Annie Kantor
Founder and Director of Design at Modern Metal
- Role
- Founder and Director of Design at Modern Metal
- Location
- Oakland, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Annie Kantor
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.While tackling the renovation of a period home in Oakland, Annie become frustrated by the lack of enticing designs in metal. She saw an opportunity to apply her expertise in repeating-pattern design and developed a line of custom metal work that blossomed into Modern Metal.She now brings a full array signature designs in the form of grilles, heat registers, vents, and custom metal doors and panels to architects and interior designers nationwide through Modern Metal. Founded in 2015, Modern Metal offers bespoke laser cut metal grilles, panels, and more for residential, hospitality, commercial and corporate spaces.
Experience
Founder and Director of Design
Jan 2015 — Present · Oakland, CA, US
As an Experienced Designer with a demonstrated history of working in the textile design industry, Annie Kantor founded Modern Metal in 2015, which specializes in the design and production of laser-cut architectural grilles and panels for commercial and residential spaces.
Education
Rhode Island School of Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts - BFA, Textile Design
1992 — 1994
Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Spanish Language and Literature
1988 — 1989
UC San Diego
Bachelor's degree, History, Spanish Literature
1986 — 1991
Skills
- Textile Design
- Concept Development
- Upholstery
- Art
- Fabric Development
- Weaving
- Project Management
- Knitwear
- Interior Design
- Textiles
- Textile Industry
- Public Speaking
- Fashion Illustration
- Pointcarre
- Event Planning
- Sales
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