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Industrial Contemporary 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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Style: Industrial
Contemporary "Picture Pink Black XL", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category

2010s Italian Industrial Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Polyester, Wood

Contemporary "Picture Red Black XL", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category

2010s Italian Industrial Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Polyester, Wood

Contemporary "Picture SILVER XL", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category

2010s Italian Industrial Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Polyester, Wood

Contemporary "Picture Orange Black XL", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category

2010s Italian Industrial Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Polyester, Wood

Contemporary "Picture Black Gold Xl", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category

2010s Italian Industrial Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Polyester, Wood

Contemporary "Picture Bordaux Gold XL", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category

2010s Italian Industrial Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Polyester, Wood

Contemporary "Picture Gold XL", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category

2010s Italian Industrial Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Polyester, Wood

Contemporary "Picture Silver", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category

2010s Italian Industrial Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Polyester, Wood

Contemporary "Picture White Green", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category

2010s Italian Industrial Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Polyester, Wood

Contemporary "Picture White Pink", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category

2010s Italian Industrial Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Polyester, Wood

Contemporary "Picture White Silver", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category

2010s Italian Industrial Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Polyester, Wood

Contemporary "Picture Gold", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category

2010s Italian Industrial Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Polyester, Wood

Contemporary "Picture Pink Black", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category

2010s Italian Industrial Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Polyester, Wood

Contemporary "Picture Red Black", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category

2010s Italian Industrial Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Polyester, Wood

Contemporary "Picture Bordaux Gold", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category

2010s Italian Industrial Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Polyester, Wood

Contemporary "Picture Black Gold", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category

2010s Italian Industrial Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Polyester, Wood

Contemporary "Picture Black Blue", 2020, All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category

2010s Italian Industrial Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Polyester, Wood

Contemporary "Picture White Gold", All Pieces Numbered, Handmade in Italy
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
Born in 1992 in Macerata in the Marche region, the Italian artist carried out a path that between studies of Surveyor and Architecture led him to a long collaboration with a craft co...
Category

2010s Italian Industrial Contemporary Art

Materials

Acrylic, Polyester, Wood

"Yellow Stag" Steel Sculpture by Gordon Chandler
Located in Chicago, IL
Upon discovering a weathered steel drum that had been warped to resemble the sleeve of a garment, artist Gordon Chandler was inspired to embark on a series of kimono sculptures forme...
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21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Contemporary Art

Materials

Steel

Amanda Pendarvis Abstract Mixed Media Painting, "Enthusiasm I", 2020
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
An abstract mixed media painting on paper and matted by Amanda Pendarvis titled "Enthusiasm I". This colorful piece has beautiful texture and layering...
Category

2010s American Industrial Contemporary Art

Materials

Paint, Paper

"Denkbilder" by Patrick Fitzgerald
Located in Chicago, IL
To Chicago-based artist Patrick Fitzgerald, his miniature car sculptures are a means of traveling through time. Born from a fascination with the soap box derby cars of his youth, eac...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Industrial Contemporary Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint, Paper

Contemporary Art Harm de Veer Design Mirror M2 The Reminder Black Metal
Located in Vinkel, NL
The Mirror2: The Reminder is a beautiful mirror designed by Harm de Veer. The design is a nod to the pigeonholing mentality that is ruling our society. “By compulsively categoriz...
Category

2010s Dutch Industrial Contemporary Art

Materials

Brass, Steel

Contemporary Art Harm de Veer Design Mirror Gold Metal M2 The Reminder
Located in Vinkel, NL
The Mirror2: The Reminder is a beautiful mirror designed and handcrafted by Harm de Veer. The design is a nod to the pigeonholing mentality that is ruling our society. “By compulsi...
Category

2010s Dutch Industrial Contemporary Art

Materials

Brass, Steel

Industrial contemporary art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Industrial contemporary 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 contemporary art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, decorative objects, mirrors and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with plastic, acrylic and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Industrial contemporary 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 contemporary art, popular names associated with this style include Mosche Bianche, Gordon Chandler, Harm De Veer, and Bryces. 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 contemporary art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $287 and tops out at $35,000 while the average work can sell for $713.

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