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 ...

In the land of hygge, handmade paper decorations have long brought holiday cheer — and a chance to share the simple joys of crafting. By Anna Diamond Anna Diamond remembers decorating her ...

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The UNESCO Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage on Wednesday added Japanese papers known as "washi" to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list. The process of making the ...

Next time you are in Sikkim, you must take time out to visit the small handmade paper unit in Borong village. About 17km from Ravangla town, it is housed on the premises of the Wildflower Retreat.

In one of the rooms of the Jungshi Handmade Paper Factory in Thimphu, Bhutan, Jamyang, 73, is hard at work. Sitting cross-legged against the wall, she deftly sorts boiled fibres of the daphne plant, a ...

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.

In the centre of Pune, just next to the Agriculture College on KB Joshi Road, sits a pretty little shop with the choicest handmade papers in varied colours of the rainbow. It’s known to be a favourite ...