Michael Aram is an internationally known designer who was originally trained as a sculptor, painter, art historian, and poet. Since 1989, he has applied this diverse background to the decorative arts, "forging new traditions" in stainless steel, bronze, copper, silver and gold. Aram's work is a celebration of fine craftsmanship and age-old hand-working traditions, inspired by nature, mythology, and sometimes humor. The enduring fusions of these ideals have become the hallmark of this gifted artist.