Zeev aram biography graphic organizer

Zeev Aram, founder and chairman of Aram Designs, died on Thursday 18 March, aged 89. He was a much loved and respected figure on the London and international design scene, and helped introduce many iconic designers to the city.

His life, reads a note from his family, was ‘hugely eventful and fulfilling; escaping to Palestine from World War II Transylvania, being part of the King’s Road swinging ’60s design scene, building an important design-led company, receiving an OBE for services to design and architecture in 2014 and the Compasso d’Oro XXV for Lifetime Achievement in 2018.’

After graduating from Central School of Art and Design, Aram worked with Ernő Goldfinger, Sir Basil Spence and Andrew Renton before establishing his own practice designing interiors, furniture, graphics, exhibitions and products.

He opened his first showroom in 1964, in a small, white space on London's Kings Road. This was a time when, he