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PHOTOGRAPHY: GABBY LAURENT

When Wallpaper* asked Adam Nathaniel Furman to

collaborate with Pullman Hotels and Resorts for its

Art At Play project – part of the brand’s commitment

to promoting the accessibility of art – the London-

based artist embraced the opportunity to create

something dazzling and unique. His adventure into

graphics, urbanism and hospitality began with an

exploration of Pullman’s London St Pancras and Paris

Tour Eiffel hotels in order to acquaint himself with

the lifestyle of Pullman’s ‘global nomad’ customer and

its ‘Our world is your playground’ mission statement.

Tasked with developing a collection of products

for hotel guests – including card holders, key cards,

mugs, paper cups, door hangers, stationery and tote

bags – Furman responded by taking inspiration from

his observations.

‘The Pullman brand is all about working hard and

playing hard,’ he says. With this ‘dynamic mix of binary

opposites’ in mind, he designed three geometric

patterns – Cosmopolitan Totem, Global Rotation and

WorkPlay Walkway – each representing aspects of the

brand’s energy. ‘I like to create moments of thrilling

contrast,’ says Furman, who trained in both fine art

and architecture. ‘These patterns can be used to

create flashes of invigorating colour, vivacious jewels

amid the muted calm of contemporary hotel life.’

For more on the project and an interview with the artist,

see wallpaper.com/w-bespoke/pullman-art-at-play

Artist Adam Nathaniel Furman uncovers Pullman Hotels’ vibrant core

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