20 West 39th Street
New York, NY
Custom Golden Bronze Main Entry Doors, Dark Bronze Accessory Doors and a Custom Dark Bronze and Seeded Glass Canopy
Jaroff Design was the chosen architectural metal fabricator for this project. We installed two new custom bronze main entry doors and six additional custom dark bronze front entry doors, as well as a 22 ft. long custom bronze and seeded glass canopy. Jaroff Design participated in revitalizing the exterior of the famed 80’s dance club known as the “Culture Club” on West 39th Street.
The installation presented multiple challenges including a sidewalk shed that was in place before we arrived, due to construction on the neighboring building. In order to move the canopy in the proper place, Jaroff Design rigged the 5,000 lb canopy through the sidewalk bridge, literally threading a three-ton structure through a needle. It was an aerobatic act of beauty in execution and performance with a 22 ft. building facade.
For the past thirty-eight plus years, Jaroff Design, under the management of founder Joseph Jaroff, has led the design, fabrication, installation and coordination of custom architectural glass and metal for the construction, architecture, interior design and art communities.
Joe received a BFA in Metalwork and Sculpture from RIT’s prestigious School for American Craft and studied Art History at Harvard University. During the time he was a student, Joe received several grants for public art projects including those from the National Endowment for the Arts and New York State Council for the Arts.
After graduating, Joe moved to New York City to pursue an art career, supplementing his income with architectural metal and glass design and fabrication work for contractors and commissioned projects. This early work led Joe to the realization that he could fill an unrecognized need within the building and arts community through blending his skill sets of designer, fabricator, coordinator and project orchestrator.
Jaroff Design has developed and realized design solutions for projects by architects such as Tony Chi, Herzog & De Meuron, Richard Gluckmann, Peter Marino, Toshiko Mori, Polshek Partnership Architects, Ennead Architects, S.O.M., Phillipe Stark, Adam Tihany, Annabelle Selldorf, Andrew Berman and The Rockwell Group among many others.
Fashion Clients include showrooms and flagship locations for Armani, Issey Miyake, Alexander McQueen, Ralph Lauren, Donna Karan, Stella McCartney, Barneys, Louis Vuitton, Van Cleef & Arpels, YSL and Chanel.
Fine dining clientele have seen JD work at Asiate, Le Cirque, The Sea Grill, 11 Madison Avenue, Bruno’s Wine Club and the Hudson Hotel Bar. Cultural clients include Jazz at Lincoln Center, MOMA PS1 and New York City Center.