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.
1960s Italian Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass, Iron
1960s Italian Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Aluminum, Cut Steel
1960s German Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
1960s Japanese Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
1960s Japanese Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
1960s Japanese Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
1960s Mexican Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Wood
1960s Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Aluminum
1930s Italian Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Copper
Early 20th Century German Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Tin
Early 20th Century French Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
1970s Italian Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Aluminum
2010s Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Wood
1950s German Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Plastic, Wood
1930s Italian Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Walnut
1960s American Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Resin
1910s American Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
1960s American Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
1960s Japanese Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
1960s Dutch Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
1960s German Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
1960s French Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Ceramic
1960s Dutch Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Wood
1960s American Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass, Bronze
1960s German Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass, Copper
1960s German Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass, Copper
1960s Japanese Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Steel, Cut Steel
1960s German Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Brass, Copper
1960s American Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Maple