Adam's Instagram bio reads ‘confusing background, focused foreground’. His focus lies in creating brilliantly colourful work which delights in its own artifice. As well as being an artist and designer, Adam is also a thinker and provocateur. He likes to upset the creative apple cart. Is less really more? And should form always follow function?

Our conversation roams widely. We cover that confusing background of his; we talk about chromophobia, the fear of colour; we discuss the tyranny of the search for meaning in art; and why dumplings are an emblem of transnational fluidity. Yes, really.

Welcome to the beautiful world of Adam Nathaniel Furman ...