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.
Early 20th Century English Industrial Folk Art
Wood
Early 20th Century French Industrial Folk Art
Metal
19th Century French Antique Industrial Folk Art
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Industrial Folk Art
Enamel, Steel
1980s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron
1890s American Antique Industrial Folk Art
Iron
1960s American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Wood, Oak
Early 20th Century French Industrial Folk Art
Wood
1920s American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Brass
Early 20th Century American Industrial Folk Art
Iron
Late 19th Century Antique Industrial Folk Art
Wood
Early 20th Century Industrial Folk Art
Brass
Early 20th Century Industrial Folk Art
Brass
Early 20th Century Danish Industrial Folk Art
Steel
1980s Dutch Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Metal
Early 20th Century English Industrial Folk Art
Metal
1920s Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Leather
Early 20th Century English Industrial Folk Art
Brass, Copper
1990s North American Industrial Folk Art
Glass, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Czech Industrial Folk Art
Iron
Mid-20th Century Industrial Folk Art
Metal
Early 20th Century English Industrial Folk Art
Glass
1910s Spanish Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Brass
1930s German Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Metal
Early 20th Century Industrial Folk Art
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron
Early 20th Century American Industrial Folk Art
Wood
Early 20th Century American Industrial Folk Art
Enamel
1930s Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron
2010s Mexican Industrial Folk Art
Leather
1950s American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron
Mid-20th Century English Industrial Folk Art
Ceramic
Early 1900s American Antique Industrial Folk Art
Iron, Tin
1930s American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron, Nickel
1940s North American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Folk Art
Metal
1940s American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Metal, Enamel
1950s American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Plywood
Early 20th Century Industrial Folk Art
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Folk Art
Metal
1930s Mexican Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Wood
Mid-20th Century Industrial Folk Art
Enamel
1930s American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Folk Art
Steel
1960s Japanese Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Metal
Early 20th Century Russian Industrial Folk Art
Enamel
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron
1950s American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Tin
Early 20th Century English Industrial Folk Art
Iron
Early 20th Century Industrial Folk Art
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron
Early 20th Century Industrial Folk Art
Brass
20th Century American Industrial Folk Art
Metal
1960s Japanese Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Plastic
1940s American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Brass
Early 1900s French Antique Industrial Folk Art
Metal
1940s American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Tin