FUTUREFORMS is an award-winning art and design studio based in San Francisco since 2009. Founders Jason Kelly Johnson and Nataly Gattegno have collaborated on a range of projects exploring the intersections of art and design with public space for over 20 years. Recent public art projects have included sculptural shade canopies, art pavilions, fine art objects, furniture and lighting, as well as large scale urban art installations and art master plan consulting.
Our commitment to public art stems from an interest in activating the urban realm by giving the public a way to engage, creating places for exchange, places for pause, or simply a point of connection. Our artwork is experiential, playful, integrated and engaged with its context, but also strives to present itself as an identifiable element in the built landscape. To do this we rely on rich, diverse and multifaceted concepts that can resonate with diverse audiences, different ages and uses: the passer-by, the tourist or the neighbor, the adult or the toddler.
Our work ranges in scale: sometimes free-standing and other times integrated into existing frameworks. Some of our projects require a collaborative approach with engineers, architects and landscape architects and an awareness of the agencies and stakeholders involved. Always intricately made, with a high degree of craft, our work varies in terms of effects, relying on geometry, light and shadow to create memorable and impactful art.
Founding Partners
JASON KELLY JOHNSON (born 1973, Canada) is lead artist and founding partner of FUTUREFORMS. He brings an expertise in computational design and advanced digital fabrication, produced through the lens of critical art production and public space advocacy. Jason was born and raised in Canada. He received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Virginia, and a Masters of Architecture from Princeton University. Johnson is currently a full Professor at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco, CA. He also serves on the board of the Museum of Craft & Design and the Green Benefit District.
NATALY GATTEGNO (born 1977, Greece) is an artist and founding managing partner of FUTUREFORMS. She brings an expertise in design research and urban speculation, through the lens of art and urban design. Nataly was born and raised in Athens, Greece. She received a MA from Cambridge University, St. John’s College, UK, and a Masters of Architecture from Princeton University. Gattegno is currently a Professor at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco, CA.
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Studio Team
Jason Kelly Johnson - Co-Founder, Partner, Lead Artist (jason@futureforms.us)
Nataly Gattegno - Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Artist (nataly@futureforms.us)
Brian McKinney - Associate and Project Manager (brian@futureforms.us)
Carlos Sabogal - Associate and Senior Computational Designer (carlos@futureforms.us)
Natalie Abbott - Fabrication Manager and Designer (nat@futureforms.us)
Chris Leo - Designer and Fabricator (chris.leo@futureforms.us)
Ki Schmidt - Part-time Designer and Fabricator
Conrad Scheepers - Part-time Designer and Fabricator
Jean McGuinness - Accounts and Billing (jean@futureforms.us)
Past Contributors
Diana Acosta, Jon Acosta, Michael Ageno, Ji Ahn, Sitou Akolly, Fernando Amenedo, Michael Atherton, Cristina Bejarano Cobo, Steve Brummond, Taylor Burgess, Mark Campos, Amanda Chang, Alan Chiang, Nainoa Cravalho, Laura Dell'Anno, Ripon DeLeon, Anthony Diaz, Osma Dossani, Cameron Eng, Zach Fish, Joel Frank, Paul Fromm, Beth Haber, Andrei Hakhovich, Nava Haghighi, Karey Helms, Samuel Higgwe, John Hobart Smith, Greg Hurcomb, Jonathan Izen, Gavin Johns, Steven Johnson, Wendy Ju, Rachel Kao, Thomas Kelley, Shawn Komlos, Elliot Larson, Lawrence Le, Jeremy Luebker, Jeff Maeshiro, David Malda, Lee Marom, Suzanne Mathew, Evan Moring, Marianna Munguia-Chang, Carrie Norman, Kezia Ofiesh, Eftychia Papanikolaou, Katarina Richter, Troy Rogers, Sergio Sandoval, Ki Schmidt, Colin Schupman, Katherine Seth, Ari Sogin, David Spittler, Elaine Suh, Nick Taylor, Eve Tobey, Valerie Tse, Anthony Viola, Joy Wang, Ben Ward, Clayton Williams, Bo Wonkalasin, Ed Yung.
Featured Work
Awards & Press
Select Pre-Qualified Public Art Rosters
2019-Present U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Art in Architecture Artist Registry
2024-Present One Columbia Public Art Roster, Columbia, SC
2022-2027 Multi-Year Artist Roster, San Jose, CA
2019/2020 Pre-qualified Artist Pool: San Francisco Arts Commission, CA
2019-2021 Pre-qualified List, San Antonio, TX
2018-2020 Pre-qualified Artist Pool, Palo Alto, CA
2018-2021 Public Art Roster, Washington State Arts Commission, WA
2018-2020 National Pre-qualified Artist Pool, Austin, TX
2018-2020 Established Public Art List, Fort Worth, TX
2017-2019 Austin Art in Public Places, Austin, TX
2017-2018 Pre-qualified Artist Pool: San Francisco Arts Commission, CA
2017-2018 Houston Pre-qualified Artist Pool, Houston, TX
2016-2017 Alameda Artist Registry, Alameda, CA
2016-2018 Pre-qualified Artist Pool, Palo Alto, CA
2016-2019 Oregon Art in Public Places Roster, OR