Akebono Dark Grey 599 “Arashi” translates as storm

“Arashi” translates as storm

A dense and extremely strong handmade kozo paper

highly textured on the other

interwoven Japanese kozo fibres

Depending on its use

Akebono Dark Grey 599 “Arashi” translates as stormIn Japanese Akebono means dawn and after seeing these delicate, handmade translucent kozo papers you will understand why. Soft wisps of variegated kozo are added to a finer pulp to create a texture and colour reminiscent of a morning sky. A father and son make our Akebono papers in the traditional way in a small Japanese village. Washi is the word for traditional papers made by hand. The art of washi is an extremely labour intensive process starting