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.
Mid-20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass
Late 19th Century German Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Plaster
1970s English Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Steel, Chrome
1970s Japanese Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Steel, Cut Steel
Late 20th Century Japanese Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
Early 20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
Early 20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
Mid-20th Century European Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Wood
1940s Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
Mid-20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
1880s American Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
1950s Japanese Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Aluminum, Brass
Mid-20th Century British Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
Late 20th Century Dutch Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
1930s Japanese Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Aluminum, Bronze
Early 20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Wood
19th Century Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Wood
Early 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
1960s Italian Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass, Iron
1880s American Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
Early 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Wood
1930s Czech Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Leather, String
Early 20th Century English Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Bronze
Late 20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Teak
Early 20th Century English Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Wood
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Leather, Natural Fiber
Early 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Leather, Natural Fiber
1940s Australian Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Leather, Wood
1960s German Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Felt, Faux Leather, Oak
1940s German Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Aluminum
Early 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Leather, Natural Fiber
Early 19th Century English Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Oak
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Leather
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Leather
1960s Italian Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Aluminum, Cut Steel
Mid-20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Steel
1970s Japanese Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass, Bronze, Stainless Steel
Early 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Paper
Early 1900s French Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
1970s English Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Chrome, Steel
Late 20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Aluminum, Steel
1910s American Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Aluminum, Brass, Steel
1890s American Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Wood
Mid-20th Century Korean Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Aluminum, Brass
Mid-20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Aluminum, Steel
1910s American Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
Early 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
Early 20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
Mid-20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Chrome
Early 20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
Mid-20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
Early 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
Early 20th Century Czech Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass, Bronze, Steel
Early 1900s Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Copper
Mid-20th Century English Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Steel
1950s Italian Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal, Brass