siwa ・ 紙和
Monday, 19 October 2009
All images are from siwa website.
When I was browsing around a shop the other day I came across these wonderful products called "siwa". They are made of this totally new kind of paper called "naoron" that doesn't tear so easily. "siwa" which comes from a word "shiwa" has a meaning of "wrinkle" in Japanese and also is written in two kanji characters that mean "japanese paper" or "washi". It's soft and has beautiful texture (which i love!) yet quite strong (can load up to 10kg!) and apparently highly water-resistant too. I want to get a tote and those slippers - they are so nice!! I wish i could let you feel them!
i love all kinds of paper. i love touching and smelling it. i'm sure this kind of paper feels great! it does look really soft :)
ReplyDeleteOh, that's cute !
ReplyDeleteamazing!
ReplyDeletehow neat is that! what a find, hiki!
ReplyDeletehi Luuworld,
ReplyDeleteyes it feels really lovely! and oh the smell of paper, i agree with you it's beautiful isn't it!
hi Marion, hi bree,
they kind of feel like leather, really nice ;)
hi jenna,
i have not forgotten about your tea i'm so sorry for being unbelievably slow.... will do it SOON!
oh, i almost bought a bag in that material, it is so cool!!!
ReplyDeletei loved to read your comment :-), thank you
I like these a lot and those shoes...sweetness!
ReplyDeletelove those wrinkles.... my favorite is the brown shade, i like this very natural look. thank you for your sweet comment!
ReplyDeleteReally loving your blog!
ReplyDeleteI just stumbled across your blog and finished scanning through from the first to the last page.
Hope I am not late.