Consider This By Laura May Todd In 1968, when Maria Pergay debuted her collection of curved stainless steel furniture ... the once eminent matron of metal — whose discerning clients had included ...

Minutes later, you're in the bathroom nursing a first-degree burn. Yikes! Metal is one of the most durable furniture ...

Stainless steel furniture may have captivated the contemporary design world recently, but in many ways, Pergay is to thank: she was pioneering such pieces in the 1960s, long before metal became a top ...