Industrial Photography
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.
Early 20th Century Industrial Photography
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Early 20th Century Industrial Photography
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Early 20th Century Industrial Photography
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Early 20th Century Industrial Photography
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1920s American Vintage Industrial Photography
Glass, Wood, Paper
Early 20th Century American Industrial Photography
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Photography
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Photography
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Photography
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Photography
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Photography
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Photography
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Photography
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Photography
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Photography
Metal
1930s North American Vintage Industrial Photography
Glass, Hardwood, Paper
Early 20th Century American Industrial Photography
Metal
Early 20th Century American Industrial Photography
Metal
1920s American Vintage Industrial Photography
Glass, Wood, Paper
Early 20th Century American Industrial Photography
Glass, Wood, Paper
Early 2000s American Industrial Photography
Steel
Early 2000s American Industrial Photography
Steel
Early 2000s American Industrial Photography
Steel
Early 2000s American Industrial Photography
Steel
Late 19th Century American Antique Industrial Photography
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Early 20th Century American Industrial Photography
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20th Century American Industrial Photography
Glass, Wood, Paper
1930s British Vintage Industrial Photography
Paper
1920s French Vintage Industrial Photography
Leather, Paper
1930s English Vintage Industrial Photography
Paper, Wood
1930s English Vintage Industrial Photography
Paper, Wood
1930s English Vintage Industrial Photography
Paper, Wood
Early 20th Century English Industrial Photography
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1930s English Vintage Industrial Photography
Paper, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Industrial Photography
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Early 1900s British Antique Industrial Photography
Brass
1930s British Vintage Industrial Photography
Paper, Wood
1930s English Vintage Industrial Photography
Paper
1930s English Vintage Industrial Photography
Paper, Wood
Early 20th Century Industrial Photography
Chrome
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Photography
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Photography
Copper, Metal
Early 2000s French Industrial Photography
Glass, Wood, Paper
Early 20th Century Industrial Photography
Chrome
Early 20th Century Industrial Photography
Chrome
Early 20th Century American Industrial Photography
Metal
1920s American Vintage Industrial Photography
Glass, Wood, Paper
Early 20th Century American Industrial Photography
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Photography
Metal
Early 20th Century American Industrial Photography
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Photography
Metal