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Artisan Paper, But Make it Himalayan
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The Daphne, or ‘Lokta’ Shrub Gives Good Paper. And We Like it—A'Lokta (See What I Did There!?) That’s right; the Nepalese paper plant does what it says on the box and more. This humble bush grows quickly and efficiently throughout Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Vietnam and even into Sichuan (Chilli anyone?) and North-West Yunan. It traditionally provided fodder for a plethora of aesthetically pleasing and valuable products, including prayer books and official documents. (Side note. The religious theme in stationary history runs strong! See last week’s blog for proof. Hint: Who’da’thunk priests would need posters?) Let's not get distracted. The long...
Got Blank Walls? Then You Need Posters.
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But not just any Posters. Cool, Beautiful, Inspiring, Ethereal, Educational Posters. From us, here at Pulp, of course. If we’re going to tell a ‘How it Started and How it’s Going’ story, we should start at the beginning. The year 1477 to be exact. Public woodblock prints were publicly ‘posted’ (ahem, hence the name) on walls in England to advertise a handbook for priests. Got to give it to them. They knew their market. Anyway, a few hundred years later, in 1866, a French guy called Jules Chéret created the first colour lithographs. The V&A museum in London explains it...
POV: You’ve Enrolled in Rhythmic Gymnastics, But Only Have a Stick.
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Try Googling “Pulp Creative Ribbon”, and you’ll be halfway to expressing your feelings and emotions through movement. There are 104 results if you choose to take part in this little experiment. That’s 104 options for colour, pattern, thickness and texture. That’s a lot of costume options for the amateur performance at the end of the term. If this isn’t relatable, of course, ribbon (and twine) can be used for many other purposes: Fancy bookmarks for all your fancy books Holding your jeans up so that they don’t fall down (i.e., a belt) Making a fabulous skirt (search that up, it’s...
Welcome To Your Japanese 5-Star Hotel Experience: Ten-Hour Flight Not Included.
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Don’t even think about anything else right now. Instead, imagine a full day of sightseeing in Nippon: bowing sagely and feeding crackers to the Nara deers, sampling freshly-caught Japanese mackerel from a world-class sashimi chef, perhaps first-class seats on the bullet train with uninterrupted views of Mt Fuji. Then you end the day with a relaxing private onsen. You step out refreshed and with complete and total ease. Satisfied. The experience is only heightened by wrapping yourself in the softest, most luxurious inner pile towel you have ever known. And in case you can’t quite viscerally picture it in your...
Forget Simon, Baggu Says: ‘Do The Right Thing’. We Obediently Comply.
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In 2007, Emily Sugihara and her mama, Joan, founded Baggu in San Francisco. The Mother-Daughter duo wanted basic, fashionable, reusable bags to tote their everyday objects. At that time, the world hadn't yet realised the full catastrophic scale of environmental dire that the planet was facing, and there wasn't anything fashionable and on the market: so they created Baggu. Let’s rifle back through the archives … In 1965 the plastic shopping bag was invented by a Swedish company. The slogan was “The Sack of the Future is Here Today.” Deadpan face emoji. No joke. By 1979, eighty percent of the...