Turn those hoarded rolls of washi tape into cute Christmas ornaments in minutes. These simple wooden tag washi tape ornaments ...

When you’re wading through Pinterest ideas in search of your next big project, you come across a lot of junky knick knacks. This unfortunate situation sometimes makes it hard to decipher which DIYs ...

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.

Given the way artists describe the properties of washi - Japanese handmade paper - you'd think it was a brand new, space-age material. For Nancy Jacobi, who founded The Japanese Paper Place in Toronto ...

Washi tape, for the uninitiated, is a decorative masking tape that comes in pretty much every pattern, color and embellishment you can dream up. Because it is made of natural fibers, you can stick it ...

Japan’s cultural tapestry is poised to gain further global recognition with the expected addition of another batch of traditional practices and crafts to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list.

Many of us take what were once luxuries for granted – clean water from our taps, a warm bed or a hot meal, for example. So it may not cross our minds what a luxury commodity paper was only a few ...

A washi designer combines huge sheets of washi with lighting to enliven open architectural spaces. Stoles made from dyed, washi-woven textile are the amalgamation of traditional Kyoto chic. An apparel ...

HIDAKA, Kochi Prefecture--A small manufacturer of Japanese paper here has won a global following by producing what is reputed to be the world’s thinnest traditional washi paper. With a thickness of ...