Industrial Decorative Art
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.
Early 20th Century American Industrial Decorative Art
Brass
Early 20th Century Industrial Decorative Art
Metal, Steel
1910s American Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Metal
Early 1900s English Antique Industrial Decorative Art
Cast Stone
1920s British Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Metal
Early 20th Century American Industrial Decorative Art
Iron
Early 20th Century European Industrial Decorative Art
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century American Industrial Decorative Art
Brass, Nickel
Mid-20th Century English Industrial Decorative Art
Bronze
1930s Belgian Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Ceramic
1930s Belgian Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Ceramic
Late 19th Century English Antique Industrial Decorative Art
Pottery
Mid-19th Century English Antique Industrial Decorative Art
Pine
1960s Mexican Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Industrial Decorative Art
Linen
1920s Belgian Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Ceramic
1920s European Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Ceramic
1970s German Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Porcelain
20th Century Polish Industrial Decorative Art
Paper
1930s Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Copper
Early 20th Century Industrial Decorative Art
Metal
Early 20th Century Belgian Industrial Decorative Art
Iron
1910s English Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Copper, Lead
Early 20th Century American Industrial Decorative Art
Wood, Paper
1920s French Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Wood
1910s American Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Metal
1910s American Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Metal
1920s American Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Steel
1910s English Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Copper, Lead
1920s American Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Canvas, Wood
Early 20th Century Belgian Industrial Decorative Art
Metal
1920s English Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Iron