Architectural Metal Solutions for Bold, Beautiful Spaces
Modern Metal creates design-forward metal grilles and panels that elevate offices, hotels, restaurants, and upscale homes. Whether you’re looking for a single vent cover or a large-scale decorative facade, our team provides precision craftsmanship, quick lead times, and unmatched creativity.
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Explore our range of vent covers, bathroom fan covers, decorative panels, metal gates, railings, and more—each custom-built with precision and creativity.
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The Modern Metal Story
Founded by Annie Kantor, Modern Metal merges textile-inspired design with advanced metal fabrication. Discover how we bring artistry and function together.
Case Studies
Solana Beach Hotel
Modern Metal was tasked to design and deliver custom metal balcony screens for a newly renovated hotel, capturing the aesthetic of a high-end boutique space and reflecting the local beach vibe. The solution balanced design intent with functional privacy, value-engineered attachments, and a strict four week turnaround to meet budget and timeline constraints.
Testimonials
We would gladly welcome the opportunity to work with Annie again.
It went from something I wanted to hide to something that belongs in the space.
I’m still loving the vent grill I purchased from you years ago.
You cannot design a beautiful whole home and not consider the vent covers!
If you want to have something extraordinary for your clients, residence or commercial space, do not hesitate to call the team at Modern Metal.
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Floor Grille
Floor grilles usually don’t have screw holes and are designed to just drop right into the duct opening. Easiest install ever! Ours are designed with a flange that fits into your duct but they can be made flat to be flush with the floor. May be custom made to order in any size, pattern, or finish with or without louvers. See our ready to ship options for a budget friendly solution!
Wall grille
Also called Vent Cover or Register. Easy to install, come with screw holes and screws. May be custom made to order in any size, pattern, or finish with or without louvers. See our ready to ship options for a budget friendly solution!
Deck railing panels
Take it outside! Deck railing and stair panels made in any shape, size or pattern to suit your needs! We will prime and use an exterior grade powder coat appropriatel for your climate. Made to order in any thickness up to 3/8”. Openings greater than 4” not safe or recommended.
Ceiling Grille
Also called Vent Cover or Register. Easy to install, come with screw holes and screws. May be custom made to order in any size, pattern, or finish with or without louvers. See our ready to ship options for a budget friendly solution!
Cabinetry Inserts
Extremely versatile and popular. You tell us the size, pattern and finish, we send you flat panel inserts for you to install. Flat not patterned border customizable. Standardly made in 1/8” thickness but can be thinner if you want. See our mounting ideas. Primed for customer to paint to match is hot right now!
Wall Panel
Wall panels can be made to order in any size, scale, or pattern up to 5’ x 10’. These can be backlighted for further ambiance, layered on different textures and surfaces, and inset into woodwork.
Cabinetry Inserts
Extremely versatile and popular. You tell us the size, pattern and finish, we send you flat panel inserts for you to install. Flat not patterned border customizable. Standardly made in 1/8” thickness but can be thinner if you want. See our mounting ideas. Primed for customer to paint to match is hot right now!
Decorative Wall Panel
Decorative wall panels can be made in of our 21 Signature Patterns and in any size up to 5’ x 10’. Mounting ideas can be seen here: Our Standard Panel Shop features our two standard sizes available and are quick to make and ship!
Room Dividers
Panels are made to order in any size, scale, or pattern up to 5’ x 10’, and can be inserted into frames for room dividers, screens, and more. We can provide steel tube framing. Contact us here with your ideas and we’ll help guide you to a beautiful solution!
Ceiling Grilles
Vent covers made to order for ceiling application in any size. Available flat or with flange, with our without louvers in any of our Signature Patterns. Duct opening size requested for price quote. See our ready made grilles for a budget friendly option.
Stair Panels
Stair railing panels made in any shape, size or pattern to suit your needs! Great for interior and exterior applications, and made to order in any thickness up to 3/8”. Openings greater than 4” not safe or recommended.
Wall Panel
Wall panels can be made to order in any size, scale, or pattern up to 5’ x 10’. These can be backlighted for further ambiance, layered on different textures and surfaces, and inset into woodwork.
About
The Modern Metal Story
Annie Kantor earned her B.F.A. in Textile Design from the Rhode Island School of Design. She honed her craft working in the contract textile industry designing woven upholstery and panel fabrics, serving as Head of Custom Studio at Maharam.
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If you want to have something extraordinary for your clients, residence or commercial space, do not hesitate to call the team at Modern Metal.
Annie and her team at Modern Metal provide a superior product (we purchased two custom made panels) and customer service that is first class. They were extremely patient with our many revisions and even took the time to speak to the GC. What puts them light years ahead of others is their customer service. They go the extra mile to accommodate their clients above and beyond any expectations. If you want to have something extraordinary for your clients, residence or commercial space, do not hesitate to call the team at Modern Metal.
The best thing about working with Annie Kantor is the passion for her craft and that it shows in the work
The best thing about working with Annie Kantor is the passion for her craft and that it shows in the work. The pattern is a big thing that knits our home together and everyone notices!
A combination of function and works of art
Annie Kantor’s registers are both a combination of function and works of art. Her unique designs compliment both traditional and modern homes and add a utilitarian yet decorative element to a wall or floor. I am thrilled to be using her beautiful registers in my client’s new construction home in Woodside.
She is also wonderful to work with; gracious, dedicated and enjoys the collaborative process of working with designers. I would recommend her and her products with complete enthusiasm.
From design to delivery the design team has been readily available to answer any questions and the product they provided looks amazing!
Working with Modern Metals has been a great experience! From design to delivery the design team has been readily available to answer any questions and the product they provided looks amazing!
At once elegant and fun, beautiful and unusual
We hired Modern Metal to design a metal grill for our heating system. The grill sits smack in the middle of our front hall, and it is one of the first thing anyone coming into the house sees. It was thus important to us that it be in keeping with the design of the rest of the house. The trick is, we live in a Craftsman home which we’ve decorated in a kind of quirky Danish Modern style. The designer immediately understood what we were going for, and came up with a fabulous design for the grill. It was at once elegant and fun, beautiful and unusual. Striking without being intrusive.
The experience of working with the designer was delightful. She was so thoughtful and considerate, charming and easy to talk to. Everything was completed on time and with the highest of professionalism. Exquisite taste and true professional competence — a rare combination!