Furman was born at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington[2] to an Argentine father and a German-Japanese mother, both Jewish,[3] and raised in North London near Finchley Road.
[12] That year, Furman co-authored Revisiting Postmodernism with Terry Farrell, and was commissioned to design a futuristic town hall concept called Democratic Monument for Architecture Fringe.
[4] In an interview about Democratic Monument, Furman stated "In great contrast to the rest of our cultural output, our physical environment is crushingly uniform.
"[18] In 2020, Furman coined the term New London Fabulous (NLF) to refer to a group of London-based artists and designers who reject "monochromatic minimalism"[19] in favour of "kaleidoscopic" colours, ornament, and geometry.
[20] NLF also places emphasis on creating public spaces that represent and celebrate the city's local communities and cultures.