Japanese Fine Art Bamboo Paper

Sept. 7, 2009 - PRLog -- Bamboo is deeply rooted in Japanese culture and has touched every aspect of daily life from art and literature, to design, food and crafts for many centuries. Bamboo utensils dating from the Jomon Period (ca. 10,000 B.C.-300 B.C.) have been discovered in both Honshu and Kyushu indicating that bamboo has been used in Japan ever since the earliest years of its civilization.  In keeping in line with Japans rich and time honored bamboo legacy, Awagami Factory has now proudly created Awagami Bamboo Paper.


Awagami Bamboo Paper is a fine organic choice for artist and designer alike exhibiting notable benefits and advantages over cotton based papers. Awagami Bamboo papers’ luxurious texture is similar to silk while softer than cotton making it an excellent choice for both letterpress and relief printmaking.  Available in both sized and unsized sheets, Awagami Bamboo paper contains 70% bamboo fiber and 30% mixed recycled content and sheets are available in a standard basis weight of 230gsm.

About bamboo:
Known as the fastest growing timber plant on earth, bamboo is found in abundance throughout Asia and has numerous environmental benefits. Bamboo is biodegradable, requires little attention during its growing cycle and (unlike cotton) does not require fertilizers or pesticides for a successful crop. Furthermore, bamboo produces 35% more oxygen and consumes four times the CO2 than trees.  Bamboo is truly a sustainable and renewable resource; a self-replenishing “miracle plant” which grow exceedingly fast and will continue to do so through many seasonal harvests.

For further information about Awagami Bamboo Paper or about any of our other fine washi papers, kindly visit our website at www.awagami.or.jp

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Awagami Factory is a papermaking facility with a nearly 300 yr. old history in Japan. Awagami are manufacturers of the highest quality and standard for fine art and decorative paper, digital washi paper, eco- wallpaper and design oriented stationery.