Paper + Korea ?

한지, Hanji or Korean Paper

Hanji is the traditional handmade paper from Korea. Hanji is made from the inner bark of Paper Mulberry, a tree native to Korea that grows well on its rocky mountainsides, known in Korean as dak. The formation aid crucial to making hanji is the ucilage that oozes from the roots of Hibiscus manihot. This substnce helps suspend the individaul fibers in wter.

Paper vs. Hanji?

- Hanji is so strong unlike its paper - like characteristics, that Hanji even has a saying:"Silk lasts 500 years and Hanji lasts 1000 years"

- hanji is a representative of using eco-friendly natural fiber which is also not harmful to human.

Traditional vs. Modern?

- unlike how Hanji was used only for writing down letters and to block the wind sneak in in the past, with Hanji's characteristic of anti-microbial, deodorant, quick drying, and far-infrared radiation, it is made into socks, shirts, ties, scarbes, chlothes, etc.

It's Korean because,

Hanji has achieved Korean cultural prosperity by containing Korea's national cultures and history within in, inheriting and developing cultural traditions.