Metamorf Design
Furniture

Metamorf products are made by Simon Thompson. They are all hand crafted from old, outdated and broken furniture.

Since the age of eleven I have loved inventing and designing new things. I explored this further through my degree at Northumbria in Design for Industry.  I enjoyed designing mass produced consumer products but always felt my real passion lay elsewhere in the design industry.  Through my MA by project (also at Northumbria), I was able to focus on more sustainable one-off pieces and began really thinking about how we design products. For financial reasons, I then trained as a teacher but have recently made a long planned move back into design with my range of sustainable furniture designs.

My passion for wood has been developed over evening classes since finishing my Masters and I am now hooked! At present I work from home but am looking to move into a studio as soon as possible.

Q&A's

Describe your creative practice in 20 single words.

Renewing, Rethinking, Innovation, Intrigue, Creativity, Materials, Contrast, Stylish, Fresh thinking, Sustainable, Structural, Transformation, Intelligent, Different, Unique, Quirky, Distinctive, Modern, Individual, Social

Describe your influences using 30 single words or short phrases.

Engineering, Invention, The past, The present, The future, Architecture, Old meets new, The natural world, Products which question how we live, How people live, Pattern, Form, Materials, Craftsmanship, Innovation, Structure, Solving problems, Saving the planet, Modern design, Texture, The ordinary, The extraordinary, Consumption, Making a difference