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Contract metal works and metal fabrication for furniture and interiors, engineered in SolidWorks and made to project in Istanbul. Steel, stainless and aluminium structures that give furniture its strength, the hidden frames behind floating and suspended pieces, and the exposed metalwork that defines a modern scheme — CNC-cut, welded, finished and shipped worldwide.
Steel · stainless · aluminium
SolidWorks engineered
Floating & suspended frames
CNC cut & welded
Electrostatic-painted finishes
Contract metal works
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Shipping Worldwide
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Overview
We are a furniture manufacturer, and metal works is the discipline that makes a great deal of our furniture possible. Most of it is never seen — the steel, stainless and aluminium structure that gives a piece its strength and keeps it square and safe under years of contract use. The rest is very much seen: the exposed metalwork that has become a signature of modern furniture design. Either way, the metal is engineered, cut, welded and finished in-house, and it is the difference between furniture that merely looks the part and furniture that holds up to a working building.
Metal works has always mattered in furniture production, and current design trends are making it more important by the year. As a maker, we reach for custom metal works for two reasons. The first is structure: a metal frame carries load, resists racking and lets a piece stay slim without flexing. The second is design: where a brief calls for a floating edge, a suspended element or a cantilever that timber alone cannot hold, metal is what makes it stand up. Every part is drawn and engineered in SolidWorks before it is cut, so the structure is proven to the load and the look before a single profile is welded.
This is the fabrication behind the range rather than a product line of its own — the metal that gives our reception desks, bar and buffet counters, wardrobes, bed bases and tables their structure and their detail. It is made to project in Istanbul, in steel, stainless, aluminium or iron, and shipped worldwide as part of the furniture it belongs to or as standalone metalwork to a specifier’s drawings.
Metal Works — At a Glance
Materials
Steel, stainless, aluminium, iron
Profiles
Box section, tube, slat, sheet
Design
SolidWorks-engineered
Cutting
CNC, laser, bending
Joining
MIG / TIG welding, ground flush
Finishing
Electrostatic paint, coating, polish
Use
Hidden structure & exposed design
Delivery
Made to project, worldwide
How We Work
We work with hotels, developers, interior studios and procurement teams — not the public.
Every piece is built to your drawings, finishes, fire ratings and quantities. Nothing off the shelf.
No retail price list and no online shop — each project is quoted from its spec, direct from our factory.
We crate, ship and install to site across 40+ countries, on a single or phased schedule.
The Role of Metal
Strip a well-made contract piece back and you usually find metal doing the work. A steel or aluminium frame lets a desk span without sagging, holds a worktop dead flat under load, and keeps a tall unit rigid where board construction alone would rack and loosen at the joints over time. In high-use furniture that is the whole point: the metal carries the abuse so the visible material does not have to, which is why a metal-framed piece survives a building where an all-board one fails.
The second driver is design. A floating edge, a suspended nightstand, a worktop that cantilevers past its support, an open shelving system that appears to defy gravity — none of these stand up on timber alone, and all of them are routine once a hidden metal structure is engineered behind them. As open, light, gravity-defying furniture has moved from the showroom into mainstream hotel and residential schemes, metal works has moved with it from a quiet structural aid to the thing that makes the look possible. We engineer that structure in SolidWorks to the real load case, so a floating element is not just convincing but genuinely safe for years of guest use.
Interactive
Metal works runs through the whole range, in different roles. Select an application to see how we use it and what it typically involves.
The hidden backbone of contract furniture. A welded steel or aluminium frame carries the load, keeps the piece square and lets it stay slim without flexing — specified to the real duty of a hotel or high-traffic interior rather than to a domestic, occasional one.
Typical use
▪ Internal frames for desks, vanities and casegoods
▪ Reinforced corners and load-bearing rails
▪ Levelling and fixing details engineered in
▪ Concealed entirely behind the finish
High-Traffic Durability
In every kind of public-area furniture — reception, bar, buffet counters and the seating around them — a metal structure is essential. These are the hardest-used pieces in the building, leaned on, knocked and cleaned around all day, and the steel or stainless frame is what buys them years of service in a high-traffic area. The visible material is chosen for the look; the metal underneath is chosen so the piece is still tight and safe long after a board-only version would have failed.
| Public-area piece | Role of the metal structure | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Reception & concierge desk | Steel sub-frame carries the long counter, supports the transaction top and any floating front panel. | The face of the property, in use every minute; it cannot sag, rack or loosen. |
| Bar & back-bar | Welded frame takes the worktop, the under-bar equipment and constant leaning and impact. | Wet, heavy-use zone where a timber-only structure works loose fast. |
| Buffet & servery counter | Steel frame carries the load of integrated hot and cold units and frames every appliance cut-out. | Holds the equipment and the surface dead level through long daily service. |
| Banquette & booth seating | Metal sub-frame fixes the run to the floor or wall and holds the line straight. | Density seating takes constant load; the frame keeps it rigid and aligned. |
| Restaurant table bases | Cast or fabricated metal base gives a stable, slim, heavy-footed support. | Stability and an easy-to-clean floor with no flex or wobble. |
The metal works here is the structure behind furniture covered in depth on our lobby & reception and restaurant pages — this page is about the fabrication that makes those pieces durable, not a separate product.
Two Approaches
Metal works does its job two ways, and a good scheme uses both. Hidden structure is the engineering nobody sees: the wall brackets that let a suspended nightstand float clear of the floor, the concealed frame inside a floating bed base, the reinforcement behind a cantilevered worktop. Here the metal is essential and invisible — for suspended nightstands it is not optional, and for floating bed bases we recommend it wherever the budget allows, because it is what makes the floating look safe rather than merely convincing.
Exposed design is the opposite: metal put deliberately on show because the trend now celebrates it. Open wardrobes built around a visible steel structure, desks and consoles on slim metal legs, slatted metal screens and shelving frames — the metalwork is the aesthetic, so every cut is clean, every weld is ground flush and the finish is chosen to be admired. The same workshop makes both; what changes is whether the metal is engineered to disappear or to be the feature.
| Element | Hidden or exposed | Metal works detail |
|---|---|---|
| Suspended nightstand | Hidden | Concealed wall bracket and back frame, engineered to the cantilever load. |
| Floating bed base | Hidden | Internal steel structure recommended where budget allows, for a safe floating look. |
| Cantilevered worktop / shelf | Hidden | Reinforcing plate or arm taking the overhang back to a fixing. |
| Open wardrobe | Exposed | Visible steel frame as the structure and the aesthetic, finished to show. |
| Metal-leg desk / console | Exposed | Slim box or tube legs, welded, ground flush and electrostatic-painted. |
| Slatted screen / divider | Exposed | Repeated slat or box profile on a frame, set out in SolidWorks. |
Fabrication
Good metal works is a sequence of processes done well, from the raw profile to the finished, ready-to-finish part. We work across the full range of box profiles and tube in different sizes and wall thicknesses, flat bar, slats and sheet, selecting the section to the load and the look. The cutting, forming, joining and dressing that turn those profiles into a furniture frame are where metal fabrication is made or lost.
Box section and tube in a range of sizes and wall thicknesses, flat and angle bar, decorative slats and sheet — the section chosen to carry the load and suit the look, slim where it shows and heavier where it works.
CNC and laser cutting for accurate, repeatable parts, with bending and rolling for curves and returns. Accuracy here is what lets a hundred identical frames go together the same way on site.
MIG and TIG welding to suit the metal and the finish, with joints ground flush where the metal will be seen, so an exposed frame reads as one clean piece rather than a set of welded parts.
Grinding, linishing and polishing to dress every weld and edge and to bring the surface to the right state for its finish — from a matt brushed grain to a mirror polish — the unglamorous step that decides how the finished metal looks.
A Current Trend
One of the strongest looks in furniture right now is the slim aluminium-framed door with a glass insert. A thin aluminium profile frames clear, tinted, fluted, reeded or smoked glass for a light, contemporary front that a solid timber door cannot match — ideal wherever the contents are meant to be seen and the frame is meant to disappear. We fabricate these doors as part of our metal works and fit them into kitchen cabinetry, vitrines and display cabinets, and consoles and sideboards, finished to match the scheme.
Because the frame is aluminium, it stays slim and true, resists humidity, and takes an anodised or electrostatic-painted finish in any colour. The glass and the profile are specified together to the look the project wants, and the doors are built to the same engineered standard as the rest of the casework — for kitchens, coordinated with the cabinetry on our kitchen cabinet page.
Finishes
The finish is what the guest actually sees and touches, and it decides both the look and the life of the metal. We finish in-house and to project, from the contract workhorse of electrostatic painting to feature finishes for exposed metalwork, in any sheen from dead matt to full gloss.
| Finish | What it is | Look & use |
|---|---|---|
| Electrostatic painting | Powder applied electrostatically and oven-cured to a hard, even, durable coat in any RAL colour. | The contract standard — tough and consistent; matt, satin or gloss for almost any furniture frame. |
| Wet coating / lacquer | Liquid paint or lacquer sprayed for special colours, effects and very fine surfaces. | Where a bespoke colour or a special texture is needed beyond the powder range. |
| Anodising | Electro-chemical finish on aluminium that hardens and colours the surface itself. | Slim, durable, corrosion-resistant; natural, champagne, bronze or black on aluminium doors and frames. |
| PVD coating | Vacuum-deposited metallic coating on stainless steel. | Brass, gold, champagne, bronze, black — a hard, premium metallic for feature and exposed pieces. |
| Brushed / satin | Mechanically grained stainless or aluminium surface. | A clean, contemporary, fingerprint-friendly metal look for bars, counters and frames. |
| Mirror polish | Highly polished steel or stainless to a reflective surface. | A statement feature finish for exposed legs, bases and trims. |
| Blackened / patina | Chemical or coated finish that reads as raw or aged iron. | For the wrought-iron and industrial looks — ornamental and decorative metalwork. |
Sheen is specified alongside colour — a matt finish that hides marks and reads architectural, a satin mid-sheen, or a gloss that lifts a feature piece. Every finish is matched to a sample and signed off before production so the metal that arrives is the metal that was approved.
Our Product Categories
HFC manufactures across its contract furniture categories — all custom-specified, direct from the factory and shipped to 40+ countries. Explore the rest of the range:
Guest Rooms
Beds, wardrobes, headboards, nightstands and case goods
Event & Banquet
Aluminium banquet chairs, round tables and conference furniture
Guest Rooms
Armchairs, sofa beds, ottomans and accent seating for rooms
Public Areas
Reception desks, lobby seating and lounge furniture
Outdoor
Pool, terrace and garden furniture for hotels
F&B
Restaurant chairs, dining tables, bar stools and booth seating
Joinery
Bespoke kitchen and pantry cabinetry for suites and back-of-house
Stone
Marble and natural-stone tops, vanities, cladding and flooring
FF&E
Full-property FF&E procurement and supply, coordinated from one factory
PROJECT ENQUIRY
Tell us the piece or structure, the material and finish you have in mind and the quantity, and we will prepare a specification and a project-based quotation — with engineered drawings to approve before anything is cut.
Questions
We are a furniture manufacturer, and metal works is the structural and decorative metal in and around our furniture — internal frames, the hidden structure behind floating and suspended pieces, exposed metal design, public-area sub-frames and aluminium doors. We also fabricate standalone metalwork to a specifier’s drawings.
Steel, stainless steel, aluminium and iron — in box section and tube of various sizes and wall thicknesses, flat and angle bar, decorative slats and sheet. The section is chosen to the load and the look, slim where it shows and heavier where it works.
Both. We engineer and draw the metal in SolidWorks to the real load case before anything is cut, so a structure is proven to the load and the look first. We also fabricate accurately to a designer’s or specifier’s own drawings.
Yes — that is one of the main reasons to use metal. We engineer the hidden structure behind suspended nightstands, cantilevered worktops and floating bed bases to the actual load, so the floating look is genuinely safe for years of contract use rather than merely convincing.
CNC and laser cutting, bending and rolling, MIG and TIG welding, and grinding, linishing and polishing, through to finishing — so a part is engineered, cut, joined, dressed and finished under one roof, and a hundred identical frames go together the same way.
Electrostatic painting in any RAL colour and any sheen from matt to gloss is the contract standard. Beyond it we offer wet coating and lacquer, anodising on aluminium, PVD metallic coatings on stainless, brushed and mirror-polished mechanical finishes, and blackened or patina looks for ornamental ironwork.
Yes. We fabricate slim aluminium-framed doors with clear, tinted, fluted, reeded or smoked glass for kitchen cabinetry, vitrines and display cabinets, and consoles — anodised or electrostatic-painted to match the scheme.
We make to project in Istanbul and ship FOB or CIF worldwide, as part of the furniture or as standalone metalwork. Lead times depend on scope and finish; we quote each job from drawings with a project-based quotation, provide engineered drawings to approve before manufacture, and back the work with a 2-year warranty.