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.
Early 20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass, Bronze, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Bronze
Late 19th Century American Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Bronze
1980s Japanese Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Bronze
Late 20th Century Japanese Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass, Bronze
1970s German Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass, Bronze, Copper
1970s German Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass, Bronze, Copper
Early 20th Century Scottish Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Bronze, Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Early 20th Century Spanish Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass, Bronze
Late 20th Century British Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass
Late 20th Century Korean Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Aluminum, Brass
2010s American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Concrete
2010s Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
PVC
Early 20th Century English Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal, Brass, Bronze, Copper
2010s Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Other
Early 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
1910s American Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
1940s Japanese Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Aluminum, Bronze, Brass
1940s Japanese Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Aluminum, Brass, Bronze, Steel
Mid-20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Bronze, Brass
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Bronze
20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Bronze
Mid-20th Century English Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass, Bronze
1970s English Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Bronze, Steel, Chrome
19th Century French Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Bronze
Early 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Bronze