Mari Masuda

graduated from the Fashion and Art Department of Kurashiki Municipal Junior College.
While working in apparel sales and a general merchandise design company in Osaka, she began her career as a painter, illustrator, and accessory designer. In 2017, she moved her base

of operations to the mountainous area of ​​Shimanto City. Since 2022, in addition to painting, illustration, and accessory production, she has started creating three-dimensional works, mainly ceramics.

She is in charge of the illustration design for coffee drip packs, coffee cans, tote bags, cards, and packaging for Watch, a 50-year-old established coffee shop in Nakamurakyo-machi, Shimanto City.