Industrial Folk Art

Industrial-style furniture has 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 furnishings 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. Patina is the keynote to a decor in sync with such surroundings. On 1stDibs you will find designs that wear their age beautifully — and were built to last.
1930s American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Wood
1980s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Metal
1980s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Plastic
1960s English Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Sheet Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Plastic
1920s Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Leather
1920s American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Brass
Early 20th Century Industrial Folk Art
Brass
1990s North American Industrial Folk Art
Tin
Early 20th Century Industrial Folk Art
Brass
Early 20th Century Industrial Folk Art
Brass
Early 20th Century Industrial Folk Art
Wood
Early 20th Century American Industrial Folk Art
Metal, Enamel
1980s Dutch Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Metal
Late 20th Century English Industrial Folk Art
Plaster
1960s Japanese Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Metal
1920s American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron
1940s American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Aluminum
1960s Japanese Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Metal
Mid-20th Century British Industrial Folk Art
Metal
20th Century American Industrial Folk Art
Metal
1950s German Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Metal
1990s British Industrial Folk Art
Fiberglass
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Folk Art
Tin
20th Century Belgian Industrial Folk Art
Metal
Early 1900s American Antique Industrial Folk Art
Iron, Tin
1930s English Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Plastic
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Plastic
1930s Spanish Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Metal
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Folk Art
Metal
Mid-20th Century English Industrial Folk Art
Aluminum
Early 1900s American Antique Industrial Folk Art
Hardwood
1920s American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Steel, Iron
1940s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Steel
1940s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Steel
1940s American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron
1960s American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron
1980s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron
1930s American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron, Nickel
19th Century French Antique Industrial Folk Art
Wood
Early 20th Century Industrial Folk Art
Felt
Early 20th Century Industrial Folk Art
Felt
Early 20th Century Industrial Folk Art
Felt
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Folk Art
Metal
1960s American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Iron
19th Century French Antique Industrial Folk Art
Wrought Iron
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Plastic
1960s American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Aluminum, Metal, Steel
Early 20th Century Industrial Folk Art
Felt, Wood
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Folk Art
Metal
20th Century American Industrial Folk Art
Wrought Iron, Steel
Mid-20th Century English Industrial Folk Art
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century English Industrial Folk Art
Aluminum
1920s American Vintage Industrial Folk Art
Steel