Aureliu Ionescu was born November 16,1938, in Bucharest, Romania. He studies Architecture and obtains a diploma in 1962. He started in cinema in 1964 as assistant art director in Liviu Ciulei"s  Padurea Spanzuratilor , prize-winning in Venezia Cinema Festival. After, the first film like art director was Duminica la ora 6 by Lucian Pintilie. During 17 years he works as producer designer, art director and costumer designer for more then 40 films, cinema and television. Since autumn 1981 he lived in Switzerland.