Known for his intricate metal furniture, jewelry and housewares, Michael Aram is something of a throwback in the world of design: a hands-on maker, both artist and artisan. Aram’s idiosyncratic style and the inherent authenticity of each of his handmade designs have made him a favorite of contemporary collectors.
Aram — full name: Michael Aram Wolohojian — was born in Providence, Rhode Island, to a tight-knit Armenian family and grew up in Scarsdale, New York. He studied art in Florence, Italy, and at the Art Students League in New York.
While on a 1989 trip to India, Aram was exposed to metalworking traditions such as sand-casting and hand-forging, and he became entranced with these techniques. He stayed in the country to study metalsmithing and collaborated with local craftsmen on his own designs, and still maintains a workshop in New Delhi.
A few of Aram’s lines are based on simple geometric shapes, but the majority are inspired by nature, in particular trees, flowers and other plant life. Rendered in materials that range from silvered bronze to patinated brass to nickel-plated steel, Aram’s forms for such lines as Sleepy Hollow and Black Orchid are drawn directly from botanical sources. He is likely unusual among contemporary designers for sometimes using the same decorative motif for both furniture and tableware pieces but his works are warm, witty, well-made and unlike any you’ve seen before.
Find Michael Aram serveware, vases and other decorative objects and furniture on 1stDibs.
Michael Aram Silver Plate Centerpiece Tray, Hand-Crafted, USA, 1990
By Michael Aram
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Simple, Michael Aram design, this plate-tray is suitable anywhere, especially as a centerpiece. Useful, elegant, modern, never used. ref. O/4994.
Silver Plate
Cerro Semi Oval Medium Tray, Cream Bone & Alpaca Silver
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Not everything is organic in northern Argentinean hills. As we cast our eyes on the landscapes, we also find geometry that makes us travel with our imagination. Mini square, rectangu...
Metal
Cerro Semi Oval Large Tray, Cream Bone & Alpaca Silver
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Not everything is organic in northern Argentinean hills. As we cast our eyes on the landscapes, we also find geometry that makes us travel with our imagination. Mini square, rectangu...
Metal
ANGOSTURA Large Tray, Alpaca Silver & Cream Natural Onyx Stone
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
The calm, peace and stillness of the Villa La Angostura lakes, together with its woods, are transmitted to the handles and the relaxed shapes of the trays, pitchers, cutlery and cham...
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Cerro Semi Oval Small Tray, Cream Bone & Alpaca Silver
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Not everything is organic in northern Argentinean hills. As we cast our eyes on the landscapes, we also find geometry that makes us travel with our imagination. Mini square, rectangu...
Metal
XX° Century Italian Solid 800 Silver Hammered tray
By Arval Argenti Valenza
Located in VALENZA, IT
800 silver tray with a high edge, completely handmade. On the edge of the tray, two holes with a re-edged interior have been made to act as handles and to make the tray easy to carry...
Silver
Angostura Medium Tray, Alpaca Silver & Cream Natural Onyx Stone
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
The calm, peace and stillness of the Villa La Angostura lakes, together with its woods, are transmitted to the handles and the relaxed shapes of the trays, pitchers, cutlery and cham...
Stone, Onyx, Metal
Cerro Round Large Tray by Studio AIREDELSUR, Horn & Alpaca Silver
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Not everything is organic in northern Argentinean hills. As we cast our eyes on the landscapes, we also find geometry that makes us travel with our imagination. Mini square, rectangu...
Metal
Cerro Round Medium Tray by Workshop AIREDELSUR, Horn & Silver
By AIREDELSUR
Located in Buenos Aires, AR
Not everything is organic in northern Argentinean hills. As we cast our eyes on the landscapes, we also find geometry that makes us travel with our imagination. Mini square, rectangu...
Metal
Sterling Silver Bar Tray
By Wallace Silversmiths
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This impressive sterling silver serving tray by Wallace Silversmiths exemplifies timeless sophistication and modern simplicity. Measuring an elegant 27 inches long by 12 inches wide,...
Sterling Silver
