An internationally recognized designer who has lived and worked in India since 1989, Michale Aram trained as a painter, sculptor, and art historian, and has neatly applied his diverse background to the decorative arts. His work is also a celebration of craft and age-old handworking traditions. It is the enduring fusion of these ideals of originality and craftsmanship that has become the hallmark of this artist.

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