The Metropolitan Furniture Co. was founded by Louis Abrams in 1905. In 1987, the company was purchased by Steelcase Inc., a major international furniture manufacturing company that also places a heavy emphasis on environmental concerns. The company, never formally shed the name, though its ads and business cards now use “Metro.” Metro, which started in San Francisco in 1905 and settled in Oakland four years ago after a stint in South San Francisco, both designs and builds furniture. In the early 1960s, when most furniture companies were selling traditional home furnishings, Metro promoted “modern design with sleek, clean lines,” according to Dan Chong, the company’s chief executive.
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Modern Black & White Cube Club Lounge Chair Metropolitan Furniture Co. San Francisco
- $2,995
- Handsome cube shaped club or lounge chair in black and white by Metropolitan Furniture Co. of San Francisco and made exclusively for Marshall Fields. This chair is in fabulous condition. The original oatmeal white upholstery has been professionally cleaned and the black wood frame has been completely refinished and given a new catalyzed lacquer finish. We have noticed even after…