From our customers

We have indeed been blessed by our customers around the world who show constant appreciation for what we offer and how we offer it. Some recent comments:

"Fibres grown, stripped, beaten, flayed, and floated were transformed into vegan sheets of sheer, organic surface – on islands, far away, hanging off another continent, in the Pacific Ocean. This stuff called “washi”, grown and transformed by people that I would never meet, was offered up as the substrate for my work.
    "Expensive? Never.
    "Dear? Cher? Completely.
    "Worth it? Always."

- Doug Guildford, Artist, Toronto

"Wonderful tools are always an inspiration. Japanese papers, with their infinite variety and personality, call out to be caressed by ink and pressure.”

- Rebecca Cowan, Printmaker, Toronto

- Karen, Love Letters, Ireland

Everything was in good shape as always --- I continue to admire the wonderful packing. It's like NOTHING arrives dinged!

Catherine Burkhard, Bookbinder, Texas

"What a pleasure to deal with The Japanese Paper Place again.  I ordered from you years ago, when I worked at St. Michael's Printshop in Newfoundland.  I have never forgotten the delicious range of papers that you sent."
 
Ann Bowman, Printmaker, Australia

"For me, the wonder of washi is in its amazing strength combined with the look of delicacy. My personal favourite is translucent handmade gampi tissue, which I use in both my sculptural work and my artists' books.

"I also love going to the Artists' Resource Centre. The artists on staff are knowledgeable about not only the potential uses of the papers but also the history, which adds another perspective to my artwork."

- Mira Coviensky, Artist-instructor

"For fifteen years I have savoured and been saved by the bounty of delicious papers at the JPP.

"As a graphic designer specializing in invitations, menus, placecards and print for corporate events, my job is to make people feel special. By incorporating beautiful papers in our handmade designs I feel we deliver a little heart and soul to each recipient.... ever important in this increasingly digital world."

- Kim Thompson, Graphic Designer

In the media

Even car manufacturers appreciate the beauty and refinement of washi: the luxury 2007 Nissan Infiniti G-series sedan features interior aluminum trim with a washi-inspired texture.

Time and time again, Japanese papers grace the pages of top style magazines. Here is a sampling just from the past two years:

	Style at Home, October 2007 Kiku Gold (front left) and Chiyogami patterns 692C and 697C, here used as distinguished gift wrap, create a look of opulence under the tree.
Style at Home, August 2006 Chiyogami papers (patterns 619C, 613C and 490C) wrapped around plain cylinder vases transforms them from drab to fab!
	Canadian Woodworking, April-May 2006 Artist and fine woodworker Rob Brown recommends our Yamaguchi Chiri for his project in this issue.
Martha Stewart Weddings, Spring 2006 Chiyogami pattern 409C grants elegance to this gift box (bottom centre).
	Cloth Paper Scissors, Spring 2006 Gampi tissue treated as a delicate layering material.