Description
HAND-CRAFTED IN NEPAL
Handmade travel diary with innovative vegan waxed Daphley vegetal leather and fabric lining. Contains around 110 leaf of mixed paper.
Daphne plant is uniquely found in the high elevation of the Himalayas. Similar to that of Papyrus from Egypt, the fibers of the Daphne plant are processed to make into sustainable parchment used traditionally to record important documents. The paper prevents odor, and are resistant to tearing and insects! The best gift from nature.
ARTIST
Marina Vaptzarova is a Nepali contemporary luxury designer brand. Marina’s specialties are the colorful journals exclusively handsewn and handcrafted by local Nepali, using natural and sustainable raw materials found in Nepalese traditions. Each products emphasized high quality, with ecological awareness from plant harvest to finish product.
Common natural Nepali materials used for Marina’s design includes: Daphne paper, hemp weave, nettle weave, felt, cotton, brass, and Daphley vegetal leather (an innovative sustainable paper material invented by Marina herself).
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MATERIALS
Daphne paper / Daphley Vegetal Leather
Jessie –
The vegan leather material from this fiber plant is amazing! I love the feeling of the cover, it makes really good gifts for artists and writer friends, and all the colors are not too vibrant but sophisticated and stylish. Really love it!