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.
$266Sale Price|40% Off
Red Vintage Metal Fire Bucket Basket Trash Can or Wine Cooler
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Red Hand-Painted Fire Bucket Trash Basket With Handle, American, circa 1960's. These fire buckets are considered a significant part of fire service history, representing an early for...
Metal
$595Sale Price|54% Off
Early 20th C. Automobile Five Person Picnic Set c.1914-1917
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An original automobile picnic set for five. Includes 2 metal food storage containers with leather straps, 5 enamel mugs, salt and pepper shakers, 5 enamel plates, 5 silver and Bakelite knives stamped Sheffield, England, 1 large thermos with 2 drinking cups inside, 5 napkins and 1 small table cloth. Original locking key. CREATOR Unknown. Plates and Mugs: KER Sweden...
Silver, Brass, Enamel, Stainless Steel, Nickel
Large Green Glass Hungarian Demijohn, Amphora or Vase with Original Iron Basket
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Tall, large and huge vintage green glass wine demijohn, bottle or amphora with the original wrought iron and green painted metal basket - quite a rare find. This was mouth blown / ha...
Wrought Iron
$220Sale Price|20% Off
Round Wooden Industrial Foundry Mold, 20th Century
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Round Wooden Industrial Foundry Mold, 20th Century. This piece works nicely as a wall sculpture or as an brilliant centerpiece bowl, catchall etc.
Wood
Powder-coated Mid-Century Steel Storage Bin (Yellow)
Located in Alhambra, CA
Rehab Vintage Customized 1940s industrial storage bin. This classic, heavy-duty steel organizer is sure to keep your office or living space in tip-top shape Freshly powder-coated in ...
Steel
$680Sale Price|20% Off
Early 20th Century French Leather Tool Bag from a Train
Located in Chicago, IL
This early 20th-century French leather tool bag hails from the Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), France's national train service e...
Leather
$275Sale Price|26% Off
Industrial Metal Milk Crate, Powder Coated Navy Blue, circa 1960's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
1960s Industrial Metal milk crate. Freshly powder coated, the milk crate is sturdy and sleek in classic navy blue. A perfect addition to any room that needs...
Metal
Industrial Era Metal Storage Bins, Powder Coated Bright Chartreuse
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Industrial era steel stackable bins with handles. Freshly powder coated in bright chartreuse. The bins have endless uses; in an office, mud room, hall...
Metal, Stainless Steel
French Limoges Sample Porcelain Plate, Late 19th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
The scallop-molded plate, painted with various hand-enameled color references and numbers over-glaze beneath tapering rectangular color tabs. Marked to underside near foot, "Havilan...
Porcelain
20th Century Czech Foundry Crucible
Located in High Point, NC
Simple, sculptural and supremely tactile, this vintage foundry crucible has an ardent Industrial past. Made in 20th century Czechia, this piece would have originally been used for me...
Ceramic
$1,800Sale Price|20% Off
Theodore Haviland, Limoges Sample Plate, Early 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Painted with various hand-enameled colors, references and numbers over-glaze beneath color tabs. Marked to the underside near foot "THEODORE HAVILAND/ FRANCE" in green enamel "A. GUI...
Porcelain
French Industrial Leather Tool Basket 1920's
Located in Hudson, NY
Handmade industrial leather tool caddy with wooden bottom. This chic industrial form is had made from thick oiled leather, with a wooden base. This would be great as a drinks carrie...
Leather, Wood
Antique Wire Laundry Basket Wheeled Collapsible
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, an antique wire basket laundry on castors wheeled plus collapsible. Dimensions: 29.5" H x 22.25" diameter. Please visit ...
Metal
French Rustic Three Bottle Carrier, Coaster Great little piece, very useful
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
French Rustic Three Bottle Carrier, Coaster Great little piece, very useful to pass 3 tall bottles around the table and to keep them from getting knocked over The Coaster holds 3 bo...
Metal
French Large Cream Separating Pan
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A piece of dairy farming history, this large zinc pan from 19th century France was originally used to separate cream from milk. The large scale has many potential uses in the modern ...
Metal
$1,588Sale Price|20% Off
1900s Clerks Industrial Wire Tin Map Architectural Drawings Bin Basket Trash Can
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare very tall wire form basket, impressed with manufacturers markings and patent dates, 1904-1914 on bottom copper pan. Top Dia: 14 in. Bottom Dia 10 in. Height 23 13/16 in.
Copper, Wire
$296Sale Price / item|25% Off
Vintage Metal Bin Powder Coated Turquoise, Industrial Era
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Industrial era metal stackable bins or baskets with handles. Freshly powder coated in vintage mellow turquoise. The bins have endless uses; in an office...
Metal
Vintage Industrial Wire Basket, Handcrafted Galvanized Steel, 1970
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage industrial inspired wire basket. Handcrafted from galvanized steel Inspired by the baskets originally used by farmers and fishermen. Industrial design inspired by vintage ...
Metal
Industrial tray made of solid wood, 1920
Located in Meulebeke, BE
This tray is made of dark and patina-ted wood, which gives it a rustic and authentic look. The tray has four subdivisions, where you can store all kinds of items, such as pens, sciss...
Wood
$2,200 / item
Willy Guhl Small Bowl Planter, 1950s, Switzerland
By Willy Guhl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rare 1950s planter bowl designed by Swiss neo-functionalist and Industrial Design Pioneer Willy Guhl for Eternit in Switzerland. Sculpted from fiber cement which has slowly weathere...
Cement
L'Objet Large Cast Metal Sculptural Centerpiece Bowl
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
Large cast metal centerpiece bowl by L'Objet. Beautiful sculptural and dramatic form. Maker: L'Objet Year: 2000s Style: Modern / Contemporary / Industrial / Brutalist Di...
Metal
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
Porcelain Sample Plate, Early 20th Century
Located in Spencertown, NY
Theodore Haviland, Limoges, France Painted with various hand-enameled color references and numbers over-glaze beneath color tabs. Marked to the front in orange-yellow enamel: "Coule...
Porcelain
Vintage Boho Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This charming, heavily textured bowl is a quintessential piece of Mid-Century Studio Pottery, celebrated for its grounded simplicity and raw material honesty. The piece is defined by...
Clay, Pottery, Stoneware
$1,800
Perforated Brass Pail
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Brass pail with curved handle. This piece features a round perforated body with rivets at both the top and bottom of the pail. It would be a great décor piece or waste basket. Dimen...
Brass
Early 20th Century French Metal Baskets with Bottles in Clear and Green Glass
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pair of robust pieces, originating from early 20th-century France, showcases a large green and clear blown-glass bottle encased in metal cage-style baskets. The deep green or cl...
Metal
Vintage Boho Studio Pottery Bowl
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This compelling vintage studio pottery vessel showcases the raw, tactile beauty of handcrafted stoneware characteristic of Mid-Century American ceramic art. Featuring a distinctive c...
Clay, Pottery
Large Vintage French Olive Wood Bowl, Early 20th Century
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Very large vintage handmade Mediterranean decorative wabi sabi centerpiece bowl made from olive wood. Traditional organic style hand-carved from one solid piece of wood by local arti...
Wood, Olive
Green Demijohn, Glass Wine Bottle, France, 1950s
Located in Saarbruecken, DE
This large light turquoise demijohn is a classic French demijohn from the 1950s. Light green / turquoise pressed glass with visible air pockets. A timeless home decor to set accents, as a floor vase with...
Glass
$1,400 / set
H 20.5 in W 14 in D 15 in
Set of Three French Midcentury Vintner Woven Baskets with Demijohn Wine Bottles
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of three of midcentury French vintner woven baskets with demijohn wine bottles. This set of French vintner wicker-woven baskets, each conta...
Glass, Wicker
Mid-Century Modern Powder-Coated Leafy Green Metal Tray or Dish
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
MCM Green Painted Metal Vide-Poche or Dish A versatile newly powder coated vintage metal tray in a fantastic shade of green. This particular green...
Metal
$4,200
H 4 in W 22 in D 9.5 in
Mid-20th Century Tami Islands Papua New Guinea Tribal Wooden Feast Bowl
Located in Point Richmond, CA
mid-20th century Tami Islands Papua new guinea wooden feast bowl Of classic form, each end carved with raised and incised imagery depicting stylized sea cr...
Kaolin, Wood
$1,588Sale Price|20% Off
H 23.82 in Dm 14 in
1900s Clerks Industrial Wire Tin Map Architectural Drawings Bin Basket Trash Can
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Rare very tall wire form basket, impressed with manufacturers markings and patent dates, 1904-1914 on bottom copper pan. Top Dia: 14 in. Bottom Dia 10 in. Height 23 13/16 in.
Copper, Wire
$275Sale Price|26% Off
H 11 in W 17 in D 13 in
Industrial Metal Milk Crate, Powder Coated Navy Blue, circa 1960's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
1960s Industrial Metal milk crate. Freshly powder coated, the milk crate is sturdy and sleek in classic navy blue. A perfect addition to any room that needs...
Metal
Antique French Dough Bowl, early 20th Century
Located in Chappaqua, NY
Antique French Dough Bowl, early 20th Century. Beautifully hand-carved and weathered with age. Traditionally used for mixing dough. A strikin...
Wood
Brass pedal bin
Located in Firenze, FI
Add a touch of sophistication to your home with our brass pedal bin. Made from high-quality brass, this bin is both functional and stylish, providing a pract...
Brass
French Art Deco Hand-Hammered Iron and Glass Vase Signed Lorrain
By Lorrain
Located in New York City, NY
A fine Lorrain Nancy / School of Nancy original, hand-hammered wrought iron framed Art Deco glass vase with handblown mottled glass inset in colorful shades of orange, blue / green ...
Art Glass
$556Sale Price|20% Off
H 11.5 in Dm 10.5 in
1950s Atomic Wire Mesh Trash Can Wastebasket Vintage Mid-Century Architect Era
By George Nelson, Herman Miller
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Finely expanded metal sheet rolled wastebasket with reinforced lip and bottom tray. This type of metal deformation was invented in England in 1884 by John French Golding. This ty...
Metal
French Early 20th Century Lidded Copper Pot
Located in Round Top, TX
A very charming early 20th century lidded copper pot in an oval shape. A wonderful addition to any copper collection.
Copper
Chrome Powdercoated Steel Storage Bin
Located in Alhambra, CA
Rehab Vintage Customized 1940s industrial storage bin. This classic, heavy-duty steel organizer is sure to keep your office or living space in tip-top shape Freshly powder-coated in ...
Steel
Industrial Leather Tool Basket France 1920's
Located in Hudson, NY
Handmade industrial leather tool caddy with wooden bottom. This chic industrial form is had made from thick oiled leather, with a wooden base. This would be great as a drinks carrie...
Leather, Wood
20th Century Pine Dough Tray or Trough
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A large wooden dough tray from the 1st half of the 20th century. Made of pine in the shape of a wooden box with slightly sloping sides and 2 handles. Traditionally the dough for baki...
Pine
Mid century stainless steel bucket
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Mid century stainless steel bucket circa 1950. Good quality stainless steel pail/bucket, with adjustable handle. Ideal for use as a small log bin, ice bucket or novelty waste paper...
Stainless Steel
Sold
H 6.5 in W 21.5 in D 15 in
Early 20th C. Abercrombie & Fitch, Thermos Co. Seven Person Picnic Set C.1920
By The American Thermos Bottle Company, Abercrombie & Fitch
Located in San Francisco, CA
About An original picnic set for seven. Monogrammed leather case with brass locks. Includes 3 enamel and metal containers stamped Abercrombie and Fitch, 7 enamel mugs, salt and pepper shakers, 7 enamel plates, 7 sets of silver and nickel flatware, 2 large thermos with corks, and 6 stainless steel cups (one is missing). Enamel plates and mugs stamped KER Sweden...
Silver, Brass, Enamel, Stainless Steel, Nickel
Shimano Bike Chain Bowl, 20th Century
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Shimano Bike Chain Bowl, 20th Century.
Metal
Antique Serving Tray with Bronze Trim c.1930-1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An antique painted, wooden tray with bronze handles and trim. CREATOR Unknown. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1930-1940. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Wood, Bronze. CONDITI...
Bronze
Huge Wicker Railway Parcel Hamper Very strong and attractive piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Huge Wicker Railway Parcel Hamper Very strong and attractive piece, in good complete condition, with the original iron locking clasp, hide corners and rope...
Wicker
Industrial Wire Basket / Serving Tray
Located in Hudson, NY
Industrial style vintage wire tray with handles and galvanized base. Perfect addition to a garden or patio table.
Metal, Zinc
Huge Wicker Railway Parcel Hamper Very strong and attractive piece
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Huge Wicker Railway Parcel Hamper Very strong and attractive piece, from the South of England, the basket has CB8 painted on both sides front and back In...
Willow
Industrial Leather Tool Basket France 1920's
Located in Hudson, NY
Handmade industrial leather tool caddy with wooden bottom. This chic industrial form is had made from thick oiled leather, with a wooden base. This would be great as a drinks carrie...
Leather, Wood
Wicker Basket Iron Wire
Located in New York, NY
A substantial and well-made iron weaved basket with a blue-gray hue, circa mid-20th century or earlier. Basket is rectangular with a weaved iron construction, two handles; likely use...
Iron