


Century Chair has developed an impressive finishing competence that affords customers an extraordinary range in finishes and customization. Through the years, this successful facility has grown to more than 100,000 square feet and employs more than 200 people to produce dining and occasional chairs. A wide array of cushion fillings, trims and finishing details is available for creating furniture that is highly individual and often unique.Ĭonstruction of a third operation, the Century Chair Division, began in 1964. Customers may select from more than 2,500 fabrics in the line or furnish their own material for application to any of nearly 300 frame styles. The plant is a complete manufacturing entity with its own machining, frame fabrication and upholstering operations specializing in custom upholstery. Shuford purchased the stock of Longview Furniture Company and the facility became Century's Upholstery Division. Sobota's long-running Citation Collection became a major force in establishing the company's reputation as a style leader and was only one of many outstanding, successful collections the partnership between Century and Sobota endured for more than 40 years. The company is known for managing the complexities of a broad product line while continually improving its quality and service. Today Century’s Wood Products Division offers a variety of styles comprised of more than 700 different items. A year later, he built a casegoods plant in Hickory, North Carolina and manufactured an 18th century style mahogany dining suite that shipped the following January. established Century Furniture Company in 1947 as a selling agent for local upholstery lines.

With more than 70 years of stable growth, an experienced and aggressive management team and considerable investment in new technology, Century is meeting the challenges of the 21st century.

They have licensed collections with numerous high-end designers including Thomas O’Brien, Charlotte Moss, Windsor Smith, Jesse Carrier & Mara Miller, Candice Olson, Bunny Williams and Bob Timberlake.Ĭentury has an extensive casegoods facility with state-of-the-art woodworking capabilities and a sophisticated finishing operation, as well as three upholstery factories – all located in Hickory, North Carolina. Century is recognized in the industry as a design leader, ranked in the forefront for its expertise in finishing and the many details of fine craftsmanship. Its broad line of wood and upholstered furniture consists of bedroom, dining and occasional collections in traditional, transitional and contemporary styling. 74 Years and Counting.Ĭentury Furniture is one of the world's largest privately owned manufacturers of upper-end residential furniture.
