Industrial Architectural Elements
INDUSTRIAL STYLE
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.
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Style: Industrial
Period: 20th Century
Early French Hardware Store Counter Display
By Fichet Marine, Paris 1
Located in Peekskill, NY
The display reads "Fichet Marine Paris." A good guess is that this was a display for brass yacht hardware. There are three very heavy lick sets in the display. One has an early iron ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Brass
Vintage Gucci Metal Marquee Sign from a NYC Building Meat Packing District
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous original vintage sign from a Gucci store in New York. Letters are 12.5 inches high, custom made from aluminum and mounted on sheet steel.
Category
Late 20th Century American Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Antique Distressed Metal Faux Books with Travel Ink Well c.1900-1920 (FREE SHIP)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A stack of metal faux books with hinged lids. One contains a travel ink well. Bronze plate lid on glass container.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1900-1920.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Metal
Distressed Architectural Column c.1940 (FREE SHIPPING)
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A distressed architectural column.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940-1950.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Wood.
CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age a...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Wood, Paint
Antique Industrial Steampunk Distressed Iron & Wood Rolling Hand Truck Cart
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Industrial Steampunk Distressed Iron & Wood Hand Truck Cart. Circa Early 1900s Measurements: Laid Flat: 16" H x 53" W x 22" D.
Category
Early 1900s Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
Antique 6 Foot Structural Cast Iron Fluted Column
Located in New York, NY
Thick cast iron column with a fluted body and decorative capital. The bottom is uneven and 6 inches will need to be cut off to make it even thus shorting its height. Please note, thi...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
1950's Slingsby Railway Platform Trolley
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
1950's Slingsby Railway Platform Trolley
A good working piece, the barrow is very sound, it is made in Oak and Iron, it has solid wheels and the iron base platform can be extended ...
Category
1950s Vintage Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Oak
Large Antique, Industrial Factory Wooden Foundry Form, Wheel, Cog, Gear
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large antique, Industrial factory wooden foundry form mold, wheel, cog, gear, very unusual and rare size measuring 52" in diameter, retains original facto...
Category
1910s American Vintage Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Wood
1930s Pontiac Dealership Logo Weathervane
Located in Peekskill, NY
Once standing atop a local Pontiac dealership, this Indian Head metal weathervane has a rustic weathered red finish, mellowed through years of service. Sure to be treasured by any au...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Steel
Gilt Copper Globe Form Architectural Finial
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Globe form made in two parts, with a hollow stem for attachment on the base.
Worn gilt, patches of green patina overall, separation around the center seam, ding, all as expected wi...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Copper
Vintage pulley Yugoslavia 1970s Industrial Home Decor
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Add a touch of vintage industrial charm to your space with this fantastic vintage pulley from Yugoslavia, dating back to the 1970s. This piece of industrial history is perfect for th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Slovenian Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Metal, Iron
Pair of Antique 39 in. Ball Finial Cast Iron Fencing Posts
Located in New York, NY
Brownstone fencing cast iron newel posts with an attached bolt plate on the bottoms. There is expected surface wear. Priced as a pair. Please note, this ite...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
Vintage pulley Yugoslavia 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Add a touch of vintage industrial charm to your space with this fantastic vintage pulley from Yugoslavia, dating back to the 1970s. This piece of industrial history is perfect for th...
Category
Mid-20th Century Slovenian Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Metal, Steel
Vintage 1977 Large Architectural Salvage Sign Letter 'H'
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Came off the Scottish Rite Childrens Hospital in Dallas.
The smaller letter "H" from this sign will be on the new Frasier reboot.
Built in 1977, these letters were the original sign ...
Category
1970s Vintage Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Antique 15 ft Oak & Chestnut Counter Bar
Located in New York, NY
Solid wood bar with oak and chestnut alternating slat top and faux tiger striped oak panels. There are four top holes cut in the counter. This is missing some trim. Please see the ph...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Chestnut, Oak, Pine
Vintage Architectural Salvage Sign Letter "P"
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Came off the Scottish Rite Childrens Hospital in Dallas.
Built in 1977, these letters were the original sign on the building.
Everything (except the dirt) that came off the building ...
Category
1970s Vintage Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Antique Industrial Modern Vintage Factory Hand Truck Oak Wood and Iron Metal
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Industrial Modern Vintage Factory Hand Truck with Oak Wood and Iron Metal Frame. Circa Mid 20th Century.
Measurements:
Upright: 51" H x 22" W x 27" D
Flat: 15" H x ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
Vintage Architectural Salvage Sign Letter "R" From a Dallas Children's Hospital
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Came off the Scottish Rite Childrens Hospital in Dallas.
The letter "H" from this sign will be on the new Frasier reboot.
Built in 1977, these letters were the original sign on the b...
Category
1970s American Vintage Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage 1977 Architectural Salvage Sign Letter "C" From a Dallas Hospital
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Came off the Scottish Rite Childrens Hospital in Dallas.
The letter "H" from this sign will be on the new Frasier reboot.
Built in 1977, these letters were the original sign on the b...
Category
1970s Vintage Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage 1977 Architectural Salvage Sign Letter "S" Off Children's Hospital
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Came off the Scottish Rite Childrens Hospital in Dallas.
The letter "H" from this sign will be on the new Frasier reboot.
Built in 1977, these letters were the original sign on the b...
Category
1970s American Vintage Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Vintage Architectural Salvage Sign Letter "I" From a Dallas Children's Hospital
Located in Waxahachie, TX
Came off the Scottish Rite Childrens Hospital in Dallas.
The letter "H" from this sign will be on the new reboot of the Frasier show.
Built in 1977, these letters were the original s...
Category
1970s American Vintage Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Aluminum
1930s Corrugated Fire Resistant Clear Chicken Wire Glass
Located in New York, NY
Priced per square foot.
Reclaimed from old warehouses and industrial buildings, this corrugated industrial glass was used as exterior awnings or partitions indoors and out. This gl...
Category
1930s American Vintage Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Glass
Iron Eiffel Tower Garden Trellis
Located in New York, NY
7 Foot Eiffel Tower Décor Piece used as Garden Trellis. One of a kind, Custom made for a Florida designer between the 1950s- 1970s. Was first used indoors in a Paris themed...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron, Steel, Sheet Metal
Powder Coated Blue Industrial Metal Bin, Umbrella Stand or Trash Can
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Industrial metal trash can, bin or umbrella stand.
We can offer these bins powder coated in any color at buyers request.
Freshly powder coated in bright Maui blue, this tall an...
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Metal
Large Architectural Wall Sconce
Located in Doylestown, PA
A large architectural wall sconce from a public building, in patinated bronze, six-sided with dome top.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Bronze
1950's Hospital Wash Basin, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage medical up-stand hospital operating room sink for storing surgical instruments.
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Vintage French Restaurant Sign, Painted Metal, France, C. 1920
Located in Kastrup, DK
Decorative vintage French restaurant advertising signage in painted metal on both sides.
"Au Vieux Moulin" translated to "The Old Mill"
Untouched original with good patina.
Fran...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Metal
Large Solid Steel Factory or Tractor Gear c.1940-Local pick up only
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A large solid steel factory or tractor gear. Original green and yellow paint. Very heavy.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Solid...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Steel
Oversize Large Scale Garden Armillary
Located in Sheffield, MA
Make a statement with this signed large scale Brutalist style iron garden sculpture or armillary with arrow and half round shape representing a part of the constellation encircling a round disc, a part of the solar system. This impressive nearly 8 feet tall and 9.5 feet wide sculpture...
Category
20th Century American Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
Large Vintage Decorative Wooden Ceiling Fan
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large French black-painted wooden ceiling fan.
Category
Early 20th Century French Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Wood
Early 20thC Hubley Bouquet of Flowers Cast Iron Doorstops
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Antique cast iron Doorstops by Hubley in original paint. No breaks or cracks in excellent vintage condition with minimal wear to the paint....
Category
1920s American Vintage Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
Authentic Industrial Heavy Iron Jail Door on Casters
Located in Hopewell, NJ
An authentic relic from an Ohio jail makes an imaginative architectural element. Original chippy paint with bright red area around the lock. On casters.
Very heavy!
Category
1950s American Vintage Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
B.P.O.E. Elks Club Solid Brass Plaque Waynesburg PA
Located in New York, NY
B.P.O.E. plaque from Waynesburg, PA. Further embossed with Lodge No. 757 Instituted 1902. Center plate missing. This can be seen at our 400 Gilligan St location in Scranton, PA.
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Brass
1990s Large Moveable Corrugated Translucent Glass Panel 90 Degree Angle Frame
Located in New York, NY
This is part of a 32 foot high lobby light fixture from 1991 in midtown Manhattan. Each unit consists of a large 90 degree brushed stainless steel frame encl...
Category
1990s American Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Stainless Steel
1930'S Theatre Curtain Pulley Stand by Hall Stage London
Located in Norwich, GB
A 1930's metal theatre curtain pulley stand from the Regent Theatre in Norwich, which became ABC cinema. Labelled 'Hall Stage Equipment London'. The handle cast stamp 'Hall Brixton S...
Category
1930s English Vintage Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Metal
Pair of Stoneware Found Objects, English, circa 1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful pair of highly sculptural found objects or architectural elements with an ethnographical/Industrial feel to them.
Although they are ceramic they have a lovely metallic look about them. They look like bronze or iron.
They remind me of the Easter Island statues...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Cast Stone
Early 20th Century 1900's Tower Light Up White Clock
Located in Chicago, IL
Original American 1900's over sized tower light up clock with milk etched glass face and copper frame.
Category
Early 20th Century North American Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Copper
Early 20th Century American Gray Cast Iron Eagle
Located in Chicago, IL
Early 20th century American cast iron eagle. It came from Pittsburgh.
Category
Early 20th Century North American Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
Industrial Size Kitchen Meat Hook in Bright Sunshine Yellow
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large and bold this large industrial era meat hook has been freshly powder coated in bright sunshine yellow. Feast your eyes on this bold statement collectib...
Category
1950s French Vintage Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
1920s Ornate Hand Wrought Iron Floral Balcony Railing Piece
Located in New York, NY
1920s original ornate balcony railing with amazing hand-wrought iron detail and a hollow metal top. Has rust. Please note, this item is located in our ...
Category
1920s American Vintage Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Metal, Wrought Iron
XL Blueprint Copy of “Proposed Golden Gate Bridge Crossing of San Francisco”
Located in San Francisco, CA
A fascinating and expansive six-foot-wide 1950s copy on paper of a historically important and rare 1923 panoptic engineering blueprint titled “Proposed Highway Crossing - San Francisco to Sausalito” by John G. Little & Co. It depicts a pair of suggested solutions for bridging the world famous Golden Gate, the mile-wide strait where San Francisco Bay meets the Pacific Ocean.
Both crisply rendered San Francisco-to-Sausalito crossings are meticulously drafted in full at 1” = 400’ scale, with each having a total length of 22,780 feet (4.31 miles). The proposal at top depicts a high-level bridge with three 1,100 ft. spans, and the proposal at bottom depicts a combination trestle-and-tube design that presciently evokes the similarly submerged Transbay Tube that would open fifty years later nearby. Little estimated their respective costs to be $14,000,000 and $11,000,000—or approximately $215,333,000 and $169,190,000 when adjusted for inflation.
As shown in the aerial view map at top right, the proposed connection points would’ve been near where Van Ness...
Category
1950s American Vintage Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Paper
Industrial Oversized Aluminum Vent Propeller
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large, aluminum, vent propeller is a wonderful, repurposed, industrial sculpture or architectural element.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Aluminum
Mid Century Gucci Marquee Store Sign from a NYC Building Meat Packing District
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Iconic Gucci nameplate with their stylized aluminum letters that are 22 inches high. Impressive size to display. Letters will unbolt easily.
Category
Late 20th Century American Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Metal
Antique Oak and Brass Lumber Caliper by William Greenlief
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Turn of the 20th century, oak and handcrafted brass, lumber caliper by William Greenlief used to measure the amount of timber from a tree features a sli...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Brass
Antique Oak and Brass Lumber Caliper by E. S. Lane, Upton ME
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Turn of the 20th century, oak and handcrafted brass hardware, lumber caliper by E.S. Lane, Upton ME used to measure the amount of timber from a tree fea...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Brass
Brass Marquee Letter N
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Brass, architectural, marquee letter N can stand tabletop or hang on the wall.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Brass
Large Sunshine Yellow Powder-Coated Industrial Fan
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Large sunshine yellow powder-coated industrial fan.
Fan is in working spinning condition and is newly powder-coated.
$125 flat rate front door del...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Metal
1930s Industrial Sign Letters PORN Sculpture by Colorado Artist Bill Nelson
Located in Las Vegas, NV
From the artist:
“PORN,” 2018, 6 foot tall x 5 foot wide. Salvaged early 20th-century store sign letters, blue light bulbs, electrical wiring is a satirical homage to Robert Indiana’s “LOVE” sculpture, re-examining the state of human relationships, in fact, the state of humanity itself, nearly 50 years after Indiana completed the first rendering of his iconic sculpture. In his version, porn, assemblage artist Bill Nelson...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Sheet Metal, Wire
Rustic Industrial Rolling Lumber Cart
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Rustic, industrial, rolling lumber cart featuring a slat pine surface in it's original, work-worn patina with tall side risers, can be repurposed for a multitude of uses.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Pine
Cast Zinc Aluminum Alloy Gilt Marquee Letter E
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Cast zinc aluminum alloy, marquee letter E, features a painted gilt surface with its wonderful, weather-worn, original patina.
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Zinc
Gucci Store Sign Front Metal, Advertising, 1980s
Located in Wallkill, NY
Original vintage sign from a Gucci store. Aluminum or sheet steel, circa 1980s. This will make a stunning decor piece. Be sure to check our storefront for ...
Category
1980s Vintage Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Metal
Huge Impressive Movie Theater Lion
Located in Peekskill, NY
I'm told that this Lion was an architectural element outside a theater. It looks like MGM but can't say for sure. The weathered patina tells me it was mounted outdoors and the scale ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Composition
Vintage Industrial Cast Iron Machinist Precision Parallel Straights Sculptures
By Jean Prouvé, Brown & Sharpe Manufacturing Co.
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Cast iron machinist's Swiss cheese straight edge rules. Heavy, large, metal, no cracks.
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Iron
Six Assorted Metal and One Bakelite Antique Glove Stretchers Some Engraved
Located in Stamford, CT
A fine group six custom designed collectible assorted metal and one Bakelite antique glove stretchers all having spring action. Some Engraved, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Architectural Elements
Early Antique Collection of Eight Bone Glove Stretchers Made in France
Located in Stamford, CT
Collection of eight antique spring action bone glove stretchers made in France. The large ones measure 8 inches, the smaller at 6 inches.
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Architectural Elements
1930s Architectural Silvered Foundry Form, Mold, Casting, Sculpture Garden
Located in Buffalo, NY
Industrial Foundry Form, factory casting, beautiful silver zinc original paint, wonderful patina, whimsical, fantasy Art Deco design,'Emaerald City' Very sculptural, see other listings for additional Foundry molds.
Foundry molds and patterns are wooden tools, carved out or built up to create negative space, which in turn is used to make the inverse form or shape to be used for the casting of metal. To make a wooden mold, wood needs to be stacked up, like a relief, or cut-out, like a sunken relief, with handles or other pieces to grab and pick up the mold from the molding material. Individual pattern pieces that get packed into the molding material are carved and shaped. The space or forms that these pieces make in the molding material will be the inverse of the final cast piece.
These antique foundry molds...
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1930s American Vintage Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Wood
Machinist's Straight Edge
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A precision crafted machinist's straight edge made of patinated and perforated cast steel.
Category
1920s American Vintage Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Steel
1930s Architectural Silver and Black Foundry Form, Mold, Casting, Coffee Table
Located in Buffalo, NY
Industrial foundry form, factory casting, beautiful silver zinc and black original paint, wonderful patina, stepped Art Deco (Paul Frankl) design, would make an amazing coffee or cocktail table. See other listings for additional foundry molds.
Foundry molds and patterns are wooden tools, carved out or built up to create negative space, which in turn is used to make the inverse form or shape to be used for the casting of metal. To make a wooden mold, wood needs to be stacked up, like a relief, or cut-out, like a sunken relief, with handles or other pieces to grab and pick up the mold from the molding material. Individual pattern pieces that get packed into the molding material are carved and shaped. The space or forms that these pieces make in the molding material will be the inverse of the final cast piece.
These antique foundry molds...
Category
1930s American Vintage Industrial Architectural Elements
Materials
Wood
Industrial architectural elements for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Industrial architectural elements for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage architectural elements created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include building and garden elements, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, plastic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Industrial architectural elements made in a specific country, there are North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original architectural elements, popular names associated with this style include and Goodyear. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for architectural elements differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $420 and tops out at $1,580 while the average work can sell for $1,000.
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