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| about | JWAA INTERIORS After graduation from Miami University, Josh Wood opened an art and antiques business in the Central West End neighborhood of St. Louis. His education in the humanities and European study tours influenced the shop’s eclectic selection of decorative objects, fine art and furnishings. Striking an early balance between classic and progressive styles, Josh also managed a store specializing in contemporary furniture and design. His creative experience expanded into the realm of visual display, and in this capacity he was soon back in central Ohio working for a preeminent national retailer. For this and other corporate clients, he designed product displays and interior space solutions in Chicago, Florida, Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Las Vegas and other flagship store locations. In recent years, Josh has shifted his focus from retail to residential interior design. Drawn to the challenges and rewards of historic architecture, Josh began developing single-family properties in Italian Village and Victorian Village. His sensitivity to preserving the integrity of Columbus’s built environment while revitalizing its forms soon brought Josh to the attention of community leaders, and he has been appointed to a number of neighborhood architectural review commissions and cultural foundations. He presently serves on the Victorian Village Commission and the Short North Foundation. But interior space design is his strength and passion, as evidenced by high-profile projects in Columbus, New Albany, St. Louis and New York City. His work is featured in private homes as well as commercial developments; has appeared in local and regional publications; and has been showcased on neighborhood house tours. Josh currently lives with his muse, a vivacious vizsla named Hedy, in a luminous space that was once a fire-ravaged, drug-trafficked nine-unit tenement that long blighted one of the finest blocks of Neil Avenue. |
