Adam Nathaniel Furman takes their creativity to the max through product design, furniture, interiors, public art, architecture, fashion + publishing. Read more in this week's Friday Five!

London-based artist and designer Adam Nathaniel Furman grew up surrounded by influences from different countries and cultures. Of both Argentine and Japanese descent, they have a unique perspective to share, and are eager to bring ornament and form from around the world into peoples’ lives. Adam’s creative practice includes product design, furniture, interiors, public art, architecture, fashion, and publishing ? none of it for minimalists. The ultimate goal is to create items that feel otherworldly, yet strangely familiar. Those who will appreciate these things trust their own instincts, are confident in themselves, and aren’t afraid of being who they are. Adam says they’ve always loved objects, clothes, and interiors that are full of interesting things ? particularly color and pattern. “The switch was not a sudden one, but more of a gradual process over several years, starting with my residency at the Design Museum in London in 2013,” they say of their current career. “That program gave me the opportunity to share my work and ideas with a large audience, and was instrumental in beginning a chain of opportunities and commissions which, several years later, led to my setting up the studio to handle the volume and scale of work coming in. It...