Sarah, whom I was introduced to through the Center for Book Arts, pointed me to this company, which is based in Toronto (it makes me want to head up there again). Their mission is to encourage and support creativity through the sale of quality Japanese papers and related materials. Apparently, some of the papermakers they use sign their papers and Sarah said that professional acquaintences of hers would actually request papers by the people who made them. When a number of these papermakers retired, the Paper Company flew them to Toronto to meet with some of their clients. One bookbinder was shocked to find that one person's paper he always requested was a woman. "I could have sworn she was a man," he said. Unfortunately the site is a little hard to navigate through. You can visit them here. One plus is that they'll ship internationally.
Wednesday, September 10, 2003
The Japanese Paper Company
Sarah, whom I was introduced to through the Center for Book Arts, pointed me to this company, which is based in Toronto (it makes me want to head up there again). Their mission is to encourage and support creativity through the sale of quality Japanese papers and related materials. Apparently, some of the papermakers they use sign their papers and Sarah said that professional acquaintences of hers would actually request papers by the people who made them. When a number of these papermakers retired, the Paper Company flew them to Toronto to meet with some of their clients. One bookbinder was shocked to find that one person's paper he always requested was a woman. "I could have sworn she was a man," he said. Unfortunately the site is a little hard to navigate through. You can visit them here. One plus is that they'll ship internationally.
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