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.
Vintage Boho Original 1977 Anatomy Sketch on Paper
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This compelling vintage original anatomy sketch of hands on paper offers a fascinating glimpse into artistic study, rendered with a delicate yet precise hand. The intricate details o...
Glass, Wood, Paper
"Lamb Chops Feature (High-Low Foods)" by Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
This graphite drawing by Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald is an homage to the charm and artistry of mid-century advertisements and print media. Entitled ""Lamb Chops Feature (High-Low Foods)," the illustration envisions a vintage newspaper...
Paper
$3,840Sale Price|20% Off
Warren McArthur Aircraft Seating Proposal Drawing, 1941
Located in Camden, ME
Warren McArthur rare original pencil proposal sketch (SK 1749) for an aircraft passenger seat for the Lockheed Corporation. This proposal was accepted and the seat was manufactured...
Paper
Large Abstract Drawing by G. Bradshaw-Smith
By Gillian Bradshaw-Smith
Located in NYC, NY
A large fine pastel drawing of an abstract figure from the Cordier and Ekstrom Gallery, Madison Avenue, New York by Gillian Bradshaw-Smith.
Paper
French Surrealism Lithograph manner of Dali by B.A.G. Guillot
Located in Miami, FL
Original Surrealism Black and White Lithograph An intriguing piece of art piece signed B.A.G. Guillot. This is a limited edition number 1/25, and E.A. or epreuve d'artiste. Guillo...
Paper
Painting "Ritratto a un solo tratto" by Enzio Wenk, 2001
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Marker on paper.
Paper
$65,000
H 28 in W 23.25 in D 2 in
Pierre-Auguste Renoir Madame de Galéa Signed Original Sketch Graphite on Paper
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A lovely impressionist portrait graphite drawing on paper titled “Madame de Galéa” by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Hand signed “R” on the bottom left. Created circa 1900s. On the verso it is inscribed “Study for Painting. Exhibition at Detroit Institute of Arts.” Renoir painted several portraits of Madame Madeleine de Galéa, and Renoir’s 1915 painting...
Paper
$23,374
H 16.93 in W 10.83 in D 0.04 in
KEITH HARING Marker Pen Drawing on Image by Kim Basinger, Signed, 1987
By Keith Haring
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Unique piece. Rare drawing - Keith Haring - on a magazine page representing the American actress Kim Basinger. The drawing appears on the back of the page, which features a second ph...
Paper
Vintage Nude Male Portrait on Paper
Located in Seattle, WA
Portrait Possibly Pastel and Pencil on Paper. Signed J.P. Gaston as Pictured. Vintage Condition Consistent with Age as Pictured. Dimensions. 17 1/2 W ; 1/8 D ; 23 H
Paper
$408
H 12.21 in W 19.3 in D 0.79 in
Vintage Original Aviation Pencil Drawing Depicting a Hanriot HD 1 WWI Aircraft
Located in Milan, IT
Pencil drawing depicting a single-seat biplane airplane fighter Hanriot HD 1, by Riccardo Cavigioli. Measure with frame cm 49 x 31 - inch19.3 x 11.8. Riccardo Cavigioli was born in ...
Paper
French Vintage Framed Pen Sketch on Paper
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
French vintage pen and ink drawing on paper of a youthful boy with gamine features such as a pronounced upper lip, arched brows, and a dense row of eyelashes. The vanilla tone of the...
Glass, Wood, Paper
$408
H 12.37 in W 21.07 in D 0.79 in
Vintage Original Aviation Pencil Drawing Depicting an Albatros CIII WWI Aircraft
Located in Milan, IT
Pencil drawing depicting a two-seat biplane airplane for reconnaissance Albatros C III produced in 1916, by Riccardo Cavigioli. Measure with frame cm 53.5 x 31.4 - inches 21 x 13. ...
Paper
$524
H 27.96 in W 25.4 in D 0.79 in
Pencil Aviation Drawing Depicting a Caudron G Wwi Aircraft by Riccardo Cavigioli
Located in Milan, IT
Pencil-drawing by Riccardo Cavigioli in the early 1920s depicting a two-seat biplane airplane for reconnaissance Caudron G III, French production of 1914, equipped with a Le Rhone 80...
Paper
$466
H 17.72 in W 19.49 in D 0.79 in
Antique Pencil Aviation Drawing depicting a WWI Two-Seat Biplane Aircraft
Located in Milan, IT
Pencil drawing by Riccardo Cavigioli in the early 1920s depicting a two-seat biplane airplane for reconnaissance, probably a Fokker, armed with twin Spandau’s 7.92 mm. Aircraft produ...
Paper
$408
H 12.6 in W 16.93 in D 0.79 in
Vintage Original Aviation Pencil Drawing Depicting a Brandenburg CI WWI Aircraft
Located in Milan, IT
Pencil drawing representing a two-seat biplane for reconnaissance Brandenburg C I produced in Austria by Phonix in 1917, equipped with a Hiero 200 hp engine and armed with twin machi...
Paper
Set of Four Very Large Botanical Charts by Druck Von Carl Bollman, German
By Hermann Zippel and Carl Bollmann
Located in valatie, NY
Important set of four very large botanical (chromolithograph) wall charts by Druck Von Carl Bollman, German, circa 1880. Botanical wall charts hav...
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