Gerald Abramovitz

Gerald Abramovitz (5 November 1928 – 16 June 2011) was a South African architect and furniture designer. He studied architecture at the University of Pretoria and design at the Royal College of Art in London.

Gerald Abramovitz
Born	Gerald Abramovitz (1928-11-05)5 November 1928[1] South Africa
Died	16 June 2011(2011-06-16) (aged 82) New York City, New York, U.S.
Education	University of Pretoria
Occupations	Architect and furniture designer

His work is part of the permanent collections of several museums, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. There his signature piece, a cantilevered desk lamp, is featured. He designed an award-winning chair for Knoll, the international furniture company, and the cantilever desk lamp of aluminum and steel for Best and Lloyd, the British design firm.^[2]

He died at the age of 82 on 16 June 2011 from injuries sustained in a violent mugging a month earlier.^[2][3]