The studio led by designer Oki Sato worked with paper company Taniguchi Aoya Washi to create the Bi-color ... The shade is available in white, pink and blue. Sent on alternate Fridays, this ...

An example of paper made in the year 702 is preserved in the Shosoin treasure house in Nara. Although many centuries have passed since then, tesuki — or handmade — washi is still produced ...

"We did a lamp last year, called Blue Skies, which is also made with wood and washi paper; again, it's about capturing the light in an indirect way," he added. The design of the Cygnet light also ...

Legend has it that the goddess appeared to residents of this mountainous area 1,500 years ago and advised them to make paper. Thanks to an abundance of water and wild trees, Echizen washi paper ...

Paper has been an intimate part of Japanese culture for more than a millennium. Handmade washi paper has a warm texture, as well as a resilience and durability that belie its remarkable thinness.

Japanese handmade paper, known as washi is still made in some areas of Japan and used in painting, calligraphy, origami, and other traditional art forms. Recently, contemporary Japanese artists have ...

a 125-year-old Japanese paper company is breathing new life into an age-old washi tradition. NO matter how beautiful a piece of paper is, it has little worth if it is not utilised in our everyday ...

ECHIZEN, Fukui Prefecture--A “grand experiment” has kicked off here to preserve manga paintings for 1,000 years using special “washi” paper from ... as character designer for the ...

Discover the Art of Washi Paper from Home! Do you want to explore drawing and wet media on Japanese washi papers from the comfort of your home? Originally founded and facilitated by The Japanese ...

is a focus for washi paper production and tourism. Amid the greenery of the precinct is yet another shrine dedicated to the legendary creator of washi, Kawakami Gozen. The shrine traces its ...