Industrial Bookcases
Industrial Style
Industrial-style furniture has 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 furnishings 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. Patina is the keynote to a decor in sync with such surroundings. On 1stDibs you will find designs that wear their age beautifully — and were built to last.
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Style: Industrial
Antique Macey Furniture 6 Stack Lawyer's Bookcase c.1910-Oak Finish
Located in San Francisco, CA
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An antique Macey lawyer's or barrister's bookcase with patinated brass knobs, copper flashed bands on the...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Macey Furniture 6 Stack Lawyer's Bookcase C.1910
Located in San Francisco, CA
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An antique Macey lawyer's or barrister's bookcase with patinated brass knobs, copper flashed bands on the...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Brass
Antique Macey Furniture 4 Stack Lawyer's Bookcase c.1910
By Macey Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
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An original Macey lawyer's or barrister's bookcase with graduated shelves, brass knobs, copper flashed bands on...
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Early 20th Century Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Globe Wernicke Steel Metal Glass Sliding Door 3 Section Stacking Bookcase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Globe Wernicke Steel Metal Glass Sliding Door 3 Section Stacking Barrister Lawyers Bookcase. Circa Late 20th Century.
Measurements: 50.5" H x 33" W x 13" D
Category
Late 20th Century Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Vintage Mahogany Globe Wernicke Bookcase
Located in Annville, PA
A Vintage Mahogany Globe Wernicke Bookcase – the perfect addition to any home or office space! Crafted from high-quality mahogany wood, this bookcase is about 100 years old but still...
Category
1930s American Vintage Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Antique American 3 Tier Revolving Tiger Oak Bookcase by John Danner
Located in New York, NY
The Danner revolving bookcase, patented in 1876 by William W. Danner, was a popular furniture piece known for its rotating shelves. It offered efficient storage and easy access to bo...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Large Oak Filing Cabinet, 1950s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This oak roller door cabinet / filing cabinet dates from the 1950s. The cabinet comes from the former GDR. It has two roller doors, the lower rolle...
Category
1950s German Vintage Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Oak, Plywood
Prouve Style French Blue Steel Shelving Unit
By Jean Prouvé
Located in Pound Ridge, NY
French metal etagere in original turquoise paint; can be corner shelving or freestanding.
Avantgarden Ltd. cultivates unexpected and exceptional l...
Category
1950s French Vintage Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Spinzi Meccano Bookcase, Contemporary 21st Century Industrial Metal Furniture
By Spinzi
Located in Milan, IT
The pieces of Meccano collection are contemporary, masculine and playful. They cross contaminate Spinzi's passions and inspirations: the distinct style of Mid-Century Milanese archit...
Category
2010s Italian Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Steel
Industrial Loft Style Wood & Metal Bookcase
Located in New York, NY
Industrial loft style bookcase have ebonized metal frame and wooden shelves upon four drawers.
Dimensions: 63.5" H x 36.25" W x 14.5" D.
Dealer:...
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21st Century and Contemporary Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Modern Industrial Bookshelf
Located in Westwood, NJ
Modern Industrial bookshelf, Iron and Reclaim wood open bookshelves. With a black-finished iron geometric frame and old reclaimed wood board shelves.
Dimensions: 30" W x 15" D x 8...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Industrial Factory Steel Shelving, Four Tier, Architectural
Located in Buffalo, NY
Great old industrial steel shelving / bookcase, salvaged from Buffalo New York factory. Unusual style and design, Heavy duty, very architectu...
Category
1920s Vintage Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Globe & Wernicke Bookcase in fanstastic Tiger Oak
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this stunning antique globe-wernicke 5-stack barrister bookcase in tigered oak and metal band supports, the bookcase recently restored.
Category
Early 19th Century American Antique Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Maple Six Section Stacking Barrister Bookcase
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Rare barrister bookcase in maple. 4 storage sections with a top and footed base. Top section has a storage capacity of 32 x 9.5 x 8.25 H, other 3 sections are 32 x 9.5 x 10.25 H. Cabinets back and shelf have been replaced with appropriate birch ply...
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1940s American Vintage Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Maple
Pair of Antique Oak Stacking Bookcases by Muller in Globe Wernicke Style ca 1930
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This pair of bookcases were produced by Muller in the Germany around 1930. They feature stackable compartments with glass sliding doors. The interior dimensions of the compartments a...
Category
1930s German Vintage Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Industrial Room Divider by Wim Rietveld for De Bijenkorf, 1960s
By Wim Rietveld
Located in Antwerp, BE
Wim Rietveld; Gerrit Rietveld; room divider; bookcase; industrial; shelving unit; industrial design; minimalist; functionality; simplicity; 1960s.
Wim Rietveld industrial room div...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Vintage Industrial Brass & Steel Court House File Cabinet Wall-Unit
Located in Lafayette, IN
This wonderful Industrial-era file cabinet was built in the late 1920's by the Steel Fixture MFG Company of Topeka, Kansas. We pulled it from the basement of the Eastland, Texas courthouse where it had sat for nearly 100 years! The courthouse is also the resting place of "Old Rip" an "immortalized" Horned Toad...
Category
1920s American Vintage Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Brass, Steel
1960, A. Dekker for Tomado Holland, Original Multicolored Modular Wall Unit
By Adriaan Dekker, Tomado
Located in Amsterdam IJMuiden, NL
Please ask Casey Godrie Ibiza/Amsterdam for our competitive shipping quotes.
Very colorful modular wall unit. Adjustable into many varieties. Some rusty spots and loss of paint.
Wei...
Category
1960s Dutch Vintage Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Antique Bakery Rack in Wrought Iron, 1920s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique bakery rack; wrought iron; 1920s; shelves; storing; storage unit; bakers shelving;
Antique bakery rack in wrought iron, dating back to the 1920...
Category
1920s European Vintage Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Iron
Industrial Riveted Coffee Table, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
- Vintage Industrial coffee table manufactured in the 1960s
- Made of solid wood and riveted iron
- Weight of the table is 52 kg.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Iron
Modern Industrial Ladder Bookshelf / TV Stand
Located in New York, NY
Modern contemporary industrial ladder bookshelf TV stand, metal, glass and pressboard, unmarked.
Dimensions 67" H x 38.5" W x 22" D.
SKU 87751.
Category
Late 20th Century Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Modular Storage 'KOU' Made of Concrete
By Bentu Design
Located in Paris, FR
'KOU' is a modular storage made of concrete
by Bentu Design
[Blocks sold individually]
Dimension of one block: 36 x 36 x 26cm
Bentu Design's furnitu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Concrete
Antique Oak Stacking Bookcase by Macey / Globe Wernicke, ca 1920
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This bookcase was produced by Macey in the US around the 1920s. It features 3 stackable large compartments with glass sliding doors. The interior dimensions of the compartments are: ...
Category
1920s British Vintage Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Oak
French Inspired Industrial Shelves Old Plank Available Any Dimension or Material
Located in Chicago, IL
Another in a series of Old Plank’s 19th century French Industrial Inspired shop fittings, repurposed for today’s current design environment. We have been building shelving units as i...
Category
2010s American Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Steel
Green Industrial Shelf with Wheels, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Industrial shelf from the 1960s. It features a green iron construction, three wooden shelves and two original wheels. The weight of the shelf is 37 kg.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Iron
German Oak Bookcase with Folding Doors in Style of Globe Wernicke, ca 1930s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This bookcase was produced in Germany around the 1930s. It features 3 compartments with glass sliding doors. The interior dimensions of the compartments are: DWH 18.5 x 72 x 21 cm.
Category
1930s German Vintage Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Oak
Vintage Roller Shutter Filing Cabinet From Jerry, USA, 1930s
Located in Żory, PL
This oak filing cabinet was produced in the 1930s in the USA by the Jerry company.
The cabinet has two roller shutters and a sliding shelf in the midd...
Category
1930s Vintage Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Wood, Oak
French Industrial Style Etagere in Steel and Bronze Made to Order in Any Size
Located in Chicago, IL
French Industrial style steel and bronze etagere available in any size you chose. In lieu of steel for the frame work, we optionally offer, stainless, brass or bronze. The shelving a...
Category
2010s American Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Vintage Industrial Shelf Rack
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage industrial shelf rack made of metal and wood. The original metal part was rescued from a factory in former Czechoslovakia and has been...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Tall Industrial Mid Century Six Stack Brushed Steel Barrister Bookcase
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury, industrial, barrister bookcase, features six interlocking, stackable cases with glass front doors that slide to open has a newly brushed steel exterior and contrasting, o...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Large Industrial Shelves or Store Display Fixture, France, 1950
Located in Miami, FL
Large and deep 20th century French industrial store display fixture or shelving unit, etagere, library
Iron mounted frame with X-shaped back su...
Category
20th Century French Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Iron
Pair of Modern Metal Bookcases
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of vintage modern bookcases featuring a light metal frame and plexi glass shelves.
Please confirm the item location (NY or NJ).
Category
20th Century Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Industrial Streamline Metal / Glass Bookcase by ASE Equipment
By Shaw Walker
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A nice streamline industrial metal bookcase in a medium gray with three adjustable matching shelves having two sliding glass doors with grooved handle...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Metal
New Custom Etagere with Three Oak Shelves and Iron Structure
Located in Miami, FL
New custom etagere with three oak shelves and iron structure
You can choose the dimensions, the colors and the wood.
Category
2010s Spanish Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Iron
Wood and Steel Bookshelf
Located in Westwood, NJ
A wood and steel leaning bookshelf with hand-beaten steel, hardwood acacia, turned inside out and embossed with strips of brass.
Dimensions:
59"...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Asian Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Industrial Shelving Storage Unit - Wood, Steel Pipe Cast Iron
Located in Oakville, CT
Industrial wood and steel shelving unit. Shelves are 36" x 12". Overall height is 77". Shelf heights are 7", 24 1/2", 41 3/4", 59", 76 1/4". Multiple sizes, Configurations and paint ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Steel, Iron
19th Century French Green Cabinet with Tambour Door by P. Haffner
By P. Haffner Et Cie, Sarreguemines
Located in Austin, TX
French industrial cabinet by hard-to-find maker, P. Haffner of Sarreguemines. Oversized steel structure in dark olive green with fine bright ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Steel
Lounge Library Set
Located in Vandoma, PT
Lounge collection is available in two grades of oak wood and can be combined with two different ceramic references. This collection is highly customizable and could also incorporate ...
Category
2010s Portuguese Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Iron
Bespoke Industrial Shelving and Storage Unit or Bookcase
Located in Oakville, CT
Industrial hand-finished plywood, steel and cast iron shelving / storage / bookcase unit is hand-built in our Connecticut workshop using all America...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Steel, Iron
Shelving Storage Expandable Wall Unit Modular Custom Bookcase System
By Tim Byrne
Located in Oakville, CT
Custom modular shelving storage bookcase system by Get Back Inc. In the vintage Industrial style. System as shown includes ten 8″ shelves, three beams...
Category
2010s American Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Steel
Bespoke Industrial Shelving and Storage Unit
Located in Oakville, CT
Industrial hand-finished plywood, steel and cast iron shelving / storage / bookcase unit is hand-built in our Connecticut workshop using all America...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Iron, Steel
EJ Victor Chambord Bookcase by Randall Tysinger
By E. J. Victor
Located in North York, ON
Made by EJ Victor, designed by Randall Tysinger, the chambord bookcase has the just the right combination of rustic luxury. Standing at just over seve...
Category
2010s American Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Iron
Vintage American Industrial Baker's Rack
Located in Chicago, IL
A super cool vintage American industrial baker's rack with two tall pine uprights supports U-form iron bars that originally held trays. Fou...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Iron
Industrial Rolling Shelving Storage Rack Bookcase, Rough Sawn Pine and Cast Iron
By Tim Byrne
Located in Oakville, CT
Rough sawn pine and cast iron industrial rolling shelving storage rack unit. Overall height of 53" with 22" between each shelf, shelves measure 12" in...
Category
2010s Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Iron, Steel
Easy Irony Bookshelf with Boxes
By Zeus
Located in Milan, IT
Covering an entire wall, the Easy Irony bookshelf comes complete with four boxes to provide a sense of movement and help store smaller objects. Thanks ...
Category
2010s Italian Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Wood and Steel off Set Étagère
Located in Dallas, TX
Wood and steel off set étagère
Unique item imported from Europe, chosen by our sourcing team.
Category
19th Century European Antique Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Metal
Grow Shelf
By Durame
Located in Milan, IT
This striking TOTEM can be used to display objects and books and features the perfect fusion of two materials: the shaped solid larch wood of the structure and the iron shelves with ...
Category
2010s Italian Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Iron
Globe-Wernicke 4 Stack Lawyer's Bookcase with Rare Bottom Drawer c.1910
Located in San Francisco, CA
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An original early 20th century modular 4 stack quarter sawn Oak lawyer's bookcase with rare bottom drawer, bras...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Globe-Wernicke 4 Stack Lawyer's Bookcase with Rare Bottom Drawer c.1910
Located in San Francisco, CA
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An original early 20th century modular 4 stack quarter sawn Oak lawyer's bookcase with rare bottom drawer, bras...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Brass
Late 19th C. Gunn Furniture Co. 4 Stack Lawyer's Bookcase, c.1899
By GUNN
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
A late 19th century 4 stack Oak lawyer's bookcase with brass knobs and glass doors that open and slide in from the top. All function properly. The Gunn lawyer's bookcase is un...
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Glass, Oak
Italian Post-Modern Bookcase with Tubular Metal and Moving Shelves, 1990-2000s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian post-modern Bookcase with tubular metal and moving shelves, 1990-2000s
Bookcase with tubular metal structure. The central structure is composed of a tubular from which sever...
Category
1990s Italian Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Metal
1940s Original Remington Rand Library Cart / Bookcase / Rolling Bar
Located in Oakville, CT
Authentic 1940s library cart made by 'Remington Rand Library Bureau Div - Made in USA' - Four cast iron casters read - 'Kilian Manufacturing Corp. Syracus...
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Bookcases
Materials
Metal, Steel, Iron
Industrial bookcases for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Industrial bookcases 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 bookcases created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include case pieces and storage cabinets, tables, wall decorations and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Industrial bookcases made in a specific country, there are North America, United States, and Europe pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original bookcases, popular names associated with this style include Globe Wernicke, Get Back, Inc., Tim Byrne, and Wim Rietveld. 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 bookcases differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $299 and tops out at $15,500 while the average work can sell for $2,663.
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