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Washi (Japanese style Paper)
I grew up seeing old-fashioned products
made from Washi. It was just an everyday thing that I
took for granted without realizing it’s usefulness and
beauty.
My opinion completely changed one day. It is the time
when I learned that Washi is being used for the restoration
of cultural assets in famous art museums around the world.
Washi is very strong and resilient. It is also very beautiful
!
These are the reasons why my opinion changed. It is really
amazing that we can still read many books which are in
the Shosoin Temple after hundreds of years.
I now appreciate Washi and I realize that I should be
proud that it is a product of Japan. I have being diligently
making lamps and using Washi everyday and I have come
to realize how wonderful this paper really is.
Therefore,
I decided to combine the old with the new. The history
and beauty of Washi comes together with the strength
and modern lines of metal.
Sometimes people ask, “What is it made from?” If
somebody asks this, I am always happy to tell them.
Metal
At first, metal’s role was just to provide
support for my lamps. I just started off by using metal
for the reinforcement of the frames of my creations. However,
I soon realized that the metal became the most important
element in the creation of each new lamp. The beauty of
working with metal is that when heated it becomes very
pliable and can be bent and shaped into many amazing structures.
Each of these shapes is unique and I feel great satisfaction
and pride in the creation of each and every one of them.
Washi now plays a “supporting role” to the metal and adds
beauty and softness to the lines of the lamps.
I developed a fondness for metal much like the feeling
you have when you meet someone who you know will be a
very special part of your life!