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Repouss??? notebook, ‘Twin Dolphns’
Posted by Novica on 20 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: albums & journals, greeting cards & books, novica
Leaping from the water, dolphins seem to dance. The graceful silhouettes are formed in brass repouss???. Javier Padilla creates this delightful notebook with spiral binding. Crafted by hand of natural fibers, the handsome black cover opens to reveal 130 lined pages.
Natural fiber photo album, ‘Floral Memories’
Posted by Novica on 11 Sep 2008 | Tagged as: albums & journals, greeting cards & books, novica
Braided fiber flourishes on the cover of this photo album, delicately blooming around a central diamond motif. Dewa Gede Alit demonstrates great creativity in all his works, employing natural materials from his surroundings to produce useful and original items. Featuring recycled paper, the album is bound together with banana fiber, lamtoro, agel (a tall grass found abundantly on the islands of Indonesia), and a striking coconut stick. Each side of the 16 pages has a slot for 1 photo. Capacity: 32 photos
Rice straw paper photo album, ‘Nature Days’
Posted by Novica on 01 May 2008 | Tagged as: albums & journals, greeting cards & books, novica
Sukma Sucipta celebrates nature’s genuine elegance with this original photo album. Sucipta crafts the album by hand, featuring rice straw paper designed to hold four photographs per page. The cover features a woven masterpiece of pandanus leaves and bamboo, while a cinnamon stalk is tied with agel cord to banana bark. The pages are designed for vertical photographs.
Saa paper photo album, ‘Window on Nature’
Posted by Novica on 30 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: albums & journals, greeting cards & books, novica
Lacy motifs in aluminum repouss??? surround a window that opens in ginger hues. Working with traditional saa or mulberry bark paper, Fongkham Lahpinta explores the textures of nature. The handmade photo album features 18 pages for 72 favorite snapshots (4 x 6).
Saa paper photo album, ‘Forest Window’
Posted by Novica on 29 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: albums & journals, greeting cards & books, novica
Forest leaves in aluminum repouss??? surround a window that opens in wood grain colors. Working with traditional saa or mulberry bark paper, Fongkham Lahpinta explores the textures of nature. The handmade photo album features 18 pages for 72 favorite snapshots (4×6).
Saa paper notebooks, ‘Amethyst Dreams’ (pair)
Posted by Novica on 29 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: albums & journals, greeting cards & books, novica
Thai Tribal Crafts present these versatile notebooks in soft purple and lilac, ideal for jotting down dreams and innermost thoughts. They are crafted by hand in the classic tradition of saa-paper making and feature sturdy covers. The front covers are adorned with aluminum repouss??? featuring a glowing flower.
Saa paper photo album, ‘Working Elephant’ (large)
Posted by Novica on 28 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: albums & journals, greeting cards & books, novica
Tethered to a pole, this image represents the working elephant of Thailand. Swirling textures gracefully course through its body, as fierce horns suggest the creature’s incredible power. Nupin Manotham crafts the photo album from handmade saa paper, offering a delicate natural accent. The album comes with small paper corners for adhering photos to the paper, consisting of 18 pages in total. Fits 144 4×6 inch photos in total.Saa paper has been handmade in Thailand for over 700 years from the bark of the mulberry tree, often used in the creation of Buddhist scripts, temple decorations, umbrellas, fans, and kites. The smallest branches produce the highest quality bark, and because the mulberry is a fast-growing species, the branches, once cut, are quickly replenished and can be cut again the following year, while the tree itself lives its natural course. The mulberry bark is saturated in clear water and boiled along with several kinds of ashes in large cauldrons over a naked flame, thus softening the fibers. Manotham adds dyes if necessary and the fibers are beaten to a pulp with mallets until tender. Once hand-sifted with a screen, the fibers are spread out and allowed to dry in the sun for about 20 minutes, after which the paper can easily be peeled off the screen. As each piece is crafted individually by hand, there may exist slight variations in the colors and patterns.
Saa paper writing pad, ‘Kanok’
Posted by Novica on 27 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: albums & journals, greeting cards & books, novica
The timeless beauty of kanok, or Thai artistic floral motifs, pattern this writing pad by Nikom. The artist proves his versatility and immense talent by hand-crafting this original piece in the classic tradition of saa paper. Undoing three dainty bows unveils 25 sheets of saa paper. A unique and lovely gift idea.
Rice straw paper photo album, ‘Diamond Days’
Posted by Novica on 25 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: albums & journals, greeting cards & books, novica
Nature’s bounty takes the form of diamonds in an exclusive design by Sukma Sucipta. He masterfully creates the patterns with lamtoro fruit skin and banana bark, as well as woven bamboo. Adorned with coconut and cinnamon, the album features 20 pages of rice straw paper. The pages are designed for vertical photographs.
Rice straw paper notebook, ‘New Day’
Posted by Novica on 25 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: albums & journals, greeting cards & books, novica
Nature’s incomparable beauty resounds in every page of this hand-crafted notebook. Sukma Sucipta binds rice straw pages under the bark of the puyu tree. The covers are lined in card paper and adorned with a fragrant cinnamon stalk tied with an agel cord.