Journal
Notes on the making process, the nature of materials, and the memory of paper.
This page is the atelier’s journal of thought. A technical note, an observation from a moment of making, a fragment from the history of paper, or the backstory of a project — every entry begins in the atelier and arrives here.
- Two years of a sheet: on the maturation of paper What maturation means for artisan papers, and the relationship between patience, time, and material.
- Why the Ottomans were a civilisation of writing — and how paper made it possible The central role of paper in the Ottoman world of art and learning.
- Linen, hemp, cotton, mulberry: four fibres, four different voices The distinct character each fibre gives a paper surface — addressed directly to collectors and designers.
- Projects Making a city’s paper: on the Talas Mulberry In preparation
- Making Not waste, but raw material: making paper from textile offcuts In preparation
- The Atelier The moment hands speak before thought: why the atelier teaches In preparation
Editorial plan: at least one entry a month, ideally two.