NAO MATSUNAGA
Nao Matsunaga (b. 1980, Osaka, Japan) studied at the University of Brighton (1999-2002) and the Royal College of Art (2005-07). He creates raw organic forms in which surface texture is highly important. These clay sculptures are often juxtaposed by angular details inspired by architecture, and it is this balance of oppositions that interests Nao.

His work appears in the public collection of the Crafts Council, and he has been awarded the Anglo-Sweden Society Bursary and the Leverhume Trust's grant.