Joel Mark is a master cabinet and furniture maker with
nearly 35 years of professional experience. In 1977 Joel
founded Joel Mark Cabinetmakers, Inc., a custom architectural
woodworking company located in Brooklyn, N.Y. For the ensuing
28 years he worked primarily in the New York City metropolitan
area. During this time, he worked with many prominent architects
and designers, particularly in the realm of residential interiors,
corporate executive offices and showrooms.
Joel, having a technical background, with a B.S. degree from the
Clarkson University School of Engineering, also gained
a reputation for tackling the more technically complex and challenging
woodworking projects, many of which have been featured,
over the years, in major architecture and design publications.
Following the many years in NYC, Joel and his wife, Lynda,
decided on a lifestyle change and relocated to the New York Berkshires
where Joel currently works independently, crafting fine
furniture along with select architectural woodworking projects.
His current work incorporates details and forms gained
from years of work and study in a wide range of furniture
periods and styles. While comfortable working in many styles Joel
routinely drawns on and is influenced by the masters
of Modern Scandinavian and Art Deco furniture ; however, in
whatever style he may be working in at the time
it is essential that a piece of custom furniture project an elegance
and pleasing geometry. All furniture is meticulously crafted and
finished with the use of both modern and traditional woodworking
techniques. Exacting joinery and carefully hand-shaped elements
are evident in all of Joel’s work.
