Adam Nathaniel Furman

Resplendent, fearless and on a mission, ANF is a multidisciplinary creative force whose work challenges the norms, assumptions and prejudices of the modern architectural sector. Based in London, with mixed Japanese and Argentine heritage, Adam and their atelier span several strands of output, encompassing bold, often provocative and invariably colourful interventions in public space (like the Babs' Baldachino monument that paid homage to Birmingham’s queer community during the recent Commonwealth Games); product and furniture collaborations with brands and organisations (such as the beautiful porcelain vessels and wooden furniture they created for Lebanon’s Beit Collective, or the exquisite handmade tiles they designed for Italy’s Botteganove); and an expansive and exuberant range of apparel, prints and merchandise.

In May 2022, Adam and Joshua Mardell published Queer Spaces with RIBA – a landmark anthology of LGBTQIA+ buildings and places worldwide, ranging from a Havana ice-cream parlour to a ruined Wiltshire abbey. As well as being hugely successful with both architectural and layperson audiences, the book has underlined queer architecture as a viable subject of study, and is now found on university reading lists – as well as being on the shortlist for the prestigious Colvin Prize for Architectural History.

WHAT WE DID FOR Adam Nathaniel Furman

A conversation with Adam can leave your mind reeling in all sorts of directions for days (much like their work), and we’re excited to be helping them share their visions and ideas over the coming months. There are some extraordinary projects in the pipeline – including a new range of Beirut-made furniture, a 57m London Bridge mosaic, a major public work in Bristol, and a head-turning intervention in a Croydon skyscraper, and a major new public artwork in Paddington. Watch this page…

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