Joseph Jaroff
Joseph Jaroff studied metalwork and sculpture at Rochester Institute of Technology’s School of the American Craftsmen and art history at Harvard University. While a student, he received grants for public art projects from the National Endowment for the Arts and The New York State Council for the Arts. After graduating, Joe moved to New York City to pursue an art career, supplementing his income by doing custom design and metal fabrication for contractors and commissioned projects.
Through this work, Joe found a special talent for working through a given design while collaborating with partners toward a shared vision. Joe realized he could fill an unrecognized need within the building and arts community for someone who would blend the skill set of a fabricator with that of a designer; someone who loved the chemistry of metal as much as the final result and yet, with an artist’s eye, understood the impact of the tiniest detail.
Since then, Joseph Jaroff has served as that bridge on a wide range of high-profile projects:
- Artists who have fabricated works with him include Jennifer Bartlett, Dan Graham, Brian Hunt, Richard Artschwager and R.M. Fischer.
- Joe has developed and realized design solutions for projects by architects such as Toni Chi, Herzog & de Meuron, Richard Gluckmann, Peter Marino, Toshiko Mori, Polshek Partnership Architects, S.O.M, Philippe Stark, and Adam Tihany, among many others.
- Fashion clients include showrooms for Armani, Issey Miyake, Alexander McQueen, Ralph Lauren, Donna Karan, Stella McCartney and Barney’s.
- Fine dining clientele have seen his work at Asiate, Le Cirque, the Sea Grill, 11 Madison Avenue, Bruno’s Wine Club, and the Hudson Hotel Bar.
- In addition to such notable public spaces, some of the work he is most proud of has been in more private settings, creating inspiring spaces for students at The Ross School in East Hampton, and bringing dream homes to life with custom designs for private residences across the United States.
As part of the company’s Green Design Initiative, he is applying his distinctly creative, synthetic approach to developing Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) systems that are beautiful, practical and highly-effecient for both residential and commercial applications.
