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'''{{nowrap|Metz & Co}}''' was a [[department store]] in [[Amsterdam]], [[The Netherlands]], whose roots went back to 1740. It closed in 2013.<ref name="DM">{{Cite web |title=Metz & Co. - Vitra Design Museum: Collection |url=http://collectiononline.design-museum.de/#/en/person/7802?_k=4dcd6s |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=collectiononline.design-museum.de}}</ref>
'''{{nowrap|Metz & Co}}''' was a [[department store]] in [[Amsterdam]], [[The Netherlands]], whose roots went back to 1740. It closed in 2013.<ref name="DM">{{Cite web |title=Metz & Co. - Vitra Design Museum: Collection |url=http://collectiononline.design-museum.de/#/en/person/7802?_k=4dcd6s |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=collectiononline.design-museum.de}}</ref>


The store was founded by Mozes Samuels in the [[Jodenbreestraat]], he sold his company to his three sons in 1794. {{nowrap|Metz & Co.}} had the right to display the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] royal [[coat of arms]] with the legend 'By Royal Warrant Purveyor to the Royal Household' since 1815. To celebrate its 150th anniversary in 1890 the store moved to a new location on the [[Leidsestraat]]. After which it was located from 1908 to 2012 on [[Keizersgracht]] 455 corner with the Leidsestraat. A branch in The Hague was opened in 1913 and continued in operation until 1981.<ref name="DM"/>
The store was founded by Mozes Samuels in the [[Jodenbreestraat]], he sold his company to his three sons in 1794. {{nowrap|Metz & Co.}} had the right to display the [[Netherlands|Dutch]] royal [[coat of arms]] with the legend 'By Royal Warrant Purveyor to the Royal Household' since 1815. To celebrate its 150th anniversary in 1890 the store moved to the New York Life Insurance Company building of 1885 on the corner of [[Keizersgracht]] and Leidsestraat.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lampe |first=Bregje |date=7 April 2012 |title=Metz & Co vertrekt uit gezichtsbepalend pand (Metz & Co moves out of landmark building) |url=https://myprivacy.dpgmedia.nl/consent?siteKey=5id0G7K93Kr6sOje&callbackUrl=https%3a%2f%2fbackend.710302.xyz%3a443%2fhttps%2fwww.parool.nl%2fprivacy-wall%2faccept%3fredirectUri%3d%252fnieuws%252fmetz-co-vertrekt-uit-gezichtsbepalend-pand%257eb327ecb01%252f |access-date=2024-01-24 |website=[[Het Parool]]}}</ref> A branch in The Hague was opened in 1913 and continued in operation until 1981.<ref name="DM"/>


One of the first designers was Paul Bromberg (1893-1949), he became famous as an author and promoter of Decorative Arts and Interior Design. The distinctive [[cupola]] on the store's roof was built in the 1930s and designed by Dutch artist [[Gerrit Rietveld|Gerrit T. Rietveld]]. Metz & Co celebrated its 250th anniversary in 1990 by launching its own fragrance.
One of the first designers was Paul Bromberg (1893-1949), who became famous as an author and promoter of Decorative Arts and Interior Design. The distinctive [[cupola]] on the store's roof was added in the 1930s and designed by Dutch artist [[Gerrit Rietveld|Gerrit T. Rietveld]]. Metz & Co celebrated its 250th anniversary in 1990 by launching its own fragrance.


The store moved to smaller premises in 2012 for only one year, and was subsequently closed in March 2013.
The store moved to smaller premises in 2012 for only one year, and was subsequently closed in March 2013.

Revision as of 06:33, 24 January 2024

Logo and slogan of Metz & Co

Metz & Co was a department store in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, whose roots went back to 1740. It closed in 2013.[1]

The store was founded by Mozes Samuels in the Jodenbreestraat, he sold his company to his three sons in 1794. Metz & Co. had the right to display the Dutch royal coat of arms with the legend 'By Royal Warrant Purveyor to the Royal Household' since 1815. To celebrate its 150th anniversary in 1890 the store moved to the New York Life Insurance Company building of 1885 on the corner of Keizersgracht and Leidsestraat.[2] A branch in The Hague was opened in 1913 and continued in operation until 1981.[1]

One of the first designers was Paul Bromberg (1893-1949), who became famous as an author and promoter of Decorative Arts and Interior Design. The distinctive cupola on the store's roof was added in the 1930s and designed by Dutch artist Gerrit T. Rietveld. Metz & Co celebrated its 250th anniversary in 1990 by launching its own fragrance.

The store moved to smaller premises in 2012 for only one year, and was subsequently closed in March 2013.

Former building of Metz & Co on the Keizersgracht (building on the left)

References

  1. ^ a b "Metz & Co. - Vitra Design Museum: Collection". collectiononline.design-museum.de. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  2. ^ Lampe, Bregje (7 April 2012). "Metz & Co vertrekt uit gezichtsbepalend pand (Metz & Co moves out of landmark building)". Het Parool. Retrieved 2024-01-24.

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