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Industrial and Work Tables For Sale
Period: Mid-20th Century
Period: Late 20th Century
Large Industrial Cast Iron Factory Trolley Work Cart Pine Plank Table or Island
Located in Forney, TX
An incredible 20th century rustic industrial style repurposed dining table - kitchen island.
Crafted from a heavy-duty utilitarian cast iron American factory - warehouse trolley ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel, Iron
C1960, Maple Adjustable Drafting Art Industrial Table
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Well constructed maple drafting table from the sixties. Reaches a hgt of 41.5 and a low of 30.5. Has a worn spot on the surface, pictured which doesn't affect it's use. In excellent ...
Category
1960s American Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Vintage French Parisian Industrial Butcher Pastry Shop Tiled Display Counter
Located in Forney, TX
A rare, likely one-of-a-kind vintage French butchershop / patisserie display counter.
Refined mid-century Parisian industrial design, having a square marble top, over conforming case featuring three sides adorned with polychrome glazed ceramic tiles with Neoclassical motif, rounded patinated brass mounted corners, over marble base. The back of the work island having a single mahogany drawer over open shelved interior for storing butcher tools and accessories.
Dimensions: (approx)
40.5 "High, 25" Wide, 23" Deep
Having the ideal size and proportions for a variety of different uses, including as a kitchen island, buffet table or server, dry bar, coffee station...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Marble, Brass
Industrial Salvage Post Office Standing Desk Workbench Table
Located in West Chester, PA
An amazing one of a kind standing desk or workstation salvaged from a Pennsylvania post office featuring three drawers above two closed cabinets with adjustable shelves and a finishe...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Store Counter 50s-60s
Located in Milano, IT
Bench with under-top drawer made of mahogany veneer wood with polyester finish and legs with 'grissin'.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Rosewood Desk by Joaquim Tenreiro, Bloch Editors, Brazilian Midcentury, 1965
Located in New York, NY
This bloch desk was designed by Joaquim Tenreiro (1906-1992), the “father” of Brazilian modernism, in 1965. The desk offers an interplay of rosewood tones and its elegance is complem...
Category
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Large Mid-Century Industrial Steel Desk Work Table on Wheels
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
One of a Kind Industrial Work or Console Table, Mid-Century Modern
Appealing and sturdy rolling work table on wheels. This vintage piece incorp...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Modern 4 Drawer Writing Desk by Baumritter
By Baumritter
Located in Freehold, NJ
This Mid-Century Modern writing desk from the Birchcraft line by Baumritter features hardwood construction, original light finish, durable formica top, and four dovetailed drawers. ?...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Brass
Mid Century Wooden Italian Work Table
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Small Brutalist wooden Italian Sheppards Work Table,from the 1940 ies,
a beautiful painted wood with signs of use and age, placed on 4 elegant feet,
great appearance, to be used for ...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair of Tin Industrial Bedside Tables, 1970s, Czechoslovakia
Located in Prague 8, CZ
A pair of night stands in a industrial style. Made in the former Czechoslovakia in the 1970s. It's made of lacqured sheet metal.
Overall in good condition, showing signs of age and ...
Category
Late 20th Century Czech Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Sheet Metal
Sleek Danish Mid-Century Johannes Andersen Style Console Table in Pecan Wood
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This midcentury pecan wood console table has slender tapered legs and a light warm tone. A great console or entry table. This table has been lightly refinished with remaining wear vi...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Hickory
Kai Kristiansen for Vildbjerg Mobelfabrik Teak and Wicker Sewing Stand
Located in Garnerville, NY
Stylish Danish Modern teak and wicker sewing stand designed by Kai Kristiansen for Vildbjerg Mobelfabrik, Denmark. Circa 1960. Featuring a roomy slide ou...
Category
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wicker, Teak
Vintage Factory Slat Folding Table
Located in Garnerville, NY
Vintage factory or work sight folding and rolling slatted stand much like the vintage folding wallpaper tables I've seen and owned before, but ...
Category
1930s American Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Industrial Worktable with Two Iron Drawers, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage industrial worktable from the 1960s. It features a red- brown iron construction, solid wooden plate and two grey iron drawers. Weight: 33 kg.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Industrial Steel Cabinet Original Paint Possible Kitchen Island or Work Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Industrial steel cabinet with (7) functional wood drawers in original paint. Would make a great additional kitchen work surface, or function as a small kitchen island. Our Old Plank ...
Category
1930s American Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Two Tier Desk with Cool Iron Feet from a Ship Post Office
Located in Chicago, IL
Two tier desk from a ship post office. Very Cool iron feet and wonderful patina. Great condition.
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Elegant Vintage Wooden Branch Tables in a Vivid Green Color
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Exceptional rectangular Vintage Wooden table painted in a vivid Green Color,
France from around 1970,
the base is made out of a structure of branches of a Tree,
the top of the table ...
Category
1970s French Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Large Industrial Antique Drafting Table by Dietzgen
By Dietzgen
Located in Hudson, NY
Large Industrial Antique Drafting Table by Dietzgen. A large model with wonderful patina on top. Cast iron handles for adjusting height. Table ...
Category
1940s European Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Reply Architect Drafting Table Friso Kramer, Wim Rietveld Ahrend Cirkel, 1959
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Reply Dutch Design Architect drawing table designed by Wim Rietveld and Friso Kramer for Ahrend de Circel in 1959.
Design Classic, awarded with the "Signe d’Or".
The table top is fully adjustable by two rotary knobs, this table is in very good condition seen its age.
Dark Brown coated...
Category
1970s Dutch Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Industrial Work Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Industrial wood top work table on casters. Heavy Duty.
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Oak Worktable, circa 1930
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Oak work table from around 1930 produced in France. The top is 8 cm thick and made from one piece of wood. The table is demountable.
Category
1930s French Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
Industrial Worktable with Three Iron Drawers, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage industrial worktable from the 1960s. It features a black iron construction, solid wooden plate and three red iron drawers. Weight:...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Elegant French Butchers Block, Pedestal table.
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Antique French Butchers block, free standing with a thick top of 18 centimeters on a fixed 4 leg base.
Nice round stamp, mark on the front,
4 great metal joints to hold the top tog...
Category
1950s French Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Beech
Antique Industrial Cargo Cart w/ Zinc Top
Located in San Francisco, CA
Experience the perfect blend of rustic and modern design with our exquisite wood and metal industrial cargo cart on caster wheels! Its rugged yet sophisticated style will add an edge...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal, Steel
Wim Rietveld Pyramid table black Ahrend de Cirkel 1960
By Wim Rietveld
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Minimalist and industrial designed small sized 'Pyramid' table designed by Wim Rietveld and manufactured by Ahrend de Cirkel, The Netherlands 1960. It has a fantastic shaped structur...
Category
1960s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Industrial Oak Laboratory Console Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Midcentury, industrial, laboratory console table features an oak base with black, acid-resistant composite top for experiments. This piece makes a great console, slender desk or medi...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Composition
Industrial Art Deco Round Retail Store Display Table
Located in Forney, TX
A fabulous Art Deco era industrial department store round display table. circa 1930s
Having a circular top with metal rim, rising on wooden pede...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Rosewood Desk Brazilian Midcentury Design by Joaquim Tenreiro, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Original condition.
Category
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Butchers Cutting Block Food Prep Table This is a Useful Size and Sturdy Piece
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Butchers cutting block food prep table
This is a useful size and sturdy piece, the heavy thick top has a liquid groove around the whole piece which is very necessary when cutting ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Maple
Mid-Century Maple Carpenter's Workbench, C.1960
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
An original mid-century carpenter's workbench. The base is stamped "Made in Finland" and has two working steel vices, a pull out draw, large bottom storage, an inlay section f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Industrial Work Table, 1950s
Located in PÉZENAS, FR
Arge industrial table with its original gray lacquered metal base and its top covered with green moleskin
The tray is octagonal in shape which gives it a softer side and easy to ins...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Handmade Solid Maple Carpenter's Workbench c.1970
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Beautifully constructed handmade solid Maple carpenter's workbench with two working steel vices, an inlay section for carpenter's tools, two metal "dogs", twelve "dogs holes" ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Green Industrial Worktable with Two Iron Drawers, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage industrial worktable from the 1960s. It features a green iron construction, solid wooden plate and two iron drawers. Weight: 40 kg.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Sculptors Modelling Stand Tripod Base Adjustable Rotating Tiranti Vintage, 1950
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- This sculptor's modelling stand is usable and in working order
- It also creates an atmospheric aesthetic as a display stand for sculpture, object or lamp.
- It has been used for decades and accumulated different materials and colours giving it a unique patina.
Heavy duty and versatile modelling stand. Tubular aluminium legs, which can be folded for storage and transport. The feet are constructed from steel rollers mounted in gun metal castings and can be locked. Fitted with a 35.5cm (14”) top made of 25mm (1”) exterior grade plywood. This is mounted on a pair of quadrant castings, which enables the stand to be tilted and locked for low relief work. The top also locks in a vertical position for storage and transport. The height is adjusted with the heavy duty screw thread and lock nut.
Measures: Adjustable Height - 104cm to 130cm
Depth of tripod base - 69cm
Width of tripod base - 69cm
Square wooden top - 35cm
Double plywood top thickness - 5cm
Alec Tiranti Ltd has been a leading supplier of sculptors equipment since the 19th century. Giovanni (John) Tiranti founded the Company in 1895, as John Tiranti & Co., in High Holborn, and within a year moved to Foley Street, London W1. He later moved to 13 Maple Street, W1, where the Company became John Tiranti Ltd. The Company remained there until 1941, when the building was destroyed by a direct hit with a bomb. Giovanni Tiranti died in 1926, and his two sons Alec and Dom carried on. Throughout all this time the Company sold sculptor's tools, materials and equipment as well as new and antiquarian books...
Category
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Industrial Worktable with Three Iron Drawers, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage industrial worktable from the 1960s. It features a black iron construction, solid wooden plate and three iron drawers. Weight: 43 kg.
Drawer dimensions:
Width: 28 cm
Depth...
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Tecnigrafo Anni 40
Located in Felino, IT
tecnigrafo vintage in legno. anni 40/50. marca P. Resta,Torino, logo ETB. in buone condizioni. va ripulito e ricondizionato. munito di cassetto.
funzionante. movimento del piano con...
Category
1940s European Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Mid 1980s Wood and Steel Table by Will Stone
By Will Stone
Located in Bridgeport, CT
In Mahogany Veneer on Wood and Steel, an Elemental Mid 1980’s Table by Will Stone. Known for his Squiggly Leg Steel and Glass Pedestal Tables, this Wood top design is seen more rarel...
Category
1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Charlotte Perriand Mid-Century Modern Black and Grey Cansado Table, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950.
Wood with formica, metal frame legs.
Provenance: Cansado, Mauritania (Africa).
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) she was born in Paris in 1903 and attended the E´cole de l'Union centrale des Arts de´coratifs from 1920-1925. Charlotte Perriand designed furniture made of anodized aluminium and chromium-plated steel, showing it at the 1927 "Salon d'Automne" in Paris.
After meeting Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand worked with him and Pierre Jeanneret until 1937. The revolutionary tubular steel furnishings and system furniture designed by the three were presented as "E´quipement de l'habitation" (home equipment) at the 1929 "Salon d'Automne," where they were widely acclaimed.
In 1930 the Union Des Artistes Modernes (UAM) was founded in Paris, a group that viewed itself as a countermovement challenging such establishment organizations as the "Salon d'Automne" and also advocated Art Deco and Modernism. From 1931 Charlotte Perriand showed her own work solo there. In 1937 Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret collaborated on designing a mountain chalet of sheet aluminium, which they showed at the "Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne" and later they came up with plans for prefab houses...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Industrial Live Edge Desk
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Absolutely fantastic writing desk, seamlessly blending nature and machine. A sturdy live edge slab desktop offers ample workspace for any project on hand. An industrial iron base fea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron
Vintage French Metal Industrial Table
Located in High Point, NC
This vintage table makes a striking Industrial accent. Made in Europe during the 20th century, the form is starkly architectural: steel beams support a pair of platforms, bordered with bands of metal. Square legs ground its solid weight, visible solder lends a hand...
Category
1970s European Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage American Architectural Wire Metal Garden Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Green weathered painted metal wire architectural table with four circular holders that can accommodate planters perfect for a garden or outdoor table. Because of the age the green pa...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Rare Herman Miller Action Office Standing Desk and Drawing Table, 1960s
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A rare and hard to find Herman Miller - Action Office standing desk and drawing table, circa 1960s.
Large working surface, which can be tilted into any max 90-degree angle position ...
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Aluminum
Bancone Da Lavoro, Anni 40
Located in Felino, IT
Bancone da lavoro, anni 40
Bancone da fabbro, anni 40. Conservato originale. Inclusa morsa e levigatrice, lampada- solido e stabile, adatto per l'utilizzo quotidiano. Necessita di...
Category
1940s Italian Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Industrial Cast Iron and Wood Bowling Score Stand by Brunswick
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial, 1940s bowling score stand by Brunswick with wood top and cast iron base.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Vintage Butcher Block Pedestal Table
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique butcher block made of wood, which is smaller than most traditional butcher blocks and has a tripod pedestal base. It would be a great addition to a small kitchen space and could be used for chopping herbs or as a pedestal for displaying a sculpture or other decorative object. The block shows signs of age with splits in the wood, which is to be expected given its vintage nature...
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1970s North American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
1960s Danish Desk in Teak by Svend Aage Madsen
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
A 1960s desk in teak by Danish designer Svend Aage Madsen for Sigurd Hansen.
This finely crafted desk has a subtly curved writing surface with sculpted rear lip. It sits on tapering legs, with a bank of four smooth drawers on each side of the seat recess.
Svend Aage Madsen's maker mark is is stamped to the underside.
To the rear there are two long shelves and a small storage cupboard...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Teak
Mid Century Drafting Table by Anco C1940 Oak & Maple
By Anco Bilt
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Great size and construction using oak for the base and maple for the top. Iron adjustment hardware all in very good condition with age related wear. No abuse. Height reaches 44inches and is fully adjustable to all angles. Has the original vinyl cover.
Category
1940s American Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Vintage Workbench 96" with Vise
Located in Wilmington, DE
Vintage workbench with removable top
What a find. Offered is a vintage workbench that is estimated post 1950s. The top is removable and underneath t...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Vintage French Rustic Wood and Iron Folding Work Table
Located in Houston, TX
Interesting rustic table from France. Practical folding design with large surface area for working or meals. Nice patina.
Category
1940s French Rustic Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Elegant Italian Desk Convertible into Sewing Machine
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant Italian desk convertible into sewing machine from the 1950s. The desk through its shapes and lines is very reminiscent of Gio Ponti's design line. The desk is made by the Vigorelli ( of Pavia) manufactory. The small desk has in the left side five pull-out drawers and the top one has a key. In the right leg we have a door that can be opened by knob with the sewing machine mechanism inside. At the base we find a cast-iron riser...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal, Iron
Vintage French Metal Industrial Table
Located in High Point, NC
This vintage table makes a striking Industrial accent. Made in France during the 20th century, the form is starkly architectural: steel beams support a pair of platforms, bordered wi...
Category
1970s European Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Red Industrial Worktable with Two Green Iron Drawers, 1960s
Located in Kojetice, CZ
Vintage industrial worktable from the 1960s. It features a red iron construction, solid wooden plate and two green iron drawers. Weight: 34 kg.
Category
Mid-20th Century Czech Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Antique American Industrial Wood Plank Distress Paint Splatter Work Bench Table
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique American Industrial wood plank distress paint splatter work bench table. Item features a distressed finish with paint splatters, various metal handles, solid plank wood top w...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Rosewood Desk with Painted Glass Top by Joaquim Tenreiro, Bloch Editors, 1960s
Located in New York, NY
This exquisitely crafted rosewood desk designed by Joaquim Tenreiro (1906-1992) belonged to Bloch Editores S.A. Building, a Brazilian publisher founded in 1952 and closed in 2000, wh...
Category
1960s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Rosewood, Glass
Charlotte Perriand Cansado Gray Formica Table, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950.
Wood, metal frame legs.
Provenance: Cansado, Mauritania (Africa).
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) she was born in Paris in 1903 and attended the E´cole de l'Union centrale des Arts de´coratifs from 1920-1925. Charlotte Perriand designed furniture made of anodized aluminium and chromium-plated steel, showing it at the 1927 "Salon d'Automne" in Paris.
After meeting Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand worked with him and Pierre Jeanneret until 1937. The revolutionary tubular steel furnishings and system furniture designed by the three were presented as "E´quipement de l'habitation" (home equipment) at the 1929 "Salon d'Automne," where they were widely acclaimed.
In 1930 the Union Des Artistes Modernes (UAM) was founded in Paris, a group that viewed itself as a countermovement challenging such establishment organizations as the "Salon d'Automne" and also advocated Art Deco and Modernism. From 1931 Charlotte Perriand showed her own work solo there. In 1937 Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret collaborated on designing a mountain chalet of sheet aluminium, which they showed at the "Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne" and later they came up with plans for prefab houses...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Big Round Work & Presentation Table
Located in VUGHT, NL
Round work table made from a Cambo photo studio tripod (Dutch brand in professional camera and studio accessories).
This type of column tripod was the first product of this company to be presented in the 1950s.
Workplace for one, two or even three people.
Worktop adjustable to all normal desired heights.
Standing or sitting (desk) work is therefore possible, but quickly switching between these positions is not possible!
Various monitors or all-in computers can be mounted freely on this table.
Two or two copies near each other (maximum 27 inch).
When using a single screen, up to 50 inches can be used (presentation table...
Category
1960s Dutch Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Mid-Century Modern Poul Kjaerholm Professors Desk by Rud Rasmussen, Denmark
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Experience the beauty of Scandinavian design with this stunning professors desk by Poul Kjaerholm, manufactured by Rud Rasmussen in Denmark. The sleek wood and linoleum tabletop pair...
Category
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Factory Work / Display Table
Located in Oakville, CT
Industrial work table
Overall dimensions: 32" x 84" x 32" high
Shelf is 13" off of the floor.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Antique and Vintage Industrial Tables and Work Tables
From drafting tables to preparation tables to kitchen islands and more, the collection of antique and vintage industrial tables and work tables on 1stDibs features a wide range of robust furnishings that fit seamlessly into modern interiors.
Work tables, just like most tables, have evolved considerably over the years.
More than 1,000 years before iconic American furniture brand Herman Miller would help shape the way we work — and later, how we live at home — monks who lived and worked in medieval-era monasteries stood at what you might call crude writing desks, translating religious texts and copying them by hand.
While those who practiced the art of handwritten letters definitely needed a suitable writing desk, the world wouldn’t see proper roll-top desks and the like until the 19th century. Owing to the work of architects such as Antoni Gaudí, these monastery “desks” were essentially work tables. (Chairs, much less actual desk chairs, weren’t a part of the workspace until the Renaissance.) It was a far cry from the cozy home office that affords many of us the opportunity to work remotely today.
Near the end of the 18th century, the Industrial Revolution brought with it the founding of mills and factories, and hand production methods gave way to machinery and mass production. Factory workers needed sturdy industrial tables to perform tasks that required precision and to support the manufacturing industry. Spare work tables — durable and easy to clean — were constructed of metal and wood and became essential on assembly lines and in packing facilities. Today, industrial-style furniture celebrates the past even as it suggests vigor, productivity and brawn.
Aside from how well antique and vintage industrial tables and work tables will fit in your industrial-style interior — think raw brick walls, exposed steel beams and oak floors — these furnishings have practical uses. They’re a must-have item for a number of creative endeavors: They’re an ideal food-prep surface in your kitchen or an efficient work surface for any kind of hands-on workshop or painting and drawing studio. With some creativity, you can turn a vintage wood industrial table or work table into a desk, dining room table or coffee table.
At 1stDibs, we love the industrial-style furniture trend, and here you can find a wide range of antique and vintage industrial tables and work tables as well as other furnishings that will look wonderful in your heavenly loft space.
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