant or large country kitchen.
Vintage Industrial Pine Printers Table Zinc Top Kitchen Island Worktable
Located in Culverthorpe, Lincs
Fantastic early 20th Century double sided pine printers table with hardwood drawers. This piece was
Zinc
20th Century Vintage Industrial Steel Table Kitchen Island Worktable Centerpiece
Located in Culverthorpe, Lincs
This is the kind of thing that sets our hearts racing at Monkey & Bird; a totally unique burnished steel beauty! It was originally used in William Foster and Co. Ltd's tank engineer...
Steel
From drafting tables to preparation tables to kitchen islands and more, the collection of antique and vintage industrial tables and work tables on 1stDibs features a wide range of robust furnishings that fit seamlessly into modern interiors.
Work tables, just like most tables, have evolved considerably over the years.
More than 1,000 years before iconic American furniture brand Herman Miller would help shape the way we work — and later, how we live at home — monks who lived and worked in medieval-era monasteries stood at what you might call crude writing desks, translating religious texts and copying them by hand.
While those who practiced the art of handwritten letters definitely needed a suitable writing desk, the world wouldn’t see proper roll-top desks and the like until the 19th century. Owing to the work of architects such as Antoni Gaudí, these monastery “desks” were essentially work tables. (Chairs, much less actual desk chairs, weren’t a part of the workspace until the Renaissance.) It was a far cry from the cozy home office that affords many of us the opportunity to work remotely today.
Near the end of the 18th century, the Industrial Revolution brought with it the founding of mills and factories, and hand production methods gave way to machinery and mass production. Factory workers needed sturdy industrial tables to perform tasks that required precision and to support the manufacturing industry. Spare work tables — durable and easy to clean — were constructed of metal and wood and became essential on assembly lines and in packing facilities. Today, industrial-style furniture celebrates the past even as it suggests vigor, productivity and brawn.
Aside from how well antique and vintage industrial tables and work tables will fit in your industrial-style interior — think raw brick walls, exposed steel beams and oak floors — these furnishings have practical uses. They’re a must-have item for a number of creative endeavors: They’re an ideal food-prep surface in your kitchen or an efficient work surface for any kind of hands-on workshop or painting and drawing studio. With some creativity, you can turn a vintage wood industrial table or work table into a desk, dining room table or coffee table.
At 1stDibs, we love the industrial-style furniture trend, and here you can find a wide range of antique and vintage industrial tables and work tables as well as other furnishings that will look wonderful in your heavenly loft space.
Top interior designers show — and tell — us how to create delectable spaces for hosting dinner parties.
Fans of the French film star may be surprised to learn that he had a flair for furniture with sleek lines and disco-era flash.
Like other pieces in the firm’s Candy Box collection, the cheerful limited-edition design showcases French craft.
Whether you’re just moving in or ready to give your home a makeover, our guide will give you pointers on tables that are fitting for every room, nook and hallway.
From his massive collaborative workshop in a former paper factory, the designer concocts funky furniture from disused materials, as well as luxe hotel interiors like the new Mix Brussels.
The designer’s innovative use of an unexpected material gives this console a lift.
The stately piece brings both gravitas and whimsy to any work space.
Use them as tables or stools, indoors or out.