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
Iron
Early 1900s American Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Wood
Early 1900s American Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
Early 20th Century Scottish Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Bronze, Iron
1970s American Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Aluminum
1940s American Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Bronze, Steel
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Aluminum
1930s American Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Early 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Oak
Early 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
Early 20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
18th Century French Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Stone
Late 20th Century Japanese Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
1860s British Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Granite
20th Century Dutch Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal, Aluminum
Early 1900s Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Horn
20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
Late 19th Century English Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
Early 1900s German Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Bone
1920s Swedish Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Silver
2010s Italian Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Silver
Early 20th Century Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Carnelian, Silver
Early 1900s French Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Bronze
1840s Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
19th Century French Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Bronze
1920s American Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Bronze, Iron
20th Century Swiss Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Metal
Early 1900s American Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron
1950s American Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Leather
1920s English Vintage Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Slate
20th Century American Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Iron, Steel
1880s German Antique Industrial Collectibles and Curiosities
Cut Glass, String