Paper has been an intimate part of Japanese culture for more than a millennium. Handmade washi paper has a warm texture, as well as a resilience and durability that belie its remarkable thinness.

In the remote Vietnamese village of Suoi Co, a young woman with a vision is keeping an ancient tradition alive. On the veranda of a home in Suoi Co, a rural Vietnamese village about 45km southwest of ...

Aidan Anne Frierson at work in the Chicago Pulp studio. Credit: Reema Saleh In a basement studio in Bridgeport, Aidan Anne Frierson and Dave King are turning wet, squelchy pulp into handmade paper. On ...

Crafting handmade paper for over 30 years, Mohammad Altaf has earned his status as a ‘Master Kagzi’ (papermaker). He learnt this art from his father, as did he from his father. Altaf would love for ...

In one of the rooms of the Jungshi Handmade Paper Factory in Thimphu, Bhutan, Jamyang, 73, is hard at work. Sitting cross-legged against the wall, she deftly sorts boiled fibres of the daphne plant, a ...

KUNMING — In a small village in Yunnan province, a crystal-clear stream has been more than just a source of water for generations — it has been the lifeblood of an ancient paper-making tradition. When ...