Michael Aram Furniture is handcrafted. with no two pieces ever alike. Each piece in this collection undergoes a series of casting. filing. welding and oxidation techniques. The finish is a result of a specialized patination process. Please note that the variations in texture and color are inherent to the handmade process and enhance the beauty of this piece. Every piece is truly a work of art. The Butterfly Ginkgo Furniture Collection celebrates the representation of flora as fauna. Michael’s fascination with a particular type of ginkgo tree…Ginkgo Biloba. or “Butterfly Ginkgo”. which grows with a double leaf reminiscent of a butterfly’s wings…gave rise to a fantasia image of the plant. Executed at the highest level of handcraftmanship. each piece is rendered in solid brass. The pieces in the collection are a tour de force of Indian craft and capture the poetic spirit that is so deeply indicative of Michael’s work. “The first time I saw this tree. it literally looked like it had been completely overtaken by butterflies…as if they would all take flight the moment I walked too close or made a noise. The idea that the leaves could evoke the beauty of butterflies was magical to me. like trees that can metamorphose from flora to fauna in the blink of an eye.”