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.
19th Century American Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Glass
19th Century French Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
19th Century English Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Beech
Early 20th Century British Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
17th Century Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
Early 20th Century Japanese Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass
1940s Canadian Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Steel
1930s American Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
Mid-20th Century Swiss Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Leather
Early 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron, Metal
Early 20th Century French Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Steel
20th Century Spanish Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Glass
Mid-20th Century Unknown Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Wood
1970s German Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass, Bronze, Copper
Early 20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal, Bronze
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Wood
Early 20th Century Swedish Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass
Mid-19th Century European Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
Early 20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
20th Century North American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Steel
Early 20th Century French Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Tin
1940s American Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
19th Century Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
Early 20th Century English Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass, Steel
1950s Japanese Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
Mid-20th Century English Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
1940s Belgian Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Chrome
Late 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Aluminum, Steel
Mid-20th Century Unknown Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Wood
Early 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Leather
1980s European Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Plastic
Late 19th Century Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass
Early 20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Bronze, Tin
Early 20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass
20th Century English Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Leather, Wood
1940s American Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Glass
Mid-20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Steel
Mid-20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Copper
1930s American Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron, Nickel
Late 20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
19th Century Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Steel, Bronze
Late 19th Century American Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Wood
Late 19th Century American Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Bronze
Late 19th Century American Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Wood
20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
Mid-20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass, Bronze
1960s Japanese Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
1930s Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Leather
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Cast Stone
1930s English Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Leather, Wood
Mid-20th Century Slovenian Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Steel
20th Century North American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Aluminum
1920s American Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass
Early 20th Century English Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Steel
Early 20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Wood
Early 1900s Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
Early 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Paper