Industrial Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
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.
18th Century French Antique Industrial Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Metal
1990s Industrial Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Metal
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Industrial Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Limestone
1980s American Vintage Industrial Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Stainless Steel, Chrome
Late 20th Century English Industrial Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Chrome
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Industrial Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Glass
1960s Danish Vintage Industrial Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Teak
1940s Italian Vintage Industrial Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Porcelain
19th Century French Antique Industrial Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Plaster
20th Century French Industrial Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Bronze
Early 19th Century Danish Antique Industrial Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Copper
20th Century Italian Industrial Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Metal
Mid-20th Century European Industrial Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Metal
1930s German Vintage Industrial Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Wood
1950s Japanese Vintage Industrial Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Metal
1920s American Vintage Industrial Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Steel
Early 20th Century Danish Industrial Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Brass, Steel
1940s American Vintage Industrial Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Tin
Late 19th Century European Antique Industrial Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Brass, Steel
1970s French Vintage Industrial Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Metal
1970s French Vintage Industrial Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Metal
1970s French Vintage Industrial Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Metal
1950s Belgian Vintage Industrial Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Steel
Late 20th Century Industrial Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Metal
Mid-20th Century Industrial Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Aluminum, Brass