Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
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.
1970s Japanese Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Cut Steel, Steel
1970s Japanese Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Cut Steel, Steel
1970s Japanese Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Cut Steel, Steel
1970s English Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Chrome, Steel
1970s German Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Aluminum
Early 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Paper
Early 20th Century Unknown Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
1930s English Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass
1910s American Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
Early 20th Century English Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass
Late 19th Century English Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass, Copper
Mid-20th Century English Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
Late 19th Century Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass
20th Century North American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Aluminum
2010s Italian Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century Japanese Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
Late 20th Century German Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
Early 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Aluminum
Early 20th Century European Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal, Brass, Iron
1980s Japanese Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
1970s German Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Polish Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Enamel, Iron
Late 20th Century Japanese Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
1970s Czech Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Glass, Bakelite
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
Late 20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Rope
Mid-20th Century Russian Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal, Chrome
Late 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
Late 20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass
1970s English Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Steel, Chrome
Early 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Paper
Late 19th Century American Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Paper
Late 20th Century North American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
Late 20th Century North American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
Mid-20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass, Chrome