Industrial Architectural Elements
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.
1940s American Vintage Industrial Architectural Elements
Metal
1990s American Industrial Architectural Elements
Stainless Steel
1910s American Vintage Industrial Architectural Elements
Wood
19th Century French Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Copper
18th Century Italian Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Iron
18th Century French Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Iron
1850s Scottish Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Iron
Late 18th Century French Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Architectural Elements
Plastic, Wood
1960s Vintage Industrial Architectural Elements
Stained Glass
Early 1600s Italian Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Ceramic, Majolica, Pottery
Early 20th Century Industrial Architectural Elements
Stained Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Industrial Architectural Elements
Metal