Industrial Carnival 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.
1940s American Vintage Industrial Carnival Art
Metal, Steel
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Carnival Art
Metal
20th Century American Industrial Carnival Art
Metal
1940s American Vintage Industrial Carnival Art
Metal
Early 20th Century American Industrial Carnival Art
Steel
Mid-20th Century Industrial Carnival Art
Early 1900s American Antique Industrial Carnival Art
Leather, Maple
1950s American Vintage Industrial Carnival Art
Canvas
20th Century French Industrial Carnival Art
Concrete
Mid-20th Century European Industrial Carnival Art
Iron
Late 18th Century Antique Industrial Carnival Art
Clay
1880s French Antique Industrial Carnival Art
Wood, Paint
Early 19th Century European Antique Industrial Carnival Art
Sandstone
Early 20th Century Belgian Industrial Carnival Art
Leather
Early 20th Century French Industrial Carnival Art
Metal
Early 20th Century French Industrial Carnival Art
Brass
Early 20th Century American Industrial Carnival Art
Iron
Early 20th Century French Industrial Carnival Art
Metal
Early 20th Century British Industrial Carnival Art
Brass
1940s English Vintage Industrial Carnival Art
Metal
Early 20th Century American Industrial Carnival Art
Wood
Mid-20th Century European Industrial Carnival Art
Iron
1940s American Vintage Industrial Carnival Art
Metal
1930s Canadian Vintage Industrial Carnival Art
Plywood
1930s American Vintage Industrial Carnival Art
Metal
1930s American Vintage Industrial Carnival Art
Iron
Late 20th Century Belgian Industrial Carnival Art
Metal, Chrome
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Carnival Art
Metal, Iron
Early 20th Century English Industrial Carnival Art
Plastic