Simon Johns

Simon Johns is a Canadian designer with foundations in fine art, working from a studio set in the woods of East-Bolton in southern Quebec. His practice produces one-of-a-kind and limited-edition sculptural furniture and lighting, shaped by the geology of the surrounding landscape.

Ceramics, gypsum cement, metals and intricately carved wood are worked against one another so that they mimic and mirror each other, echoing the processes that form sedimentary stone. The result is functional objects treated as objets d’art, released in distinct collections such as Future Fossils, Diamond and Shale, alongside custom commissions. Johns received ICFF Editors Awards for Best New Designer in 2021 and Best Furniture in 2022.