{"id":598245,"date":"2026-02-06T11:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/?p=598245"},"modified":"2026-02-06T12:18:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T17:18:03","slug":"simon-johns-expands-his-future-fossils-collection-with-ambitiously-primordial-pieces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/simon-johns-expands-his-future-fossils-collection-with-ambitiously-primordial-pieces\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Johns Expands his Future Fossils Collection with Ambitiously Primordial Pieces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the past few years, <strong>Simon Johns<\/strong> has been experimenting with a concept called <strong>Future Fossils<\/strong>. His pieces appear at once as relics ravaged by time and as sculptures made for this moment. The works, which <a href=\"https:\/\/simonjohns.com\/\">the Quebec-based artist-designer<\/a> says &#8220;loosely reference the sedimentary striations in million-year-old stone,&#8221; have included bookshelves, tables and seating crafted in gypsum cement and slip-cast stoneware.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-598238\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_magma_lamp_01-800x1000.jpg\" alt=\"Tall sculptural floor lamp with a wooden frame, featuring illuminated amber-like resin and white stone-like segments, standing against a plain wall with a visible power cord.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_magma_lamp_01-800x1000.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_magma_lamp_01-810x1013.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_magma_lamp_01-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_magma_lamp_01-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_magma_lamp_01.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This past January, Johns unveiled the latest additions to the line as part of &#8220;Pot-au-feu,&#8221; a <a href=\"https:\/\/designto.org\/\">DesignTO<\/a> exhibition by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ensssemble\/?hl=en\">Ensemble<\/a>, a loose collection of vibrantly creative Quebec designers, artisans and artists. The show took place off the beaten path of the mostly-downtown Toronto design circuit, in a basement gallery called The Plumb. To stand out amongst such a talented bunch, which also includes well-known brands like Lambert &amp; Fils and Darmes, is no small feat.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-598240\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_magma_lamp_03-800x1000.jpg\" alt=\"Vertical sculpture with sections of textured white material, rough beige stone, and a glossy, orange glass-like top, all encased in a rectangular wooden frame against a plain background.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_magma_lamp_03-800x1000.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_magma_lamp_03-810x1013.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_magma_lamp_03-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_magma_lamp_03-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_magma_lamp_03.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>But one piece in particular \u2013\u00a0the FF Magma Lamp \u2013 had astonishing presence. With its stacked boulders of ceramic and glass wrapped in a slim walnut frame, the light fixture plays with the sense of the primordial and organic. It also feels like a spontaneous creation \u2013 an object iterated in the making of it, rather than as a drawing in a CAD program. And for Johns, that is, at least, partly true. &#8220;I work more as an artist than as an industrial designer,&#8221; he tells me. &#8220;I&#8217;m not drawing a complete coherent collection from A to Z and then that&#8217;s it. It all evolves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-598239\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_magma_lamp_02-800x1000.jpg\" alt=\"A vertical sculpture featuring a large, amber-colored, translucent resin form with flowing textures set in a brown frame, above a white, textured base.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_magma_lamp_02-800x1000.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_magma_lamp_02-810x1013.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_magma_lamp_02-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_magma_lamp_02-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_magma_lamp_02.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For the FF Magma Lamp, he hand-carved three similar moulds out of styrofoam, one for blowing glass into and the other two for pressing clay into. It took a few tries to get right. &#8220;In the first version, the clay shrunk and, because glass doesn&#8217;t shrink, the proportions were off. I also wanted to go warmer with the tones, so I ended up choosing the dark walnut and amber glass.&#8221; (The original version, which Johns still makes, has a frame in polished aluminum.) Weighing in at about 45 pounds, the lights stand 55 inches high and are 8.5 inches deep.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-598237\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_ff_end_table_02-800x1000.jpg\" alt=\"A textured, sculpted side table with a smooth gray top and rough, wavy white sides, holding a few dried plants, sits on a concrete floor.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_ff_end_table_02-800x1000.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_ff_end_table_02-810x1013.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_ff_end_table_02-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_ff_end_table_02-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_ff_end_table_02.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While the glass adds something altogether different \u2013 with its thick undulations, it seems molten, alive \u2013\u00a0Johns is primarily interested in sedimentary stone and linear diagonal textures. This comes through in another piece debuted at Pot-au-feu: the FF End Table. What at first glance appears as a voluptuously carved wood trunk topped in a thin glass top reveals itself to be, upon caressing its grooves, a base of cream clay with a reflective aluminum cap. The <em>trompe l&#8217;oeil<\/em> effect is part of the magic.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-598236\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_ff_end_table_01-800x1000.jpg\" alt=\"A cylindrical, beige sculptural object with a textured, striated surface stands on a smooth concrete floor against a plain gray wall.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_ff_end_table_01-800x1000.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_ff_end_table_01-810x1013.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_ff_end_table_01-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_ff_end_table_01-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_ff_end_table_01.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From the beginning, I&#8217;ve always explored materials mimicking other materials \u2013 wood mimicking stone, for instance \u2013 and how to be less and less literal, more surrealist. I like that you can&#8217;t tell what it is. It&#8217;s about real materials, but mixing them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-598242\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_vase0203_01-800x1000.jpg\" alt=\"Two textured ceramic vases with irregular surfaces, one dark and one reddish, are displayed on wooden plinths against a plain, light gray background.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_vase0203_01-800x1000.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_vase0203_01-810x1013.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_vase0203_01-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_vase0203_01-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_vase0203_01.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While he continues to coax new guises out of familiar, often organic looking materials, Johns is also experimenting with glazes. In this vein, he also debuted two vases at Pot-au-feu. &#8220;I&#8217;m testing glazes and languages: things that look like fungus, lichen, things that grow on rocks.&#8221; Every piece is different, with its own imperfections, which positions them well in the collectable design realm. They also continue a theme that has endless possibilities, especially in Johns&#8217; capable hands.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-598243\" src=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_vase03_01-800x1000.jpg\" alt=\"A ceramic vase with a rough, textured surface featuring dark, metallic and ashy blue glazes, displayed on a plywood pedestal against a plain background.\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_vase03_01-800x1000.jpg 800w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_vase03_01-810x1013.jpg 810w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_vase03_01-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_vase03_01-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/design-milk.com\/images\/2026\/02\/simon_johns_vase03_01.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>To see more from the artist, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/simonjohns.com\/\" rel=\"\">Simon Johns&#8217; website<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Photography courtesy of Simon Johns.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With his FF Magma Lamp and End Table, the artist-designer is remixing materials into organic compositions that are as functional as they are collectible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":598422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,3,1],"tags":[9997,8665,9340,9976,245,11094,13791,45],"internal_flag":[],"class_list":["post-598245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art","category-home-furnishings","category-main","tag-art-2","tag-home-furnishings-2","tag-lamp","tag-light","tag-lighting","tag-side-table","tag-simon-johns","tag-table"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is 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