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.
Industrial Welded Steel Artist-Made Chair on Brass Casters
Located in Round Top, TX
This one of a kind piece has been custom made to stand out and be noticed. Solid and sturdy, with a presence like none other, this feels like sculpture in a space and cannot be ignor...
Brass, Steel
English Regency Wingback Armchair on Casters, Circa 1820
Located in Atlanta, GA
This English wingback armchair dates to the Regency period, circa 1820, and exemplifies the generous proportions and enveloping comfort characteristic of early 19th-century English s...
Brass
$1,950
H 50 in W 33.5 in D 30 in
Vintage Cream on Cream Jacquard Weave Upholstered Wingback Chair on Cabriole Leg
Located in Louisville, KY
This classically elegant tall wingback chair is sleek and more narrow than the average wingback. Sitting on cabriole legs in the front and arched squared rear feet, the beauty of thi...
Cotton, Satin, Mahogany
Tall Wingback Chairs w/ Brass Nailhead Trim
Located in Rochester, NY
A pair of original turquoise vinyl upholstered tall wingback chairs w/ all over round brass nailhead tacking. Beautiful elegant form that looks great from every angle. Date from the ...
Brass
$8,250 / item
H 37 in W 30.25 in D 34.5 in
Craftassociates Chairs, Peabody Modern Lounge Chairs in Boucle, Wingback, Oak
By Lawrence Peabody, Craft Associates
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Craftassociates Chairs, Peabody Modern Lounge Chairs in Boucle, Wing, Oak, White This Lawrence Peabody wing chair for Craft Associates...
Bouclé, Oak
Leather Wingback Chair
Located in Delft, NL
A leather wingback chair A late 19th Century wingback chair in raw leather upholstery with dark oak Queen Anne front legs and straight oak rear legs. The bottom of the chair is we...
Leather, Oak
Balloon Wingback Chairs
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A sculptural pair of balloon wingback chairs with carved legs in the manner of Grosfeld House. 1 set of chairs available.
Upholstery, Wood
Vintage Decorative Fabric Chair
Located in San Francisco, CA
This chair is a vintage find, possibly an antique, sourced from a prestigious Carmel estate. It features a spacious seat area measuring 20" x 22.5", elegant 23.5" arms, and a comfort...
Fabric
$12,500
H 43 in W 33.5 in D 32 in
English Queen Anne Mahogany Wing Back Chair with Shell Knee on Pad Feet, C. 1740
Located in Charleston, SC
English Queen Anne Mahogany upholstered wingback chair with flanking flared wings, flanking scrolled arms, carved shell knees, and resting on the original pad feet with rear squared ...
Muslin, Mahogany
Georgian style Leather Wingback Chair
Located in Pomona, CA
A wonderful Chippendale Style Wingback Chair. Upholstered in a burgundy / oxblood fine leather. Great styling with deep wings, scroll arms and sitting on cabriole legs.
Leather
Wingback Chair on Claw and Ball Foot, Mahogany Frame
Located in Asheville, NC
Newly reupholstered waffle weave style trimmed white on claw and ball foot mahogany frame with acanthus leaves and dental moulding. Gorgeous!!
$1,310
H 37.01 in W 30.71 in D 33.86 in
Comfortable wingback chair in English style made of cowhide leather
Located in Harderwijk, NL
This cowhide leather wingback chair is a timeless eye-catcher that, in our opinion, should not be missing from any interior. Thanks to its colours and sleek finish with matching pipi...
Cowhide, Leather
Pair of Wing Chairs in the Style of Gio Ponti, Made to Order
By Venfield
Located in New York, NY
Pair of wing chairs in the style of Gio Ponti, made to order. Priced with customer's own material (COM).
Velvet, Wood
Sold
H 38.59 in W 31.5 in D 25.2 in
Vintage Modern Swiss Leather DS-23 Wing Chair by Franz Josef Schulte for De Sede
By De Sede
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This is the first edition of the DS-23 armchair designed by Franz Josef Schulte for the Swiss manufactured De Sede during the 1980s. It is a luxurious leather armchair that is still ...
Leather