Industrial Historical Memorabilia
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 1900s American Antique Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Iron
Early 20th Century Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Iron
1970s German Vintage Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Aluminum, Brass
1980s Japanese Vintage Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Aluminum
1990s Japanese Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Aluminum
1950s European Vintage Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Metal
Mid-19th Century English Antique Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Iron
20th Century American Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Iron
1940s American Vintage Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Iron
1920s American Vintage Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Iron
Early 1900s North American Antique Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Wood
Mid-20th Century Slovenian Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Steel
Early 19th Century English Antique Industrial Historical Memorabilia
Oak