Handmade Paper Journal with Deckled Edge — Small

$ 65.00 USD

This journal is crafted in Northern Vietnam by the Dao ethnic minority, using traditional paper-making techniques over 700 years old. Each journal is bound by hand, designed for zero waste and produced in small quantities at a sustainable pace for the artisans + the environment. We hope to preserve the ancient way of paper-making with this heirloom for artists, collectors + those finding their own way.

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Each item carries subtle irregularities reflecting the beauty of handmade — due to the nature of this process, all sales are final.

Product Notes

Batch No.

001

Remaining:

Size:

8.5

inches

Color:

Soft White

Pages:

Fiber:

Rhamnoneuron balansae

Meet the Maker

A Collaboration with Dao Artisans

The Dao people are an ethnic minority living in the mountains of Northern Vietnam — farming villages where thatched roofs mirror the mountains above, and children wander freely through the forest to hidden springs. In winter, the air turns crisp when the bark is harvested from Dó trees scattered across the valley.

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Thìn and his family skillfully work the fibers in a process procured from the generation prior. The sheets are pulled and pressed, each laid out to dry. There is harmony in the journal’s assembly as Lý collects and counts pages, tearing them to size, while Ðǎng binds them with hand-spun thread. We laugh as her teenage son wanders about the room aimlessly. This is family — the way of paper.