Industrial Furniture
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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Style: Industrial
Period: 1940s
Vintage Chrome Jeweler
s Lamp
Located in New York, NY
A polished chrome jeweler's lamp wth adjustable shade and pivoting base, USA, circa 1940. Signed.
Dimensions:
22 inch height
10.5 inch base.
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Chrome
$1,260 Sale Price
30% Off
Industrial Double-Neon Factory lights, 1940s, Set of 4
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Set of 4 factory lights from the 1940s. The aluminium frame supports 2 glass tubes containing LED tube light bulbs.
The lights have been extensively restored, with the neon tubes re...
Category
1940s German Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Wire
Original Industrial Green Enamel Factory Pendant Lights by Revo Tipton
Located in Nottingham, GB
These are Original Industrial Green Enamel Factory Pendant Lights by Revo Tipton
A stunning run of 26 industrial factory lights manufactured by Revo of Tipton, England circa 1940.
T...
Category
1940s British Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Steel
1940s Herbert Terry Anglepoise Draughtsman
s Task Desk Lamp No 1209 Industrial
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
The ultimate in desk lamps – a very genuine Post War four-spring model 1209 Anglepoise draughtsman’s task lamp manufactured by Herbert Terry & Sons, Redditch, England.
‘The Anglepo...
Category
1940s British Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Aluminum, Brass, Iron
Vintage Industrial, Adjustable Desk Table Lamp
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this Vintage industrial adjustable desk table lamp. Measures: circa 1940.
Category
1940s North American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vintage Observation Binoculars by Toko, Japan, 20 X 120
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Japanese Ex-navy 20 x 120 binoculars.
A large pair of Japanese ex-navy observation binoculars mounted on a vintage adjustable wooden tripod. The WWI...
Category
1940s Japanese Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
$20,726 Sale Price
30% Off
C1945 Cast Aluminum Trade Sign Form of a Key Keil Charlestown N.H. Keys Made
By Keil Company
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous cast aluminum trade sign circa 1945 depicting a actual key in red and silver. Perfect casting which retains its true color and material. Keil from Charlestown N.H. cast into...
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Holophane Clear Glass Vintage Industrial Pendant Light 3
By Holophane
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this Holophane Clear Glass Vintage Industrial Pendant Light. Prismatic glass shades in excellent condition. The electrical system is new and works perfectly.
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Glass
Vintage Smith Corona Typewriter and Case
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage Smith corona typewriter and case.
Black Smith Corona standard typewriter made in USA. This typewriter features round glass keys. Th...
Category
1940s North American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Metal
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
1940s Pair of Industrial Nightstands with Pull Out Table, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Both item were let it rust and lacquered afterwards to close the surface
- Unfolded dimension: 76cm
Category
1940s Czech Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Iron
Vintage Steel Industrial Storage Crate on Stand
Located in Mt Kisco, NY
A vintage rectangular steel factory storage crate on a custom made hand painted wood stand.
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Steel
Milk Glass Vintage Industrial Pendant Light 14
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this Milk Glass Vintage Industrial Pendant Light. Glass shade in excellent condition. The electrical system is new and works perfectly.
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Milk Glass
Antique Industrial Professional Painters Ladder, Modernist Design
Located in Buffalo, NY
1940s Industrial Metal Professional Folding Ladder, Great design, Paint can holder can be for left or right handed.
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Metal
Set of 12 vintage post-war British design posters Council Industrial Design 1946
Located in Hastings, GB
Want a whole wall covered? Here's a set of 12 oak-framed original post-war British design quiz posters, produced by the Council of Industrial Design in 1946, presumably a tie-in to t...
Category
1940s English Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Oak, Paper
Reclaimed Early 1940s WW2 42 in. Cast Iron Deck Cleat
Located in New York, NY
Whether displayed as a standalone decorative element or incorporated into a maritime-themed setting, this WW2 deck cleat becomes a unique focal point that captures the spirit of the ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Iron
1940s Faries Industrial Wall Sconce Medical Adjustable Lamp
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Industrial lamp medical wall sconce midcentury era
36 inches fully extended.
Unmarked. Attributed to Faries Co.
Original vintage unrestored preowned condition and presentation.
Wear...
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Metal
Large Vintage Hollywood Decor Aluminum "Star Spindle" Film Reel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage film real whose spindles form a star (ca. 1940s, USA).
Impressive piece of Hollywood decor in an uniquely large size (42" Diameter) with good signs of age/patina (original we...
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Rationalist Italian Desk by Giuseppe Pagano
Located in Milano, IT
This desk, designed by Giuseppe Pagano between 1937 and 1942, is much more than just a piece of furniture-it's a true icon of Italian Rationalist design. Every detail of this piece e...
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vintage Industrial Cast Iron Machinist Precision Parallel Straights Sculptures
By Brown
Sharpe Manufacturing Co., Jean Prouvé
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Cast iron machinist's Swiss cheese straight edge rules. Heavy, large, metal, no cracks. Scuffs, Dents and Scratches to all surfaces, and worn paint.
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Iron
Tall Industrial Surveyor Tripod Floor Lamp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tall industrial surveyor tripod floor lamp. Dimensions listed are for the lamp and shade installed. Measures: Shade itself is 13.5 in. ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
VINTAGE Optometrist Eye Chart Light Box Cabinet, eye exam
Located in Buffalo, NY
VINTAGE Optometrist Eye Chart Light Box Cabinet, eye exam .. Tested and working, could use re-wiring..
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vintage "Cabins" Single Sided Porcelain Neon Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
Vintage neon sign advertising cabins for rent. This piece features a bold Bauhaus-style font in white set against a dark background. The lettering has been traced in a turquoise neon...
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Underwood Vintage Manual Typewriter
By Underwood Universal
Located in Pasadena, TX
Underwood ” Vintage manual typewriter
The Underwood Typewriter Company was a manufacturer of typewriters headquartered in New Yor...
Category
1940s North American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Steel
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
1940 Large Industrial Holophane Light
By Holophane
Located in Surrey, BC
Fantastic size and very well made example by HOLOPHANE. We have 10 available at present, rewired on 5ft of chain.
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
$950 / item
French Industrial Wood Bakers Rack on Casters
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Industrial baker's or boulangerie cart with 2 shelves. Each shelf divided in two in the middle for easy access and use from both sides. All parts are ...
Category
1940s French Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Wood
General Electric Bakelite Pendant, circa 1940
Located in Surrey, BC
A circa 1940 General Electric industrial “trouble light’ converted into a pendant. Cast metal cage and glass shade with a Bakelite topper. Re-wired and inspected and approved to curr...
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Bakelite
Set of Nine Vintage Steel Measurement Pyramids, Czechoslovakia, circa 1940s
Located in Zohor, SK
Rare accessory with a real history behind it. A metal pyramid originally used as a meassurement instrument at a sports field in Czechoslovakia since 1940s. The field was for ball and...
Category
1940s Czech Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Steel
$1,020 Sale Price / set
75% Off
Bauhaus Bakelite Wall or Ceiling Industrial Lamp from 1940s
Located in Vienna, AT
Bakelite wall, ceiling Industrial or factory lamp from late 1940s.
Bakelite frame with steel ring holding opaline glass shade.
(The biggest one on the last pictures).
Up to 20 pie...
Category
1940s Czech Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Steel
Bauhaus Bakelite Wall or Ceiling Industrial Lamp from 1940s
Located in Vienna, AT
Bakelite wall, ceiling Industrial or factory lamp from late 1940s.
Bakelite frame with steel ring holding opaline glass shade.
The middle one on the last pictures).
Up to 50 piece...
Category
1940s Czech Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Steel
Rustic Industrial Wooden Cart on Iron Casters
Located in Hopewell, NJ
A handmade distressed Industrial cart constructed of salvaged wood with two tiers, high sides, and rough big iron casters. Would make a cool bar or display pi...
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Wood
$900 Sale Price
25% Off
Industrial/ Art Deco Adjustable Articulating Leather Medical Stool / by Ritter
Located in Buffalo, NY
Industrial, Art Deco dentist, medical stool by Ritter Mobilrest features an articulating, chrome pedestal stem that pivots within the ball joint of the weighted, painted cast iron ba...
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Chrome, Iron
1940s desk chair made in Italy
Located in Vigevano, PV
1940s desk chair made in Italy
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Steel
Small Dutch Oak Apothecary / Filing Cabinet Tabletop Model, circa 1940s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This tabletop cabinet was made around the 1940s in the Netherlands. It features 6 drawers with metal hardware. It remains in a good condition.
Category
1940s Dutch Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Oak
VINTAGE CIRCA 1940
s OMEGA CYMA TISSOT WATCHES PORCELAIN ENAMEL ADVERTISING SIGN
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this stunning original heavily weathered Omega Cyma Tissot watches enamel porcelain advertising sign
A good...
Category
1940s Unknown Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Vintage Industrial XL Flameproof Cast Pendant Lights by Maxlume
By Maxlume
Located in Nottingham, GB
Rare flameproof industrial pendant lights by Maxlume.
These flameproof industrial pendants were manufactured by 'Maxlume' in Great Britain circa 1940.
Heavy Cast steel light fixtures...
Category
1940s British Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Steel
Industrial Pendant Light with Original Glass, c. 1940
Located in Chicago, IL
1940s midcentury industrial style pendant light with original glass and steel cage. Wired for USA, in good working condition.
Category
1940s Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Metal
Vintage German Oak Apothecary Cabinet, 1940s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This apothecary cabinet was designed and made circa 1940s in Germany. It features 8 drawers with nice brass handles. The interior dimensions of the drawers are: D W H 34 x 15 x 5 / 1...
Category
1940s German Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Oak
Vintage Mid-Century Globe Meat Slicer Sculptural Enameled Iron
Stainless
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and powerful, 1/4hp GM Delco motor. Globe deli meat slicer from the forties. Super quiet motor with a new cord and switch. In excellent vintage co...
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Stainless Steel, Enamel, Iron, Chrome, Steel
Industrial Anglepoise Wall Mounted Cast Iron Sconce, c. 1940
Located in Chicago, IL
Industrial Anglepoise wall-mounted cast iron sconce, c. 1940.
The Anglepoise lamp is a balanced-arm lamp designed in 1932 by British designer George ...
Category
1940s English Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Metal, Iron
1930s /40s W.D. Hensell
Sons Bocci (Lawn) Balls with original leather bag
By W.D. Wilson
Located in Buffalo, NY
.
1930's ,40's Bocci / Lawn Balls with original leather carrying bag.. Made in Australia by W.D. Hensell & Sons
Category
1940s Australian Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Leather, Wood
Odelberg-Olson "Working Chair" for Knoll, 1948
Located in Coronado, CA
An uncommon "Working Chair" designed and manufactured in Sweden by Odelberg-Olsen in 1948 for distribution by Knoll in the U.S. market. The chair is constructed of birch plywood and ...
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Steel
Set of Four Adjustable Shop Stools by Basler Eisenmöbelfabrik Sissach, BES
By Basler Eisenmöbelfabrik Sissach
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Set of four, Industrial, height adjustable, bent plywood and steel, swivel, shop stools by Swiss maker Basler Eisenmöbelfabrik Sissach, BES feature a well worn patina.
Measures: S...
Category
1940s Swiss Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Steel
Midcentury Industrial Glove Hand Mold Cutters
Located in Newfoundland, PA
These are iron mitt cutters straight out of a New York State Glove Factory. Measure: They range in size from 7.5 in to 9.5 in x 4.5 in to 7.25 in x .75 in high.
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Metal
1940s Metal Medical Industrial Stool
Located in Newfoundland, PA
1940s metal swivel medical stool. Wonderful addition to your Industrial or Mid-Century Modern space. Measuring seat diameter 13-3/4 inches base 13-1/8 inc...
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Metal
Holophane Clear Glass Vintage Industrial Pendant Light
By Holophane
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this Holophane Clear Glass Vintage Industrial Pendant Light. Prismatic glass shades in excellent condition. The electrical system is new and works perfectly.
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Glass
German Industrial Oak and Pine Apothecary Cabinet, Mid-20th Century
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This apothecary cabinet was made circa 1940s in Germany and was later used in a hardware store in Belgium until recently. It features many drawers in different sizes with metal handl...
Category
1940s German Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Oak, Pine
X-Large Vintage Industrial Simplex Green Enamel Factory Pendant Light, C.1930
By Simplex
Located in London, GB
A run of green vitreous enamel pendant lights by renowned electrical manufacturers Simplex. c.1930
Dark green enamel shades, overall in great original condition with some age rela...
Category
1940s English Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Steel
French Pewter Panama Hat Mold a Sculptural Industrial Object with Character
Located in Stockholm, SE
French pewter hat mold used for shaping a children’s Panama hat.
This highly sculptural piece was originally made for a French milliner and served as a working block for forming smal...
Category
1940s French Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Pewter
Merivaara Valet Stand
Trouser Press in Birch and Tubular Steel, Finland 1940s
By J.Merivaara
Located in Helsinki, FI
A classic, supremely elegant, and highly functional valet stand with a trouser press and key holder crafted by the esteemed Finnish maker J. Merivaara, circa 1940s. This piece exempl...
Category
1940s Finnish Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Steel
N.S. Meyer Horse Spur Leather Strap Military Buckle Equestrian Tack Vintage
By Ralph Lauren
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a vintage (single) N.S. Meyer horse spur with leather strap. Military buckle equestrian tack spur. Vintage (WWII, period). USA.
Dimensions: .5" H x 4" W x 5....
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Chrome
Holophane Clear Glass Vintage Industrial Pendant Light
By Holophane
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this Holophane Clear Glass Vintage Industrial Pendant Light. Prismatic glass shades in excellent condition. The electrical system is new and works perfectly.
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Glass
Antique Salter Family Scales No 50 a Well Loved and Used Family Scales
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Antique Salter Family Scales No 50
A well loved and used Family Scales, made by Salter, the cast iron body is in Dark green with Gold highlights, it has...
Category
1940s Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Iron
Large steel hammer bench, 1940s Belgium
Located in Brussels, BE
Unique addition to your outdoor or indoor space – a massive steel hammer from the 1940s repurposed as a bench and decorative element. With 290cm, this sturdy piece serves as a powerf...
Category
1940s Belgian Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Steel
Zeiss Ikon Inspection Lamps Circa 1940s
By Zeiss Ikon
Located in Gloucester, GB
Zeiss Ikon Inspection Lamps Circa 1940s
- Steel tripods with original castors
- Height adjustable
- Steel lamps with mercury glass inner reflectors
- Takes E27 fitting bulbs
- Produ...
Category
1940s German Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Steel
$3,986 / item
French Industrial Wall Lights by "Mapelec" in Iron, Bronze and Glass, circa 1940
By Mapelec
Located in Merida, Yucatan
French industrial loft angled wall lamps, the glass is signed "Mapelec- Amiens", circa 1940
These lights are angled and can be positioned on the wall accordingly as the case comes w...
Category
1940s French Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Antique Articulate Artist
s Mannequin
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1940. We offer this Antique Articulate Artist's Mannequin made in wood and brass tripod.
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Brass
Large Scale Vintage New York City Bus or Subway Roll, Brooklyn-Queens , 8th ave
Located in Buffalo, NY
Large Scale Vintage New York City Bus or Subway Roll, Brooklyn-Queens , 8th ave... Over 11 feet !! Great old sign, double sided.
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Korhogo Cloth, Canvas
Shaw Walker Aluminum and Wood Armchair, circa 1940 (for restoration)
By Shaw Walker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Aluminum and Wood Armchair
Shaw Walker
circa 1940
for restoration / in original condition
"aluminum and wood in good original condition - see images"
"seat needs to be reupholstered"
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
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...
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Paper
$3,600 Sale Price
25% Off
Rare Grill Willys Jeep 1940
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Rare grill of a military Willys jeep 1940.
Can be used as a decorative item on the wall or can also be re-used in a restoration project.
In a original co...
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Furniture
Materials
Metal
Industrial furniture for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Industrial furniture 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 furniture created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include lighting, tables, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, iron and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Industrial furniture made in a specific country, there are Europe, North America, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original furniture, popular names associated with this style include Bentu Design, Elektrosvit, Holophane, and Mosche Bianche. 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 furniture differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $11 and tops out at $193,856 while the average work can sell for $893.
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