The Industrial Entertainment Center takes the Ellis Console with Drawers — one of Vintage Industrial’s most enduring pieces — and extends it into a full media and storage system. The DNA is intact: hot-rolled steel frame, three-drawer base with hand-selected hardwood fronts, the same molding and trim language that defines the Ellis line. What changes is the scale and the configuration above.
Where the original Ellis Console is a standalone sideboard, the Industrial Entertainment Center builds upward into open shelving and closed cabinet sections, or outward into a low wide-format media console. Both configurations are built from the same components. The distinction between a wall unit and a media console is determined by your space and confirmed at commission.
The base sits on architectural legs rather than casters — a more formal, grounded stance than the Boxcar Ellis family. The piece reads as a permanent installation.
Sizing
Depth: 18″ to 30″
Width & Height: Determined by configuration — wall unit or low media console — confirmed during commission.
Configuration Options
Base Style: Architectural legs (standard) · Cast iron locking casters
Layout: Full-height wall unit · Low media console
Door Inserts: Woven wire mesh · Glass · Solid steel panels
Steel Finishes: Natural steel · Blackened steel · Aged paint finish · Custom color matching
Shelf & Top Materials: Mahogany · White oak · Walnut · Maple
Extras: Soft-close hardwood drawers · Adjustable internal shelving · Interior LED lighting
Frequently Asked Questions
What is this piece based on?+
The Industrial Entertainment Center is derived from the Ellis Console with Drawers — one of Vintage Industrial’s signature pieces. It uses the same steel frame, drawer construction, and hardwood detailing, extended into a wall unit or media console configuration.
What is the difference between the wall unit and media console configurations?+
The wall unit builds vertically with upper shelving and cabinet sections above the drawer base. The media console stays low and wide, optimized for AV equipment and display. Both start from the same Ellis Console base — the configuration is determined by your space and confirmed at commission.
What steel finishes are available?+
Natural steel, blackened steel, and aged paint finish are standard. Custom paint finishes and color matching are also available.
What is the lead time?+
Lead time is 12 or more weeks from commission confirmation. Delivery method — freight curbside or white glove inside placement and assembly — is confirmed during your commission conversation.
I’ve seen something that looks exactly like this on another site. Is it the same piece?+
No. Vintage Industrial designs have been copied extensively since 2009, primarily by Asian manufacturers selling through direct-from-China storefronts. The pieces look similar in photos but weigh a quarter of what ours do — they’re not designed to last, they’re designed to sell at a cheap price. Vintage Industrial sells direct only, through retro.net. We have no other sales channels, no third-party retailers, no Amazon storefront. If you’re seeing something like this anywhere else, it’s a counterfeit. Every Vintage Industrial piece is built to order in our Chicago shop by hand, from hot-rolled steel and solid hardwood, with a 12+ week lead time.
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