The Creative Papers Blog - Archive

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about the short lived Creative Papers blog written by 'The Creative Paper Expert' at Antalis McNaughton: http://justinsamazingworldatfennerpaper.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/blog-by-creative-paper-expert.html

 

Strangely enough, shortly after my post, the blog site was taken down and it was erased from history!

Fortunately, an archive copy of the blog has now appeared on the following link, so it's contents can now be enjoyed forever:

http://creativepapersblogarchive.blogspot.co.uk/

Posted by Justin Hobson 20.09.2012

Cyclus manufacturer to close

Last Friday, Arjowiggins announced that it is to close it's Dalum mill in Odense, Denmark, by the end of 2012. Dalum is the paper mill that makes Cyclus which I know will be familiar with many readers of this blog. The mill, which currently produces 150,000 tonnes of paper a year was one one of the pioneers of 100% recycled papers.

Dalum Papirfabrik (De forenede) or Danish Paper, as it was known in the UK, was taken over by Stora in 1990 and in 1991 started to use recycled fibres. Stora merged with Enso and in 1999, StoraEnso (the new company name!) sold Dalum to a Danish group of investors for €28 million.

Jens Kampmann

Chairman (and former Danish minister for the environment) of the newly formed Dalum Papir,  Jens Kampmann, further developed the mill's recycled offering in the early 2000's and boasted "Dalum Papir has undergone a very impressive development over the past few years to become what we believe is the most environmentally friendly paper mill in the world."

Dalum was purchased by ArjoWiggins in 2007 for the grand sum of €63.5 million.

Arjowiggins has announced that it is to close Dalum by the end of 2012 to compensate for overcapacity in the market as European paper demand has been decreasing by around 6% annually for several years. There are currently 260 staff employed at the mill.

Here, at Fenner Paper, we have dealt with the mill for many years (even before they were producing recycled paper) and we are very sorry to hear this news. Our thanks and  good wishes go to all the employees at the mill and wish them the very best for the future and with new employment opportunities.

 

http://www.dalumpapir.dk/en/Home

http://www.arjowigginsgraphic.com/

Posted by Justin Hobson 19.09.2012

Graphic Design Walk 2012

The 2012 Graphic Design Walk, organised by Graphic Birdwatching is a combined open studio walk and design exhibition celebrating the work & practise of both local & international female creatives.

Taking place over two days (this Friday and Staurday - 21/22nd Sept) during the London Design Festival, Graphic Birdwatching has arranged for 12 studios in East London to open their doors alongside a design exhibition at the 71a space on Leonard Street.

It's a real opportunity to meet with some of London’s most prolific female creatives in their own studios. Embracing all disciplines, the walk is open to anyone interested in meeting, visiting or working with designers. The walk covers a large portion of East London including Hackney Central, Old Street, Farringdon, Shoreditch, & Stoke Newington.

For details:
http://www.graphicdesignwalk.com/about.html
http://www.graphicbirdwatching.com/

Fenner Paper are again pleased to be sponsoring the paper used for the map/guide which directs walkers around the various studios.

Posted by Justin Hobson 18.09.2012

Paperstock

Next Monday (24th September) The Church of London is hosting a panel discussion called Paperstock. Together with other industry personalities, I have been asked to contribute on why paper and print are still an important medium of communication and the different directions in which the industry is heading.

 

 

The Church of London recently opened their basement gallery, shop and events space – 71a in June this year and this is one of a monthly programme of creative-oriented evening events. The idea is to encourage discussion and knowledge-sharing amongst the thriving creative scene, from London and beyond. Rather than the usual showcase events, they want guests to speak on topics important to them, and that the audience can learn from. The September event falls within the London Design Festival 2012 and tickets are available (at a very reasonable £6) on the following link:

http://paperstock.eventbrite.com/

 

www.thechurchoflondon.com

Posted by Justin Hobson 17.09.2012

FASHION | SPACE | GALLERY

This is a brochure produced for the London College of Fashion as part of their 'Fashion the Future' mission. This particular brochure is about the Fashion Space Gallery and shows the plans of the proposed renovation of the Oxford Circus based gallery. 

Size is a very pleasing 345x245mm. It is a 16pp self cover, portrait, saddle stitched format. Printed on Matrisse 140gsm the design, size and format combined with the material just gives this job a beautiful feel - lots of white space and an uncluttered feel, reflecting the actual gallery space itself.

Beautiful, vibrant four colour reproduction on this spread with a handwritten quote by Zahra:

Designed by the in house creative team at the London College of Fashion (University of the Arts). Print is by Chapter Press.

www.fashion.arts.ac.uk
http://www.arts.ac.uk/
www.chapterpress.co.uk

Posted by Justin Hobson 14.09.2012

Sam Winston - done after 7 months!

Today I received an e-mail from artist Sam Winston, who's appeared on this blog a couple of times before.

Back in January, I wrote about the project that he embarked upon at the Southbank Centre. Anyway, he's just finished (wow!)

Please take the time to watch this really well made video (by Justin Stokes) about the project: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KxhfB9YsPII

And as if seven months wasn't a long enough he's also announced the completion of the Romeo and Juliet project. Six years from start to finish: Romeo and Juliet

His recent commissions include:
The New Yorker magazine
Wallpaper magazine

www.samwinston.com
www.justin-stokes.com

Posted by Justin Hobson 13.09.2012

Fine Bone China Invitation

This post is nothing to do with paper but I think it's of interest!

Wimbledon based design company, Ideas Factory send out an e-mailshot every month about a piece of their work. This month they sent out a project which is in the same vein as my "jobs from the past"

Whilst working on their studio refurbishment earlier in the year they came across some interesting work from their archive. This is one particular piece from 1998 for Mayfair based, luxury goods company Thomas Goode (established 1827). This is an event invitation to launch an in-store exhibition of Peter Ting’s new ceramics collection. The recipient was instructed to hold the bone china invitation up to the light allowing the details, screen printed on the reverse, to be revealed.

It's just a beautiful idea playing with the translucent nature of thin china. The invitation was wrapped in a watermarked Japanese paper in such a way that allowed the receiver to slowly reveal the invitation.

All in all a beautiful project and not very much to do with paper - but I hope you like it.

Thanks to Mark Wilkins at Ideas Factory for keeping me on his e-mailshot list ...keep them coming!

http://www.thomasgoode.com/
www.ideasfactory.co.uk

Posted by Justin Hobson 11.09.2012