Industrial Decorative Art
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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Returnable Items Only
Superb Heavy Industrial Steel Door with Original Hinges Red Patina British, 1900
Located in Llanbrynmair, GB
What a door!
Manufactured by Mather & Platt Ltd of Manchester, England.
The doors stands at over 7ft high and nearly 5ft wide, the steel patchwork is all intact and the door is finished in its original red paint with a wonderful aged patina. The original cast iron hinges are bolted through the door and have the original hinge pins. The latch mechanism is also complete and in working order.
Established in 1852 Mather & Platt became leaders in fire sprinkler...
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Steel, Sheet Metal
Collection of Vintage Movie Projection Reels or Spools
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A collection of 9 vintage movie projection reels or spools. Dating to circa 1920, these traditional English movie reels have an even surface rust finish making for a stylish vintage ...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Metal, Steel
Abstract Metal Triptych in Wooden Frame
Located in High Point, NC
Bold and enigmatic, this large-scale abstract triptych combines the hand of man and the hand of nature. The form has a minimalist simplicity: three sheets of metal are set within bla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
School Chart At the Port by Rossignol
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage school chart theme at the port - at the seaport - at the harbor.
Detailled scenes and look on the daily activities at the port.
French school chart - school poster by Rossi...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Antique Eight Spoke Mahogany Ship Boat Steering Wheel Nautical Maritime
Located in Antwerp, BE
This is a superb and very large antique Victorian mahogany and brass set ships wheel, circa 1880-1900 in date. This exceptional nautical collectable...
Category
20th Century Belgian Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Brass, Copper
Abstract Metal Triptych in Wooden Frame
Located in High Point, NC
Bold and enigmatic, this large scale abstract triptych combines the hand of man and the hand of nature. The form has a Minimalist simplicity: three sheets of metal are set within bla...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary European Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Fleur-de-lis Fireback
Located in Dallas, TX
Fleur-de-Lis Fireback
This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde. French for “The World”, the Le Monde collection is made up of rare and hard to find ...
Category
20th Century Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Abstract Metal Triptych in Wooden Frame
Located in High Point, NC
Bold and enigmatic, this large scale abstract triptych combines the hand of man and the hand of nature. The form has a Minimalist simplicity: three sheets of metal are set within bla...
Category
2010s European Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Fleur-de-Lis Fireback
Located in Dallas, TX
This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde. French for “The World”, the Le Monde collection is made up of rare and hard to find pieces curated by Brend...
Category
20th Century Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Abstract Metal Triptych in Wooden Frame
Located in High Point, NC
Bold and enigmatic, this large-scale abstract triptych combines the hand of man and the hand of nature. The form has a minimalist simplicity: three sheets of metal are set within bla...
Category
2010s European Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
2 Very Large Wooden Wall Panels with Tin-Soldered Copper Train
Located in Isle Sur Sorgue, FR
2 very large wooden wall panels with tin-soldered copper train motifs from Porrentruy station in Switzerland circa 1960.
Unique and rare!
Category
Late 20th Century French Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
1950's Industrial Time Card Rack, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
Vintage industrial, metal worker time card rack.
Category
1950s Czech Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Original Vintage Print After Enzo Morelli, Itlay, Verzocchi, 1950
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Enzo Morelli
From the Pittori Italiani D'Oggi Collezione Verzocchi. A portfolio of prints Published 1950. The cover is shown in the images
Unframed. It gives you...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Print After Achille Funi. Itlay. Verzocchi 1950
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Achille Funi
From the Pittori Italiani D'Oggi Collezione Verzocchi. A portfolio of prints Published 1950. The cover is shown in the images...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Print After Bepi Galetti, Itlay, Verzocchi, 1950
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Bepi Galetti
From the Pittori Italiani D'Oggi Collezione Verzocchi. A portfolio of prints Published 1950. The cover is shown in the images
Unframed. It gives you...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Print After Gastone Breddo. Itlay. Verzocchi 1950
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Gastone Breddo
From the Pittori Italiani D'Oggi Collezione Verzocchi. A portfolio of prints Published 1950. The cover is shown i...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Vintage School Chart / Poster, Spreading the Seeds, 1960s
Located in Żory, PL
A school chart in a frame shows how seeds and fruits are spread (by plants, wind, water, animals). There are real fruits and seeds stuck inside. Czechoslovakia, 1960s.
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Glass
Original Vintage Print After Leonardo Borgese, Itlay, Verzocchi, 1950
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Leonardo Borgese.
From the Pittori Italiani D'Oggi Collezione Verzocchi. A portfolio of prints Published 1950. The cover is show...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
1930s Caruso's Old New York Restaurant Enamel Sign
Located in Garnerville, NY
Caruso's cobalt blue and white enamel wall mounted sign. From the restaurant in Poughkeepsie, NY's Little Italy neighborhood. Circa 1930-40. Originally mounted on the side of the bui...
Category
1930s American Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel, Steel, Iron
Original Vintage Print After Cesare Monti, Itlay, Verzocchi 1950
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Cesare Monti
From the Pittori Italiani D'Oggi Collezione Verzocchi. A portfolio of prints Published 1950. The cover is shown in the images
Unframed. It gives you...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Print After Fiorenzo Tomea, Itlay, Verzocchi 1950
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Fiorenza Tomea.
From the Pittori Italiani D'Oggi Collezione Verzocchi. A portfolio of prints Published 1950. The cover is shown ...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Print After Italo Valenti. Itlay. Verzocchi 1950
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Italo Valenti.
From the Pittori Italiani D'Oggi Collezione Verzocchi. A portfolio of prints Published 1950. The cover is shown i...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Print After Giovanni Brancaccio. Itlay. Verzocchi 1950
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Giovanni Brancaccio
From the Pittori Italiani D'Oggi Collezione Verzocchi. A portfolio of prints Published 1950. The cover is sh...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Print After Marcello Boccacci, Itlay, Verzocchi, 1950
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Marcello Boccacci
From the Pittori Italiani D'Oggi Collezione Verzocchi. A portfolio of prints Published 1950. The cover is shown i...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Print After Renato Guttuso, Itlay, Verzocchi 1950
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Renato Guttuso
From the Pittori Italiani D'Oggi Collezione Verzocchi. A portfolio of prints Published 1950. The cover is shown i...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Print After Mario Mafai, Itlay, Verzocchi 1950
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image by Mario Mafai.
From the Pittori Italiani D'Oggi Collezione Verzocchi. A portfolio of prints Published 1950. The cover is shown in the image...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Industrial Foundry Mold Wall Decoration
Located in Barcelona, ES
Wood foundry mold as wall sculpture, Spain, 1940s.
Black and red original colors.
Measures: 82 cm H x 43,5 cm W x 16 cm D // 32,28 in H x 17,12 in W x ...
Category
20th Century Spanish Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Industrial Foundry Mold Wall Decoration in Red and Black Wood
Located in Barcelona, ES
Industrial ooden foundry mold as wall sculpture, 1940s.
Black and red original colors.
Measures: 83 cm H x 43,5 cm W x 13,5 cm D // 32,67 in H x 17,12 in W x 5,31 in D
This piece...
Category
20th Century Spanish Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Set of 6 Original Antique Technical Prints, Engines / Machines, C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful set of 6 technical prints.
Steel engravings.
Published C.1850
Unframed.
The measurement below is for one of the prints.
Free shipping.
Category
1850s English Antique Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Pair of Stoneware Found Objects, English, circa 1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful pair of highly sculptural found objects or architectural elements with an ethnographical/Industrial feel to them.
Although they are ceramic they have a lovely metallic look about them. They look like bronze or iron.
They remind me of the Easter Island statues...
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Cast Stone
Large Architectural Clock Face with Gilt Numbers and Hands
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A large 72 inch diameter acretectual clock face in painted and gilt steel. The clock is for decorative purposes and is not running. Vey sturdy and heavy.
Category
20th Century American Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Steel
Original 1930s Large English Colman’s Mustard Enamel Advertising Sign Vintage
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
A wonderful, original and very large Colman’s Mustard enamel advertising sign from the early 20th century, with blue lettering on a yellow background. ...
Category
1920s British Vintage Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Metal
Vintage 1930s Old New York City Mounted "Straphanger" Subway Car Handle
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This cast iron and porcelain 'straphanger' or pivoting grab handle was made by the Rico manufacturing company of the United States in circa 1930 in a period industrial style. The cas...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Iron
Rare and Cool 1930s Vintage Solid Beechwood Family Height Measuring Floor Stand
Located in Lisse, NL
Highly decorative measuring stand.
This rare and decorative measuring stand is very cool to look at and it is good fun to use when you have (grand) children growing up. Keeping trac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Dutch Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Oak, Wood, Beech
Vintage Factory Pattern, English, Mahogany, Mould, Decorative, Hanging, Table
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage factory pattern. An English, mahogany and other wood mould, ideal for decorative hanging or use as a small tabletop and dating to ...
Category
20th Century English Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Decorative Mould, English, Mahogany, Factory, Pattern Part, Wall Hanging
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage decorative mould. An English, mahogany and other wood factory pattern part, ideal for wall hanging and dating to the 20th century.
Of unusual, industrial chic
D...
Category
20th Century English Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Decorative Pattern, English, Mahogany, Hanging, Factory Mould, Maritime
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage decorative pattern part. An English, mahogany and other wood hanging factory mould, ideal for maritime tack and dating to the 20th century.
Industrial chic, sure to appeal
Displays a desirable aged patina
Rich mahogany shows fine grain interest
Displays the Lumonics mark and factory related stamps
Trapezoid cistern form well suited for maritime rope...
Category
20th Century English Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Mahogany
Vintage Factory Pattern, English, Mahogany, Industrial, Mould, Wall, Decorative
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage factory pattern. An English, mahogany and other wood industrial mould ideal for wall hanging or decorative purposes and dating ...
Category
20th Century English Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Mahogany
Iron Shop Sign, Early 20th Century
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Iron shop sign/"shop nose" for attachment to the wall of a shop, from the early 20th century in anthracite and white color overpainted.
Category
Early 20th Century European Industrial Decorative Art
Materials
Wrought Iron
Industrial decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Industrial decorative art 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 decorative art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, stone and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Industrial decorative art made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative art, popular names associated with this style include Mosche Bianche, A.J. Nystrom & Co, Fritz Frohse, and Max Brödel. 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 decorative art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $30 and tops out at $7,699 while the average work can sell for $645.