Industrial Folk Art
Industrial floor lamps, bar stools, desks and other industrial-style furnishings have experienced a resurgence in popularity with the rise of interest in minimalist design.
It's a look that celebrates the past even as it suggests vigor, productivity and brawn. The newly chic industrial style of decor repurposes the simple, sturdy furniture of an earlier world of commerce — brushed-metal storage cabinets and display shelves, task lamps and pendant lights with enameled shades, work tables with worn wooden tops and cast-iron bases — and couples them with aesthetic touches emblematic of energy and optimism, from bright upholstery fabrics to flowers.
The rise in prominence of the industrial style has come hand-in-hand with the residential repurposing of former manufacturing and warehouse districts throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. In many loft apartments created in shuttered factories, the architectural envelope has been left intact.
Industrial-style interiors feature elements like raw brick walls, exposed steel beams and oak floors whose history is written in every pit and gouge. Iron and glass transom windows give definition and interest to small kitchen areas anchored by kitchen islands made of marble, steel and brass, while taxidermy or vintage neon signs serve as wall art in living rooms dotted with leather club chairs. Patina is the keynote to a decor in sync with such surroundings.
On 1stDibs you will find industrial furniture designs that wear their age beautifully — and were built to last.
1960s American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Metal
1990s North American Industrial Folk Art
Tin
1940s American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Metal, Steel
1940s American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Metal, Steel
1960s American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Wood, Oak
1950s Japanese Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Metal
1960s Japanese Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Metal
1960s Japanese Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Metal
Late 20th Century Industrial Folk Art
Wood, Paint
Early 20th Century Danish Industrial Folk Art
Steel
Early 20th Century Industrial Folk Art
Plastic, Wood
Late 19th Century English Antique Industrial Folk Art
Terracotta
19th Century Antique Industrial Folk Art
Wood, Fabric
Early 20th Century English Industrial Folk Art
Iron
1980s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron
Early 20th Century Industrial Folk Art
Brass
Early 20th Century Industrial Folk Art
Brass
Early 20th Century American Industrial Folk Art
Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Indian Industrial Folk Art
Wool
1890s American Antique Industrial Folk Art
Iron
Mid-20th Century British Industrial Folk Art
Metal
Mid-20th Century British Industrial Folk Art
Metal
Early 20th Century English Industrial Folk Art
Iron
1960s American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Aluminum, Metal, Steel
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Folk Art
Metal, Sheet Metal
1950s American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron
Late 20th Century Industrial Folk Art
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Folk Art
Steel, Iron
Mid-20th Century English Industrial Folk Art
Wood
1940s North American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Metal
1940s American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Brass
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Plastic
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Plastic
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron
Early 1900s American Antique Industrial Folk Art
Iron
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Folk Art
Steel
19th Century American Antique Industrial Folk Art
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Bakelite, Plexiglass
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron
Early 20th Century British Industrial Folk Art
Metal, Enamel
1980s British Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron
1980s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Plastic
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron
Early 20th Century Industrial Folk Art
Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Bakelite, Plexiglass
Mid-20th Century Canadian Industrial Folk Art
Steel
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Bakelite, Plexiglass
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron
1980s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Chrome, Iron
Early 20th Century English Industrial Folk Art
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Folk Art
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron