Review: SIWA cushioned case size: mini SIWA is collaborative project made by Japanese washi paper product maker called ONAO and worldwide designer Naoto Fukasawa. Today we picked SIWA cushioned case, size mini. The size is Wide:18cm Height: 12cm and weight only 21g. More detail please visit SIWA page. SIWA cushioned case size:mini This product is […]
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SIWA Products from ONAO designed by Naoto Fukasawa
By Saneyuki Owada SIWA Paper Products made by ONAO designed by Naoto Fukasawa The name “SIWA” is a pun on the Japanese word for ‘wrinkle’ (shiwa) and traditional paper (washi), representing the unique characteristics added to the products as they are being used and also to reverse the common ideas on the material. To push […]
SIWA | ONAO “Change People’s Perspective on Paper”
By Saneyuki Owada The company which SIWA is a subsidiary of, Onao, is a big producer of shoji screen papers, once selling 40% of the country’s share. Their sale expanded greatly when they started selling theirshoji screen papers at the hardware store DOIT since its launch in Tokyo in 1972. The success, however, did not […]
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
We would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from all of us at the Japanstore.jp magazine, we only set up our magazine a short while ago and it has been an amazing experience until now. As such we really hope all of our readers have enjoyed reading our […]
SIWA tote bag review #1
Encounter SIWA products SIWA is a unique eco-friendly paper bag and accessory brand from ONAO a Japanese paper (washi) maker, located in Ichikawamisato, Yamanashi prefecture which boasts a 1000 year history of paper making and designed by industrial designer Naoto Fukawasa. I was shocked when I came across SIWA products for the first time. I […]