Wertheimer Designs

Wertheimer Designs has been involved in sculpting and conceptual design for over thirty years, with works published in Architectural Digest, Palm Springs Life, Designers West, Design International, Designers Magazine and Home Magazine.

Joe Wertheimer has been commissioned to work on some of the most interesting and challenging projects around the world over the last several years and can adapt his style to any the client wishes, whether contemporary or classic, large or small.







2005/2004: Designed and carved life-size figures of a Mare and Colt grazing. These are in the manufacturing stage and are in the process of being marketed around the world.
2005/2004: Conceptual designs for a Moroccan Villa in Malibu, California, as well as architectural carvings for the Villa.


2005/2004: Conceptual designs for the Fallbrook Golf Club in Fallbook, California.

2003: Designed and sculpted two life-size figures, The Madonna and Saint Francis, for a private residence in Rancho Mirage, California.
2003: Carved several architectural elements for developers in and around the Palm Springs, California area.
2002: Designed architectural elements for a 9,000 square foot custom rammed-earth (creating building materials with a mixture of sand, loam, clay, etc., rammed into forms) home in Rancho Mirage, California.
2002: Contributing Designer and Sculptor for a 140' long by 12' tall mural for the City of Duarte Sound Wall on the 210 Freeway in Duarte, California.
2001: Sculpted a life-size Bighorn Sheep for the Bighorn Institute, Palm Desert, California, which was the original for their Path of the Bighorn project.
2001: Designed and carved bronze memorial panel for the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway, Palm Springs, California.
2001: Designed and carved five 16' by 12' panels depicting scenes from Middle Eastern history for the Chop House Restaurant, Palm Springs, California.
2000: Designed and carved four 4' by 8' alto-relief panels depicting the four seasons in art-deco style, for the Hollywood Casino in Shreveport, Louisiana.
2000: Designed and carved two 5' by 11' Native American-themed panels depicting the hunting seasons for the Potawatomi Casino in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
1999: Designed and incorporated into the landscape, two 100' long by 60' tall Native American heads (the Resort's logo) for The Golf Resort at Indian Wells, Indian Wells, California.
1999: Designed and carved major architectual elements themed on the ancient Cambodian temples at Ankor Wat, for the Mandalay Bay Shark Reef Aquarium in Las Vegas, Nevada.
1998: Worked with Rock & Waterscape Systems of Irvine, California, on numerous pieces for the largest marine habitat in the world, as well as exterior pieces for the Mayan Temple water slide at Atlantis, Paradise Island, Bahamas.
1997: Designed and carved twenty bas relief panels of jazz and blues musicians for the House of Blues in Michigan. Some of the musicians carved for this project include Bonnie Raitt, B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Eric Clapton.
1995-1996: Researched, designed and carved an 8' tall by 440' long bas relief honoring the heroes of World War II's Pacific and European air battles for the Palm Springs Air Museum, Palm Springs, California.
1993: Created the exterior terrace design which included a fresco and sculptural designs for the Penthouse Suites at Caesars Palace Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.
1991: Participated in the design of the Palace of the Lost City Hotel, Sun City, South Africa, which is the largest hand-carved building of its kind in the world. The carvings and casts necessary for the project were completed over a 14 month period. 18 African animals, life-size and large, were carved as well as hundreds of architectural details on the walls ceilings and columns for interior and exterior portions of the project.