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”’Adam Nathaniel Furman”’ (born November 1982) is a British artist, designer, writer, and academic. Furman specialises in work characterised by bright colours, bold patterns and ornaments. ~~They~~<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.thejc.com/news/news/a-little-pyramid-that’s-big-on-joyfulness-1.518208|title=A little pyramid that’s big on joyfulness|journal=The Jewish Chronicle|first=Tal|last=Fox|date=30 June 2021|accessdate=27 April 2023}}</ref> coined the term New London Fabulous.

”’Adam Nathaniel Furman”’ (born November 1982) is a British artist, designer, writer, and academic. Furman specialises in work characterised by bright colours, bold patterns and ornaments. <ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.thejc.com/news/news/a-little-pyramid-that’s-big-on-joyfulness-1.518208|title=A little pyramid that’s big on joyfulness|journal=The Jewish Chronicle|first=Tal|last=Fox|date=30 June 2021|accessdate=27 April 2023}}</ref> coined the term New London Fabulous.

==Early life==

Furman was born at [[St Mary’s Hospital, London|St Mary’s Hospital]] in [[Paddington]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.paddingtoncentral.com/new-amphitheatre|title=Find out about our new Amphitheatre|website=Paddington Central|accessdate=27 April 2023|archive-date=13 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413092216/https://www.paddingtoncentral.com/new-amphitheatre|url-status=dead}}</ref> to an Argentine father and a German-Japanese mother, both Jewish,<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.haaretz.com/life/2020-02-04/ty-article-magazine/.premium/this-designer-is-waging-a-bold-war-against-a-monochrome-world/0000017f-e6d3-d62c-a1ff-fefbcdea0000|title=This Designer Is Waging a Bold War Against a Monochrome World|journal=Haaretz|first=Naama|last=Riba|date=4 February 2020|accessdate=27 April 2023}}</ref> and raised in North London near [[Finchley Road]].<ref name=”ft nov 21″>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.ft.com/content/cd0ea760-4f10-438a-81d1-665a093fd557|title=What Adam Nathaniel Furman designed next|journal=Financial Times|first=Rory|last=Robertson|date=5 November 2021|accessdate=27 April 2023}}</ref> Furman attended [[Highgate School]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.designcurial.com/news/profileadam-nathaniel-furman-7852936|title=Profile: Adam Nathaniel Furman|website=Design Curial|first=Sophie|last=Tolhurst|date=16 April 2020|accessdate=27 April 2023}}</ref>

In 2001, Furman enrolled in a foundation course at [[Central Saint Martins]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.elledecoration.co.uk/design/a33402067/adam-nathaniel-furman-designer-interview/|title=Adam Nathaniel Furman on colour, classicism and his new collection for Floor Story|journal=Elle Decoration|first=Cat|last=Olley|date=28 July 2023|accessdate=27 April 2023}}</ref> ~~They~~ went on to study at the [[Architectural Association School of Architecture|Architectural Association]] (AA), graduating in 2008. This was followed by further graduate studies at the AA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aaschool.ac.uk/news/aa-alumnus-adam-nathaniel-furman-featured-in-dezeen-coverage-on-new-london-fabulous|title=AA alumnus Adam Nathaniel Furman featured in Dezeen coverage on ‘New London Fabulous’|website=Architectural Association|date=24 June 2020|accessdate=27 April 2023}}</ref>

In 2001, Furman enrolled in a foundation course at [[Central Saint Martins]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.elledecoration.co.uk/design/a33402067/adam-nathaniel-furman-designer-interview/|title=Adam Nathaniel Furman on colour, classicism and his new collection for Floor Story|journal=Elle Decoration|first=Cat|last=Olley|date=28 July 2023|accessdate=27 April 2023}}</ref> went on to study at the [[Architectural Association School of Architecture|Architectural Association]] (AA), graduating in 2008. This was followed by further graduate studies at the AA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aaschool.ac.uk/news/aa-alumnus-adam-nathaniel-furman-featured-in-dezeen-coverage-on-new-london-fabulous|title=AA alumnus Adam Nathaniel Furman featured in Dezeen coverage on ‘New London Fabulous’|website=Architectural Association|date=24 June 2020|accessdate=27 April 2023}}</ref>

==Career==

[[File:Proud Little Pyramid by Adam Nathaniel Furman.jpg|thumb|”Proud Little Pyramid” (2021)]]

Furman became co-director of the AA’s research group Saturated Space and opened Madam Studio. In 2013, ~~they~~ ~~were~~ invited to join the [[Design Museum]]’s Designers in Residence programme.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2013/09/21/identity-parade-by-adam-nathaniel-furman/|title=Identity Parade by Adam Nathaniel Furman|journal=Dezeen|first=Kate|last=Andrews|date=21 September 2013|accessdate=12 June 2023}}</ref> In 2014 and 2015, Furman had a residency at the British Academy in Rome, where ~~they~~ ~~were~~ awarded the Rome Prize in Architecture.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.architectural-review.com/today/rome-prize-for-architecture-2014-awarded-to-adam-nathaniel-furman|title=Rome Prize for Architecture 2014 awarded to Adam Nathaniel Furman|journal=The Architectural Review|date=23 September 2014 |accessdate=12 June 2023}}{{subscription required}}</ref> Furman’s winning project ”The Roman Singularity” was later displayed at the [[Soane Museum]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://metropolismag.com/viewpoints/adam-nathaniel-furmans-soane-museum/|title=Adam Nathaniel Furman Condenses Rome’s Architectural Wonders into Vibrant Ceramics|journal=Metropolis|first=Debika|last=Ray|date=29 November 2017|accessdate=12 June 2023}}</ref> ~~They~~ also returned to Central Saint Martins to teach and run the Productive Exuberance studio.

Furman became co-director of the AA’s research group Saturated Space and opened Madam Studio. In 2013, invited to join the [[Design Museum]]’s Designers in Residence programme.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2013/09/21/identity-parade-by-adam-nathaniel-furman/|title=Identity Parade by Adam Nathaniel Furman|journal=Dezeen|first=Kate|last=Andrews|date=21 September 2013|accessdate=12 June 2023}}</ref> In 2014 and 2015, Furman had a residency at the British Academy in Rome, where awarded the Rome Prize in Architecture.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.architectural-review.com/today/rome-prize-for-architecture-2014-awarded-to-adam-nathaniel-furman|title=Rome Prize for Architecture 2014 awarded to Adam Nathaniel Furman|journal=The Architectural Review|date=23 September 2014 |accessdate=12 June 2023}}{{subscription required}}</ref> Furman’s winning project ”The Roman Singularity” was later displayed at the [[Soane Museum]] in 2017.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://metropolismag.com/viewpoints/adam-nathaniel-furmans-soane-museum/|title=Adam Nathaniel Furman Condenses Rome’s Architectural Wonders into Vibrant Ceramics|journal=Metropolis|first=Debika|last=Ray|date=29 November 2017|accessdate=12 June 2023}}</ref> also returned to Central Saint Martins to teach and run the Productive Exuberance studio.

Named as one of the Architecture Foundations ‘New Architects’ in 2016,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moore |first=Rowan |date=12 March 2016 |title=The architects building a future for themselves |language=en-GB |work=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/mar/12/architecture-foundation-new-architects-third-edition-rowan-moore |access-date=2023-06-26 |issn=0029-7712}}</ref> Furman was also named a rising star of 2017 by ”[[The Observer]]”{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}} as well as a new talent by ”[[Metropolis (architecture magazine)|Metropolis]]”, who described ~~them~~ as “a master of surface and ornamentation” who relies on ~~their~~ “own imagination rather than trends for inspiration”.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://metropolismag.com/viewpoints/adam-nathaniel-furman/|title=New Talent 2017: Adam Nathaniel Furman’s Electric Approach to Postmodernism|journal=Metropolis|first=James|last=Taylor-Foster|accessdate=28 April 2023}}</ref> That year, Furman co-authored ”Revisiting Postmodernism” with [[Terry Farrell (architect)|Terry Farrell]], and was commissioned to design a futuristic town hall concept called ”Democratic Monument” for Architecture Fringe.

Named as one of the Architecture Foundations ‘New Architects’ in 2016,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moore |first=Rowan |date=12 March 2016 |title=The architects building a future for themselves |language=en-GB |work=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2016/mar/12/architecture-foundation-new-architects-third-edition-rowan-moore |access-date=2023-06-26 |issn=0029-7712}}</ref> Furman was also named a rising star of 2017 by ”[[The Observer]]”{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}} as well as a new talent by ”[[Metropolis (architecture magazine)|Metropolis]]”, who described as “a master of surface and ornamentation” who relies on “own imagination rather than trends for inspiration”.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://metropolismag.com/viewpoints/adam-nathaniel-furman/|title=New Talent 2017: Adam Nathaniel Furman’s Electric Approach to Postmodernism|journal=Metropolis|first=James|last=Taylor-Foster|accessdate=28 April 2023}}</ref> That year, Furman co-authored ”Revisiting Postmodernism” with [[Terry Farrell (architect)|Terry Farrell]], and was commissioned to design a futuristic town hall concept called ”Democratic Monument” for Architecture Fringe.

Furman was named a 2019 FX Product Designer of the Year. In 2021, Furman had a sixth-month residency at King’s Cross, where ~~they~~ installed the ”Proud Little Pyramid” for [[Pride in London|Pride Month]].

Furman was named a 2019 FX Product Designer of the Year. In 2021, Furman had a sixth-month residency at King’s Cross, where installed the ”Proud Little Pyramid” for [[Pride in London|Pride Month]].

Furman co-edited the 2022 anthology ”[[Queer Spaces]]” with Joshua Mardell,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Moore |first=Rowan |date=15 May 2022 |title=Queer Spaces by Adam Nathaniel Furman and Joshua Mardell review – a fascinating LGBTQIA+ architecture history |language=en-GB |work=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/may/15/queer-spaces-by-adam-nathaniel-thurman-and-joshua-mardell-review-a-fascinating-lgbtqia-architecture-history |access-date=2023-06-26 |issn=0029-7712}}</ref> which includes pieces from contributors on domestic, communal, and public spaces where LGBT+ individuals have found safety and solidarity over the decades.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.wallpaper.com/architecture/adam-nathaniel-furman-profile-queer-spaces-book|title=Adam Nathaniel Furman on how queer spaces have shaken up the architectural canon|journal=Wallpaper|first=TF|last=Chan|date=6 October 2022|accessdate=27 April 2023}}</ref> As of 2023, Furman is in the process of creating a 57-meter-long mosaic mural titled ”A Thousand Streams” on a wall outside [[London Bridge station]] with the London School of Mosaic,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://secretldn.com/mosaic-mural-london-bridge/|title=A Huge New Mosaic Mural Will Slowly Be Built In London Over The Next Year|website=Secret London|first=Sam|last=Barker|date=6 April 2023|accessdate=12 June 2023}}</ref> as well as ceramic tile colonnades for the new Enclave tower in Croydon.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/croydonnews/23366399.croydons-newest-tallest-building-update/|title=Croydon’s newest tallest building update|journal=Your Local Guardian|first=Tara|last=O’Connor|date=7 March 2023|accessdate=12 June 2023}}</ref>

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[[File:Colourful wrap at Crossrail Place.jpg|thumb|left|233x233px|Click Your Heels Together Three Times by Adam Nathaniel Furman. [[Canary Wharf]], London<ref>[https://canarywharf.com/whats-on/click-your-heels-together-three-times-by-adam-nathaniel-furman/ Click Your Heels Together Three Times by Adam Nathaniel Furman]Canary Wharf Art Trail. Canary Wharf Group. Retrieved 24 January 2024.</ref>]]

At a young age, Furman was inspired by the tiles and mosaics ~~they~~ saw in [[London Underground]] stations, particularly [[Eduardo Paolozzi]]’s mosaics in the old [[Tottenham Court Road station]].<ref name=”ft nov 21″/>

At a young age, Furman was inspired by the tiles and mosaics saw in [[London Underground]] stations, particularly [[Eduardo Paolozzi]]’s mosaics in the old [[Tottenham Court Road station]].<ref name=”ft nov 21″/>

In an interview about ”Democratic Monument”, Furman stated “In great contrast to the rest of our cultural output, our physical environment is crushingly uniform.”<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2020/05/29/adam-nathanial-furman-democratic-monument-town-hall-concept/|title=Adam Nathaniel Furman’s Democratic Monument is a colourful concept for town halls|journal=Dezeen|first=India|last=Block|date=29 May 2020|accessdate=19 June 2023}}</ref>

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==Personal life==

Furman has ~~their~~ studio and lives in [[Belsize Park]] with their long-term partner Marco Ginex. ~~They~~ ~~have~~ dyslexia.<ref name=”ft nov 21″/>

Furman has studio and lives in [[Belsize Park]] with their long-term partner Marco Ginex. dyslexia.<ref name=”ft nov 21″/>

==Selected works==

British artist and designer (born 1982)

Adam Nathaniel Furman (born November 1982) is a British artist, designer, writer, and academic. Furman specialises in work characterised by bright colours, bold patterns and ornaments. He^[1] coined the term New London Fabulous.

Furman was born at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington^[2] to an Argentine father and a German-Japanese mother, both Jewish,^[3] and raised in North London near Finchley Road.^[4] Furman attended Highgate School.^[5]

In 2001, Furman enrolled in a foundation course at Central Saint Martins.^[6] He went on to study at the Architectural Association (AA), graduating in 2008. This was followed by further graduate studies at the AA.^[7]

Furman became co-director of the AA’s research group Saturated Space and opened Madam Studio. In 2013, he was invited to join the Design Museum‘s Designers in Residence programme.^[8] In 2014 and 2015, Furman had a residency at the British Academy in Rome, where he was awarded the Rome Prize in Architecture.^[9] Furman’s winning project The Roman Singularity was later displayed at the Soane Museum in 2017.^[10] He also returned to Central Saint Martins to teach and run the Productive Exuberance studio.

Named as one of the Architecture Foundations ‘New Architects’ in 2016,^[11] Furman was also named a rising star of 2017 by The Observer^{[citation needed]} as well as a new talent by Metropolis, who described him as “a master of surface and ornamentation” who relies on his “own imagination rather than trends for inspiration”.^[12] That year, Furman co-authored Revisiting Postmodernism with Terry Farrell, and was commissioned to design a futuristic town hall concept called Democratic Monument for Architecture Fringe.

Furman was named a 2019 FX Product Designer of the Year. In 2021, Furman had a sixth-month residency at King’s Cross, where he installed the Proud Little Pyramid for Pride Month.

Furman co-edited the 2022 anthology Queer Spaces with Joshua Mardell,^[13] which includes pieces from contributors on domestic, communal, and public spaces where LGBT+ individuals have found safety and solidarity over the decades.^[14] As of 2023, Furman is in the process of creating a 57-meter-long mosaic mural titled A Thousand Streams on a wall outside London Bridge station with the London School of Mosaic,^[15] as well as ceramic tile colonnades for the new Enclave tower in Croydon.^[16]

At a young age, Furman was inspired by the tiles and mosaics he saw in London Underground stations, particularly Eduardo Paolozzi‘s mosaics in the old Tottenham Court Road station.^[4]

In an interview about Democratic Monument, Furman stated “In great contrast to the rest of our cultural output, our physical environment is crushingly uniform.”^[18]

In 2020, Furman coined the term New London Fabulous (NLF) to refer to a group of London-based artists and designers who reject “monochromatic minimalism”^[19] in favour of “kaleidoscopic” colours, ornament, and geometry.^[20] NLF also places emphasis on creating public spaces that represent and celebrate the city’s local communities and cultures. Notable NLF figures include Yinka Ilori, Camille Walala, and Morag Myerscough.^[21]

Furman has his studio and lives in Belsize Park with their long-term partner, Marco Ginex. He has dyslexia.^[4]

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The Roman Singularity (2014, 2017), ceramic sculptures made in Rome, later displayed at the Soane Museum
Gateways (2017), installation in Granary Square
Look Down to Look Up (2018), street crossing patterns for Croydon Council
Pontoon and the Paddington Pyramid (2019), at Paddington Central
Boudoir Babylon (2020), installation for the National Gallery of Victoria‘s Triennal
Proud Little Pyramid (2021), installation at King’s Cross for London Pride
Abundance (2023), installation in Paddington, London^[22]
Babs Baldachino (2023), monument for the Birmingham Fierce Festival
Cassata Pavilion (2023), sculpture at the Plastikgarten in Leipzig
Click Your Heels Together Three Times (2023), installation at Canary Wharf
Bristol Quilt (2023), ceramic mural in Bristol city centre
Croydon Colonnade (2023), mosaic pedestrian thoroughfare under residential building
In a River a Thousand Streams (2024), mosaic mural at London Bridge station^[23]

Baalbak, Chess and Phoenician, porcelain and glassware for Beit Collective
Beiruti, Lisa and Noor, weaved chairs for Beit Collective
Capricciosa and Mediterranean, rugs for Floor Story
Chomp and Lounge Hog!, laminated furniture for De Rosso
Glowbules, glass lights for Curiousa
MySplash, home items for Mirrl
New Town, tiles for Bottega Nove
Petalfall, ceramics with Hiroyuki Onuki
Princex, ceramics for Nuoveforme

Sculptures for ITV animation
Democratic Monument (2017), maximalist town hall concept for Architecture Fringe
Architectural Icons (originally Postmodern Icons, 2022–), illustrations of famous buildings

In 2024, Furman was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) in recognition of his contribution to architecture. The Honorary Fellowships are awarded annually by RIBA to individuals who are not architects but have made a significant impact on the built environment or the advancement of architecture.

^ Fox, Tal (30 June 2021). “A little pyramid that’s big on joyfulness”. The Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ “Find out about our new Amphitheatre”. Paddington Central. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ Riba, Naama (4 February 2020). “This Designer Is Waging a Bold War Against a Monochrome World”. Haaretz. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Robertson, Rory (5 November 2021). “What Adam Nathaniel Furman designed next”. Financial Times. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ Tolhurst, Sophie (16 April 2020). “Profile: Adam Nathaniel Furman”. Design Curial. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ Olley, Cat (28 July 2023). “Adam Nathaniel Furman on colour, classicism and his new collection for Floor Story”. Elle Decoration. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ “AA alumnus Adam Nathaniel Furman featured in Dezeen coverage on ‘New London Fabulous’“. Architectural Association. 24 June 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ Andrews, Kate (21 September 2013). “Identity Parade by Adam Nathaniel Furman”. Dezeen. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
^ “Rome Prize for Architecture 2014 awarded to Adam Nathaniel Furman”. The Architectural Review. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2023.(subscription required)
^ Ray, Debika (29 November 2017). “Adam Nathaniel Furman Condenses Rome’s Architectural Wonders into Vibrant Ceramics”. Metropolis. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
^ Moore, Rowan (12 March 2016). “The architects building a future for themselves”. The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ Taylor-Foster, James. “New Talent 2017: Adam Nathaniel Furman’s Electric Approach to Postmodernism”. Metropolis. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
^ Moore, Rowan (15 May 2022). “Queer Spaces by Adam Nathaniel Furman and Joshua Mardell review – a fascinating LGBTQIA+ architecture history”. The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ Chan, TF (6 October 2022). “Adam Nathaniel Furman on how queer spaces have shaken up the architectural canon”. Wallpaper. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ Barker, Sam (6 April 2023). “A Huge New Mosaic Mural Will Slowly Be Built In London Over The Next Year”. Secret London. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
^ O’Connor, Tara (7 March 2023). “Croydon’s newest tallest building update”. Your Local Guardian. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
^ Click Your Heels Together Three Times by Adam Nathaniel FurmanCanary Wharf Art Trail. Canary Wharf Group. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
^ Block, India (29 May 2020). “Adam Nathaniel Furman’s Democratic Monument is a colourful concept for town halls”. Dezeen. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ Ray, Debika (7 October 2020). “From the British Melting Pot, “New London Fabulous” Emerges”. Metropolis. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ Fairs, Marcus (26 May 2020). “Colourful “New London Fabulous” design movement is challenging minimalism, says Adam Nathaniel Furman”. Dezeen. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ Dowdy, Clare (28 March 2020). “Design’s new happy mood”. BBC Culture. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
^ “Abundance at the amphitheatre”. Architecture Today. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
^ Reynolds, Laura (24 July 2024). “New 57m-Long Mosaic Mural Unveiled At London Bridge Station”. Londonist. Retrieved 13 August 2024.

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