Naho Matsuda

Naho Matsuda serves as a Senior Research Fellow at Northumbria University within the School of Design Arts and Creative Industries, focusing on critical design practices that bridge art, technology, and social justice.

Her academic credentials include:

• BA in Information Design from Tama Art University (awarded 2014)
• MA in Other Courses (awarded 2014)

Matsuda's research interrogates more-than-human ecosystems through eco-feminist lenses, specializing in multispecies design methodologies and public art interventions. Her work challenges anthropocentric urban frameworks by developing participatory tools for reimagining food systems and smart cities, often employing sensory ethnography and critical making to expose hidden power structures in technological environments.

Recent publications (2024-2025) reveal a concentrated trajectory toward artistic activism in ecological crises, with recurring motifs of pig symbolism, urban regeneration, and feminist technoscience. These works consistently deploy collaborative design workbooks and site-specific installations to facilitate community-driven reimagination of sustainable futures, particularly within London's financial districts and food infrastructure.

No scientific awards were documented in the provided materials.

Matsuda's advisory and grant activities remain unspecified in available records, though her collaborative projects demonstrate significant external engagement with cultural institutions and academic networks.

She operates within Northumbria's Interaction Research Studio, co-developing the More-than-Human Smart Cities design framework through projects like SOW—a public art commission generating discourse across X, Bluesky, and academic platforms—with collaborators including Ella Gladkova, Bill Gaver, and the Nature Scenes collective.