Masaya Kushino is a designer born in Innoshima, Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture. Inspired by nature, he creates final design-themed shoes using cutting-edge and traditional techniques and presents them to the world. Currently, he is actively working on artworks that incorporate science and technology such as biotechnology. His work is permanently preserved at the National Railway Museum in the United Kingdom, the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the Fashion Institute of Technology Museum in New York.