Brass Materials are on Trend 2025

Redfin’s Interior Design Trends From 2024, Wrapped include Modern Meta! We continue to see so much brass being specified and ordered in our 21 laser cut patterns, and forecast much more in 2025. Brass “is definitely a luxurious material with ...

Crafting Custom Decorative Panels, Vent Covers, and More! (Plus some exciting updates.)

Modern Metal is on an upward trajectory, and we couldn’t be more thrilled! My aim is to give you an inside look at our process for crafting custom decorative panels, decorative room dividers, covers for wall vents, and decorative screen ...

Celebrating Our SBA Woman-Owned Small Business Certification.

Modern Metal Designs has always stood out as a confluence of innovation, design excellence, and entrepreneurial flair. It’s a brand where metal meets artistry, where precision meets imagination. Today, we are celebrating a significant milestone for our company: Modern Metal ...

Decorative Metal Wall Panels Inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright.

A Timeless Imprint on Custom Metal Wall Panels. In the expansive world of decorative metalwork, Annie Kantor emerges as a modern-day trailblazer. As the founder of Modern Metal, her muse is none other than the legendary architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. ...

Hello Patina!

Discovering and working with local artisans is a highlight for me. This week I had the privilege of meeting Dan Romo from Studio Romo at his studio in West Oakland. I brought along my 18 year old son because I ...

Brass is HOT this Summer

Seriously, so hot! I feel I need to write about brass this week because we are quoting (and selling) so much brass this summer. I’m not sure what’s going on, but brass is beautifying homes, cabinetry and vent ducts via ...

We Almost Got Scammed

We channeled a bit of Marge Gunderson this week at Modern Metal. We were VERY close to getting scammed, but Nichole our Operations Manager thankfully stopped it before it got too far. Here’s what happened, which I’m sharing in the ...

Why is it More Expensive to do a Custom Vent Cover? How it all adds up….

When I founded Modern Metal six years ago, my goal was to make the custom process with Modern Metal straightforward, easy, and efficient with a resulting product that would be personal and customized to your aesthetic.  I do believe we ...

Modern Metal AV Cabinetry Inserts

While remodeling our own home, I learned that all of this fancy equipment we seem to need for our TV’s and music systems needs air to circulate. Modern Metal to the rescue! This summer, we’ve had many requests for AV cabinetry ...

The Power of llustration: My Adventure in England

I just returned from a ten day trip to the English countryside, a trip I’d been wanting to take with my son since he was just 5 yrs old. Isaac, who just turned 18 used to love the Beatrix Potter ...

Connecting Through a Keyboard

Written by our stellar Project Manager, Jessica Willits: The Benefits of Working Remote Remote working my jam for so many reasons. Not only do I get to wear a top knot and slippersdaily, but also I receive no complaints about ...

Custom Design is What the Customer Wants 

One thing I look back on as one of the most valuable skills I learned in my first jobs was the importance of listening to the customer. I came from RISD’s Textile Design program which intentionally shielded us from the ...