Industrial Seating
INDUSTRIAL STYLE
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.
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Style: Industrial
Set of Six Industrial Angle Steel and Wood Chairs
By Angle Steel Stool Company
Located in New York, NY
Nice Industrial chairs in older, but not original, red paint finish, with weathered wood seats. Oddly, one chair is a but shorter than the rest (shorter chair...
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Industrial Seating
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Goodform Aluminum Dining Chair Set
By GoodForm
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This mid-century dining chair set manufactured by The General Fireproofing Co. for its line of GoodForm furniture consists of one captain armchair and three side chairs. The chairs a...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Set of 4 "Repose" Contemporary Counter Stool Black Saddle Black Rubbered Frame
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details s...
Category
2010s Spanish Industrial Seating
Materials
Steel
Industrial Work Stool By Ama, circa 1930s
By Ama Elastik
Located in Gloucester, GB
Industrial work stool by Ama, circa 1930s
- Ply seat
- Sprung steel back rest
- Designed by Albert Menger
- Produced by Ama, Nordhalben
- German, 1930s
- Measures: 39cm wide ...
Category
1930s German Vintage Industrial Seating
Materials
Beech
"Repose" Contemporary Barstool Black Saddle Black Rubbered Frame
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details s...
Category
2010s Spanish Industrial Seating
Materials
Steel
Contemporary Stool 'Plopp' by Zieta, Rubin Red
By Zieta, Oskar Zieta
Located in Paris, IDF
"Plopp" stool by Zieta, Rubin Red
Heat collection.
Standard size:
50 cm high, 35 cm diameter.
Unique piece.
“Plopp” stool copper version is a stool designed by Zieta Studio which is a Polish design agency founded by well-known designer Oskar Zieta.
Ruby red in the center and dark, almost black at the edges – the Red Rubin mirrors...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Seating
Materials
Stainless Steel
$3,016 / item
Set of 4 Classic Bar Stool w. Backrest Navy Blue Leather & Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such as t...
Category
2010s Spanish Industrial Seating
Materials
Steel
Set of 3 "Repose" Contemporary Counter Stool Black Saddle Black Rubbered Frame
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details s...
Category
2010s Spanish Industrial Seating
Materials
Steel
Set of 5 Artisanal Bar Stool w. Backrest Black Leather & Black Rubber Metal
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary barstool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details such a...
Category
2010s Spanish Industrial Seating
Materials
Steel
Set of 3 "Repose" Contemporary Barstool Dark Brown Saddle Black Rubbered Frame
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details s...
Category
2010s Spanish Industrial Seating
Materials
Steel
"Repose" Contemporary Barstool Navy Blue Saddle Black Rubbered Frame
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details s...
Category
2010s Spanish Industrial Seating
Materials
Steel
Set of 6Repose Contemporary Counter Stool Dark Brown Saddle Black Rubbered Frame
Located in Alcoy, Alicante
The “Repose” contemporary counter stool belongs to a collection that revisit the director chair collection, serene pieces where exclusivity and precision are shown in small details s...
Category
2010s Spanish Industrial Seating
Materials
Steel
Welded Steel Ziggurat Armchairs, Set of 3, Industrial Style, 1980s
Located in Round Top, TX
Unique set of three heavyweight welded steel chairs with removable upholstered seat cushions; circa 1980s production (Mexico).
24.5ʺW × 24.25ʺD × 41.25ʺH with 26.5"H arms and 21"H ...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Industrial Seating
Materials
Steel, Wrought Iron
Industrial Steel Burroughs Adjustable Posture Office Chair
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial, brushed heavy gauge steel, adjustable posture office chair or stool designed by Ernest Bacz and manufactured by the Burroughs Adding Machine...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Seating
Materials
Steel
Iron Campaign Adjustable Folding Chair/Chaise/Bed. Wilson's 1871
By Wilson's Adjustable Iron Chair Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Iron Campaign adjustable folding chair/chaise/bed. Wilson's 1871. Early industrial design. Multi-position. Chair, chaise longue, bed.
Category
1870s American Antique Industrial Seating
Materials
Iron
Pipe Chair - Modern Industrial Aluminum Silver Frame Chair with Colorful Webbing
By beeep
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Assembled from aluminum piping and steel connectors, the tubular frame provides a sturdy structure versatile for indoor and outdoor use. The customizable webbing seat allows for a pe...
Category
2010s Korean Industrial Seating
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Six Toledo Steel Dining Chair, Industrial, USA, Stunning Patina
Located in Miami, FL
Six Toledo vintage industrial dining / side chair with original finish. More chairs available. Chairs are comfortable.
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Seating
Materials
Steel
Pair of Architect Swivel Stools in Oak and Leather with Heel Ring, Circa 1910
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Pair of Early 20th Century Oak and Dark Brown Leather 33H Swivel Stools. Featuring a solid Oak framework,footrest, round padded vintage leather seats...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Seating
Materials
Iron
Sinking Chair
Located in Weidling, AT
The Sinking Chair—seemingly descending into a pool of vivid red—captures a haunting interplay between modern design and profound narrative. Crafted from 3D-printed concrete and inspi...
Category
2010s Austrian Industrial Seating
Materials
Concrete
$23,936
Industrial Workshop Swivel Stool, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Industrial three-legged height adjustable workshop stool made in former Czechoslovakia during the 1960s.It features a blue iron base and a wooden seat.
Measures: Min.- Max. seat heig...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Seating
Materials
Iron
Iron and Woven Rush Pilot or Passenger Seat from a circa 1920s Aircraft
Located in Chicago, IL
This pilot's or passenger's seat from a circa 1920s airplane is an excellent example of early 20th century industrial design. The frame is made from rod iron, and the seat and back are woven rush. The rear of the seat back has a cleverly integrated map pocket of the same woven material. The legs bend at the bottom to form feet, which have holes to allow them to be secured to the floor of the aircraft. The design is an elegant and functional solution to the specific needs of light weight plus strength.
We purchased this piece from the estate of a collector of aviation related items. It was only identified as an airplane chair...
Category
1920s Vintage Industrial Seating
Materials
Iron
Industrial wooden French painters stool with rich patina from the 1930s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1930s / painters stool / rich original patina / industrial / Mid-century / vintage
An exquisite industrial painters stool from France, dating back to the 1930s. This unique...
Category
1930s French Vintage Industrial Seating
Materials
Wood
Green Tripod Industrial Design Stool Set, Belgium 1950's
Located in Oud-Turnhout, VAN
Vintage Industrial Design Tripod Stool set. Made in Belgium, 1950's period. Green lacquered steel tripod base with beech wood round seat. One stool has been altered to a higher seat,...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Industrial Seating
Materials
Steel
$727 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Matching Pair of Mid Century Industrial Modern Steel & Bent Wood Side Chairs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A funky matching pair of industrial side chairs circa 1950's. These feature painted steel frames with bent plywood seats. Overall good condition having some light scuffs. Nice warm v...
Category
1950s American Vintage Industrial Seating
Materials
Steel
Industrial French Slatted Wood and Iron Chair
Located in North Miami, FL
This is a VERY unique French Industrial armchairs which is very heavy and well crafted. Slats of natural wood, rolled wood top and bottom trim, anchored feet and many more details.
Category
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Seating
Materials
Iron
Shaw Walker Aluminum and Wood Armchair, circa 1940 (for restoration)
By Shaw Walker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Aluminum and Wood Armchair
Shaw Walker
circa 1940
for restoration / in original condition
"aluminum and wood in good original condition - see images"
"seat needs to be reupholstered"
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Seating
Materials
Aluminum
Plopp Stool 'Bar Size' by Zieta Prozessdesign, Stainless Steel ‘Inox’
By Zieta
Located in Paris, IDF
"Plopp" stool by Zieta - Stainless steel (inox) version
Bar size
Measure: 75 cm high, 35 cm diameter
“Plopp” is a stool designed by Zieta Prozessdesign which is a Polish de...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Seating
Materials
Stainless Steel
Pair of Mid-Century Welch Drafting Stools, Pair of 2
Located in Alhambra, CA
Mid-century drafting stool, made by Welch Metal Products. Seat and cushioned back are newly reupholstered with reclaimed leather. Classic industrial age design, all made out of steel...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Seating
Materials
Steel
American Designer, Stool, Metal, USA, 1930s
Located in High Point, NC
A green-painted metal industrial stool designed and produced in the US, 1930s.
Seat height 17”
Category
1930s American Vintage Industrial Seating
Materials
Copper
Industrial Work Stools by Ama, circa 1930s
By Ama Elastik
Located in Gloucester, GB
Industrial work stools by Ama, circa 1930s
- Price is per stool
- Steel frame
- Solid Elm seat with ply backrest
- Designed by Albert Menger
- Produced by Ama, Nordhalben
- G...
Category
1930s German Vintage Industrial Seating
Materials
Steel
Italian industrial stools in wood and cast iron, 1930s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian industrial round stools in wood and cast iron, 1930s
Set of four stools with round wooden seat. The seat is adjustable in height. Cast iron conical base with three rounded le...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Industrial Seating
Materials
Wood, Ironstone
1940´s Harbo Sølvsten Restored Office / Workshop Chair Reupholstered in Leather
Located in Knebel, DK
Harbo Sølvsten swivel chair with adjustable seat hight and hight of backrest in tube steel and solid beechwood with a good industrial patina to the steel parts while the wooden parts...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Industrial Seating
Materials
Steel
Pair of Vintage Laboratory Chairs, German, Beech, Adjustable, Bar Stool, Kitchen
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a pair of vintage professional laboratory chairs. A German, beech and chromed alloy adjustable seat, dating to the late 20th century, circa 1990.
High quality, professiona...
Category
Late 20th Century German Industrial Seating
Materials
Metal
French Industrial Bar Stool
Located in Westwood, NJ
A perfect blend of rustic charm and modern design. This sleek bar stool features a sturdy base with our Midnight black finish, providing both durability and a contemporary look. The ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Indonesian Industrial Seating
Materials
Metal
$675 / item
Vintage thick leather gym mat, Belgium 1930s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1930 / gym mat / leather / Vintage / Mid-century / Industrial
Vintage leather gym mat from the 1930s, Belgium. Made from thick cognac colored leather softened with the yea...
Category
1930s Belgian Vintage Industrial Seating
Materials
Leather
Set of Four Vintage Chrome and White Leather Adjustable Rolling Stools
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 vintage chrome and white leather adjustable rolling stools. Heavy, sturdy and fully functional.
Great for an industrial kitchen.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Seating
Mid-Century Aluminum Leather Propeller Office Chair By Shaw Walker
By Shaw Walker
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This classic rolling swivel office chair dates to the 1950s and was produced by the Shaw-Walker Co. The Shaw-Walker Company was an office-focused furniture company founded in 1822 th...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Seating
Materials
Aluminum
New Industrial Wrought Iron Shop Stool with Oak Seat
Located in Miami, FL
Industrial, counter height, shop stool features a wrought iron frame and seat.
You can customize the measurements, colors and the seat (wood or iron).
Category
2010s Spanish Industrial Seating
Materials
Iron
Vintage Dutch Cognac Colored Leather Club Chair
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This vintage club chair is upholstered with cognac-colored leather and features metal rivets and wooden legs.
Category
1970s Dutch Vintage Industrial Seating
Materials
Leather
Contemporary Stool 'Plopp' by Zieta, Standard Size, Rubin Red
By Oskar Zieta, Zieta
Located in Paris, IDF
"Plopp" stool by Zieta, Rubin Red
Heat collection.
Standard size:
50 cm high, 35 cm diameter.
Unique piece.
“Plopp” stool copper version is a stool designed by Zieta Studio which is a Polish design agency founded by well-known designer Oskar Zieta.
Ruby red in the center and dark, almost black at the edges – the Red Rubin mirrors...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Seating
Materials
Stainless Steel
Vintage Industrial Wood and Metal Stool, Heavy Patina, Belgium 1960's
Located in New York, NY
Can serve as a small side table beside a sofa, next to or between chairs. Great surface for stacking books.
Beautiful heavy patina, in an elect...
Category
1960s Belgian Vintage Industrial Seating
Materials
Metal
Pair of Circa 1850 Peter Cooper Black Leather Rocking Chairs for R.W. Winfield
Located in High Point, NC
This exceptional pair of circa 1850 rocking chairs is attributed to Peter Cooper for R.W. Winfield, a firm celebrated for its innovative 19th-century iron furniture. Each chair featu...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Antique Industrial Seating
Materials
Metal
Vintage American Industrial Leather Swivel Chair, 1930s
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This leather swivel chair from the 1930s was imported from the United States and features a solid metal base integrated with the natural leather. The height is adjustable from 35 to ...
Category
1930s American Vintage Industrial Seating
Materials
Steel
Industrial green painted stool with steel base and wooden top, France 1930s
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 1930 / stool / steel, wood / Vintage / Mid-Century / Industrial
French 1930s industrial tripod stool painted in mint green. This stool has a sturdy steel base and a round w...
Category
1930s French Vintage Industrial Seating
Materials
Metal, Steel
1950's Industrial, Wooden Stool with Original Patina
Located in Praha, CZ
original condition
nice patina
more damages and scratches
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Seating
Materials
Wood
Industrial Settee DUV Forest velvet handcrafted by Murmurio
By Murmurio
Located in Lordelo, PT
The DUV Settee is more than just a piece of furniture; it’s a harmonious blend of industrial strength and natural beauty. The iron structure provides exceptional durability and stabi...
Category
2010s Portuguese Industrial Seating
Materials
Iron
Set of Four Vintage Chrome and White Leather Adjustable Rolling Stools
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Set of 4 vintage chrome and white leather adjustable rolling stools. Heavy, sturdy and fully functional.
Great for an industrial kitchen.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Seating
Materials
Metal
Set of six Italian Vintage Metal Chairs
Located in Encinitas, CA
These set of six chairs have been imported directly from Parma, the center of Italy, and have been crafted in the classic Industrial style, circa 1930.
Probably originally from a sc...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Industrial Seating
Materials
Metal
Industrial brutalist wooden stool, Belgium ca. 1920
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Belgium / 1920 / stool / wood / industrial / mid century
An attractive wooden stool, made in Belgium around 1920.
The curvy ergonomically designed seat and has four solid wooden sl...
Category
1920s Belgian Vintage Industrial Seating
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Antique Wood Leather Swivel Desk Chair
Located in Pasadena, TX
Late 19th century antique wood leather swivel desk chair
Wood and leather
Measures: 23? W x 22? D x 33? H
Swivel mechanism
SH 18.5.
Category
1950s Unknown Vintage Industrial Seating
Materials
Leather
$935 Sale Price
50% Off
Authentic French Tolix Cyan Blue Stacking Steel Bar Height 30" Stools (Set of 4)
By Tolix, Xavier Pauchard
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Authentic Tolix Set of (4) Light Green (we think more or an Aqua is appropriate) Powder-Coated Steel Stacking H75 Bar Height Stools. Tolix Color spec is, RAL 6027. The seat height is...
Category
2010s French Industrial Seating
Materials
Metal, Steel
Set of 8 Industrial Styled Sculptural Metal Dining Chairs by PO! Paris C1990
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Beautiful set of 8 industrial abstract iron steel with rebar tri-leg configuration dining chairs. Professionally made from car bonnets in France. Signed PO! ...
Category
1990s French Industrial Seating
Materials
Steel, Iron, Sheet Metal
"Plopp" Stool, Standard Size, Yellow Version
By Zieta
Located in Paris, IDF
"Plopp" stool by Zieta, yellow version
Model standard
Measure: 50 cm high, 35 cm diameter
Halfway between design and engineering Zieta Prozessdesign does not only wants to f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Industrial Seating
Materials
Steel
$394 / item
Vintage Industrial Bench, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
Bench from Bauhaus factory. Original condition with beautiful patina. Sturdy and stabile.
Shipping to Continental US circa $680.
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Industrial Seating
Materials
Wood
Vintage French Tolix Romarin Green Stacking Chairs Black Vinyl Seats Set of (4)
Located in BENSENVILLE, IL
Vintage French Tolix Steel Stacking Chairs in a set of 4 Tolix Chairs with the unusual vinyl padded seat cushion. We are guessing that this set of 4 Tolix Chairs are 50-plus years ol...
Category
1960s French Vintage Industrial Seating
Materials
Steel
Tractor Seat Stool or Chair of Polished Steel from England
Located in Austin, TX
A handsome English tractor seat or chair of polished steel, attached to a revolving four-legged stool stand.
The seat has adjustable height of 16" to 26" by revolving the seat in cl...
Category
20th Century British Industrial Seating
Materials
Metal, Steel
Design Stool Adjustable in Height Italian Production of the 40s
Located in bari, IT
Italian Industrial archeology technical stool from the 1940s.
The stool can be adjusted in height by +/- 5 cm in reference to the standard hei...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Industrial Seating
Materials
Walnut
$574 Sale Price
20% Off
Warren McArthur Modified Revolving Stool Aircraft Seat 1947/2024
Located in Camden, ME
.A rotating stool made from a Warren McArthur designed aircraft navigational stool created in 1947 for Grumman Aircraft Corporation.
The Grumman Albatross SA-16 was deve...
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Seating
Materials
Metal, Aluminum, Steel
$3,600 Sale Price
25% Off
Contemporary Bench 'Liang 1' Made of Concrete, by Bentu Design
By Bentu Design
Located in Paris, IDF
LIANG 1 Bench by Bentu Design
Concrete
Measure: 2000×400×445 mm
140 kg
Outdoor use: OK
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Bentu Desing is a Guangzhou-based experimental design studio that explores concep...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Seating
Materials
Concrete
Fibreglass Chairs by Miroslav Navratil for Vertex, 1960s, Set of 4
Located in Żory, PL
A set of four chairs manufactured by Vertex in the 1960s in Czechoslovakia. These chairs were designed by Miroslav Navratil in 1964, initially used in Tatra T3 trams - the most numer...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Seating
Materials
Steel
$1,436 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Industrial seating for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Industrial seating for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage seating created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include seating, building and garden elements, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Industrial seating made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original seating, popular names associated with this style include Zieta, Gispen Culemborg, Paulo Kobylka, and Willem H. Gispen. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for seating differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $78 and tops out at $48,500 while the average work can sell for $1,300.