Sculpta-Grille™
Contemporary Collection
In 1958, Richard Harvey pioneered a new approach to architectural design by creating Sculpta-Grille™, a lightweight yet durable modular screen system crafted from injection-molded plastic.
Officially introduced in 1959, these sculptural panels were designed to function as freestanding room dividers, large-scale screen walls, ceilings, and adaptable architectural elements for both interior and exterior spaces. Through an innovative plastics technology, the delicacy of these sculptural forms, combined with their depth, creates a rhythmic motion that shifts with lighting and perspective, transforming static surfaces into dynamic works of art.
During the mid-20th century, Sculpta-Grille became a defining feature of modernist architecture, used in commercial and residential projects worldwide. The panels were available in a range of configurations, including the C-10 and C-20 series, which offered variations in scale, orientation, and sculptural depth. The modular design allowed for easy installation, while the interplay of light and shadow gave each piece a distinctive, ever-changing aesthetic.
Today, Sculpta-Grille remains an icon of mid-century modern design, highly sought after by collectors, set designers, and architects. Original panels from the Contemporary Series are part of the permanent collection at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum in New York, recognizing their lasting significance in 20th-century decorative arts.
Modernica continues to produce reproductions of the C-20 panels, often used in set design and commercial spaces. Their enduring appeal lies in the seamless blend of form and function—an enduring testament to Richard Harvey’s innovative vision.
Contemportary Series
C-10 and C-1090
C-10
The C-10 Contemporary grille is an original sculpture conceived to enhance present day architectural settings. The delicacy of this sculpture combined with depth of form, create a rhythm of motion made possible only by our exclusilvy developed plastics technology. Changes in lighting and viewing position produce ever-changing pattern flow and continuing interest.
C-1090
The C-1090 Contemporary grille is constructed from the same design module as C-10, but is oriented in a horizontal direction, producing an entirely different sculptural effect. The high strength-to-weight ratio of Sculta-Grille permits easy handling of relatively large panels on the job, in turn, greatly reducing requirements for structural support.
Contemportary Series
C-20 and C-2090
C-20
The C-20 Contemporary grille is an original sculpture, more massive in appearance than C-10. The bold and dynamic pattern of this sculpture increases in interest through repetition, while the depth and flow of its form creates a wall surface whose beauty of texture equals its value as a grille.
The massive quality of this sculpture belies its lightweight, derived through our exclusive plastics techniques. High strength and high impact resistance are inherent in the structural nature of the panels and wall sections, which are factory prefabricated from the basic module.
The massive quality of this sculpture belies its lightweight, derived through our exclusive plastics techniques. High strength and high impact resistance are inherent in the structural nature of the panels and wall sections, which are factory prefabricated from the basic module.
C-2090
The C-2090 Contemporary grille is constructed from the same design module as C-20, but is oriented in a horizontal direction, producing an entirely different sculptural effect. Wall sections of the C-2090 sculpture have excellent sun-screening qualities, in addition to the light-diffusing properties of C-20.