Michael Aram Olive Branch Nut Dish

The Olive Branch collection is one of the best-known and most-loved of Michael Aram's motifs. The simple forms create objects that serve wonderfully as stunning individual gifts or an exuberant table setting that decorates an entire moment of your life. The theme itself captures all the most distinctive aspects of Michael's work: narrative strength, deep symbolism, and extraordinary sculptural expression.

#double;The olive branch has always held a powerful meaning for me, representing both peace and victory. In designing functional objects with natural forms, there is a mingled sense of fragility and intensity. For me, it is like nature spreading through my interior spaceslike a magical olive grove sweetly willing its way into my home.#double; Michael Aram

From the Olive Branch collection by Michael Aram, this nut dish features:

• approx. 6.25(W) x 7(L) x 2.5(H)#double;; 4.75#double; dish diameter
• oxidized and natural bronze; stainless steel
• hand wash

Imported.

Michael Aram is an award-winning American Armenian artist who has dedicated his career to craft-based design. Inspired by a trip to India at age 25, he established a second home and studio there, where he continues to draw creative inspiration today.

Trained as a painter, sculptor, and art historian, Michael has neatly applied his diverse background to the decorative arts. Lyrical and often witty, his work encompasses a wide range of media and reveals a rich and variant source of inspiration – nature, mythology, narrative storytelling, and purified form. Michael’s work is also a celebration of craft and age-old hand working traditions. It is the enduring fusion of these ideals – originality, narrative, and craftsmanship – that has become the hallmark of this gifted artist.