Metrocs

JAPAN

Founded in 1993
Metrocs specializes in functional product design from the 1950s to the 1980s. Some of the representative designers are Riki Watanabe, Daisaku Choh, Pierre Paulin and Max Bill.

Metropolitan Gallery Inc.
6-18-2, Shinbashi, Minato-ku
105-0004 Tokyo
JAPAN
T +81-3-5777-5938
F +81-3-5777-5340
[email protected]

METROCS
Metrocs is a brand line focusing on European and Japanese interior design masterpieces. All the products, such as furniture, lightings and design objects, are produced in collaboration with the manufacturers and can be shipped to anywhere outside Japan, too.

N-CRAFTS@METROCS
n-crafts@metrocs brand line introduces refined present day Japanese handicrafts, such as tableware, cloths and wooden puzzles. Products by master craftsmen, such as Keisuke Serizawa and Nobuho Miya are introduced among others.

FURNITURE [7]

TABLEWARE [1]

ART [2]

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'C.F.S.' Stool

D E S I G N E R
Riki Watanabe

P R O D U C E R
Metrocs, Japan
1965

M A T E R I A L
cardboard


The Carton Furniture Series is made of recyclable material, cardboard, which is also very durable. When the CFS Stool was launched, it was said that if an elephant stood on four stools, they would not break. The series has been in production since 2006.

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'Mushroom Base' Table

D E S I G N E R
Daisaku Choh

P R O D U C E R
Metrocs, Japan
1953

M A T E R I A L A N D D I M E N S I O N S
plywood
diameter: 90 cm


Daisaku Choh originally designed Mushroom Base Table for Maruko Club House in Ginza, Tokyo. Choh got inspiration for the table from concrete architecture while he was employed at Junzo Sakakura's architect office. The table has been in reproduction since 2006.

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'Persimmon' Chair

D E S I G N E R
Daisaku Choh

P R O D U C E R
Metrocs, Japan
1960

M A T E R I A L
plywood


This chair, originally called 'Small Chair' was designed at Junzo Sakakura's architect and interior planning office, where Daisaku Choh was the head of chair design. The idea was to create a wooden chair that resembles Jean Prouvé's Standard Chair. In 2006, Daisaku Choh redesigned the chair for Metrocs.

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'Solid Stool'

D E S I G N E R
Riki Watanabe

P R O D U C E R
Metrocs, Japan
1954

M A T E R I A L
steel + wood


Riki Watanabe designed this stool for a house by architect Kiyoshi Seike. The stool is very comfortable to sit but also very easy to carry around. The original chair was redesigned half a century later in 2005 and Metrocs started reproduction in 2005.

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'Tray and Saucers'

D E S I G N E R
Daisaku Choh

P R O D U C E R
Metrocs, Japan
2006

M A T E R I A L
wood


Beautiful curved lines and warmth of natural wood characterize Daisaku Choh's tray and saucers. The easy-to-use items give an elegant accent to any tabletop. The tray and saucers were originally designed for Metrocs' exhibition in 2006.

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