[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” separator_top_type=”none” separator_top_height=”50px” separator_top_angle_point=”50″ separator_bottom_type=”none” separator_bottom_height=”50px” separator_bottom_angle_point=”50″ style=”margin: 0px;padding: 20px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”false” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text style=”font-weight: 300;color: #a58333;”]During my travels in Thailand some years’ back, I went to Chiang Mai …
Sustainable Natural Textiles
From top to bottom, in the image above: Nettle, hemp and Daphley
From my earlier days, when creating designs, I was always attracted to the use of natural textiles such as hemp, nettle and linen, which happen to be the most sustainable textiles. So much so, that this led me to create my own textile, a vegetal leather which I named Daphley.
Writing on Handmade Paper
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
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A Symphony of Daphne
[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 10px 0px 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”false” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][x_custom_headline level=”h2″ looks_like=”h5″ accent=”false” style=”margin:0;padding:0;line-height:1.5em;letter-spacing:0.02em;”]This is the journey of my creation submitted for a design competition in 2016. The intricate details …
The Paper Pilgrimage
handmade paper tibetan prayer book
[cs_content][cs_section parallax=”false” style=”margin: 0px;padding: 0px;”][cs_row inner_container=”false” marginless_columns=”false” style=”margin: 0px auto;padding: 0px 0px 0px 6px;”][cs_column fade=”false” fade_animation=”in” fade_animation_offset=”45px” fade_duration=”750″ type=”1/1″ style=”padding: 0px;”][cs_text style=”font-size:1.2em;color:#a58333;”]For centuries, Daphne paper has been traditionally handcrafted in Nepal and used to make Tibetan prayer books. But this …
Daphne paper: a millenial Himalayan tradition
Daphne paper (or Lokta in nepalese) finds its source in one of the most natural and sustainable plant fibers. For over a millenium, it has been produced according to Himalayan tradition, using the Daphne shrub which only grows in the foothills of the Himalayas. Naturally regenerating due to its very harvest…