Nan Nan Liu moved from Luo Yang, China, to England where she attended a foundation course at Dudley College then perfected her skills with John Bartholomew and Malcom Appleby. Now, her work – objets d’art and accessories made from layers and layers of paper and silver and “a lot of soldering” – is inspired by nature: the age rings in trees, the forms that water can take, hair and even smoke.
Liu’s creations in silver and gold are collected worldwide, privately and by institutions such as the Victoria & Albert Museum and Goldsmiths' Company.