https://dnj-paper.com DNJ PAPER Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:05:54 +0000 https://dnj-paper.com en https://dnj-paper.com/Home-Image-Scroll Sat, 17 Apr 2021 07:22:36 +0000 DNJ PAPER https://dnj-paper.com/Home-Image-Scroll <img width="960" height="1280" width_o="960" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/997660f8657eba4231e96b80a5d1092d782a82cca70bae7e3c5dfe3778234859/dnj-paper-stacked-caps.jpeg" data-mid="145472106" border="0" data-scale="68" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/960/i/997660f8657eba4231e96b80a5d1092d782a82cca70bae7e3c5dfe3778234859/dnj-paper-stacked-caps.jpeg" /> https://dnj-paper.com/Mates-Rates Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:05:54 +0000 DNJ PAPER https://dnj-paper.com/Mates-Rates Thank you for being our friend&nbsp;︎<img width="1098" height="1022" width_o="1098" height_o="1022" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4f9e96de08de64e520332ea579cc63e31bb810d35580c65b64209f69c7460145/Screenshot-2025-09-13-at-9.24.23PM.png" data-mid="244790260" border="0" data-scale="45" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4f9e96de08de64e520332ea579cc63e31bb810d35580c65b64209f69c7460145/Screenshot-2025-09-13-at-9.24.23PM.png" /> Cap https://dnj-paper.com/DNJ-PAPER-LAB Wed, 19 Nov 2025 11:57:33 +0000 DNJ PAPER https://dnj-paper.com/DNJ-PAPER-LAB DNJ PAPER LABKnowledge should be shared. DNJ Paper Lab is what we call the space where we make our knowledge open to the public: where we invite others in and share what we know, our tools, and materials.&nbsp; Topics range from textile recycling, natural dyeing, papermaking, paper “cloth” making, sashiko stitching, experimental design, circularity and use, and more.&nbsp; We have been invited to deliver workshops for Melbourne Fashion Festival, Melbourne Design Week,&nbsp;Mpavilion, The National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), The Australian Tapestry Workshop, Craft Victoria, RMIT University, Melbourne School of Design (Melbourne University), Tokyo University of the Arts, Beulah International... Please contact us for more information. <img width="3701" height="5392" width_o="3701" height_o="5392" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b479fe27ea059727ea2f6a851fbbad618788cb3a77d88e4e72a88208b30cd7a3/DNJWorkshop-DSCF7349.jpg" data-mid="240834527" border="0" data-scale="90" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b479fe27ea059727ea2f6a851fbbad618788cb3a77d88e4e72a88208b30cd7a3/DNJWorkshop-DSCF7349.jpg" /> https://dnj-paper.com/Projects Sat, 16 Dec 2023 12:12:20 +0000 DNJ PAPER https://dnj-paper.com/Projects PROJECTS 2026 Solar Rope (Daphne) 2025 FRESH! Judging panel (Jake) Garland Magazine (Daphne) Rag Paper Wallpaper for&nbsp;Future Ambition Japanese Washi and Textile Techniques, National Gallery of Victoria Recycled paper making, Melbourne School of Design 2024 NO THINGS, part 2Reflections of Home (Sc)oot(er)ing Around, collaborative artwork with Su San Cohn FRESH! Judging panel (Jake)Making Paper Cloth, MpavilionWinner, Good Design Australia, Fashion Impact Category Winner, Design Anthology Award, Textiles Category Finalist, Victorian Premier’s Design Awards, Fashion Design CategoryAbsolut Vodka x Byrdi Melbourne uniform design 2023 Everyone’s Heard&nbsp; of a Dragon Material Matters, part 1Five Paper Coats NO THINGS, part 1Vessel, Cloth &amp; CloakThe Vessel Project Uniform design for&nbsp;Mpavilion 10Paper T-shirtDNJ Paper x Articles of ClothingMason Family Trust Research Fellowship Making Paper Cloth Making Paper Collage Cloth Mpavilion Educators Workshop 2022 Creative Victoria Creators Fund Grantee Makers-in-Residence, Craft ContemporaryMaking Paper Cloth 2021 Finalist, Fashion Design Category,&nbsp;Victorian Premier Design Awards Artisans-in-residence,&nbsp;STHBNK by Beulah Stationary/Stationery: A Paper Clothes Making Workshop&nbsp; (With artist Beatrice Wharldall)Against Durability: A Wardrobe Made of Paper 2020 Future Prototyping &nbsp; Contemporary Fashion Practices <img width="4160" height="6240" width_o="4160" height_o="6240" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b9af185a2fadcd608a4f18e248d94a637ea3ba7d2409f1bc769d00abbc9480b2/DNJ_Stationary_03.jpeg" data-mid="199544442" border="0" data-scale="82" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b9af185a2fadcd608a4f18e248d94a637ea3ba7d2409f1bc769d00abbc9480b2/DNJ_Stationary_03.jpeg" />workshop participant, Stationary/Stationery: A Paper Clothes Making Workshop,&nbsp;2021 https://dnj-paper.com/FAQ Sun, 01 Jan 2023 01:43:53 +0000 DNJ PAPER https://dnj-paper.com/FAQ Some Frequently Asked Questions:1. PAPER?! Yes! We use mainly handmade Japanese paper (washi) made in Japan and handmade rag paper, made in our studio from disused clothing and scrap fabrics. We do not use Tyvek, or any other plastic “paper”.&nbsp; Learn more about the materials we use here. 2. What happens when it gets wet? Any products that are waxed are shockingly water-resistant. The wax coats the material and the fibers, making it strong, durable, and resistant to moisture. You can see some images here. 3. Can you wash it? The un-waxed paper garments can be dry-cleaned, spot cleaned, and repaired. The caps have a fabric band around the inside that can be hand washed. You can watch a short video of the process here. ...or the full version here.HOW TO WASH A WAXED PAPER CAP1) Be gentle2) Use some soapy water to hand wash the brim gently until you feel the sweat and grime is dislodged. Rinse gently.3) You can stop here and let it dry, but if you feel it needs a deeper clean, you may want to wash the bottom of the brim, or even the whole cap.4) You can dunk the whole cap in the sudsy water and gently agitate it by hand, then dunk again to clean it.5) Be gentle, and give it a once-over. 6) Let it dry in the sun. 4. How do I re-wax my cap? While it is not necessary, we can re-wax your cap when you wanta bit of a refresh. Please note that we have had our caps for years and haven’t needed a re-wax, but the longevity really depends on the paper we use for each design. We can also send you a re-waxing kit if you aren’t local or don’t feel like mailing us your cap.&nbsp; https://dnj-paper.com/Cropped-Jacket Sat, 03 Dec 2022 00:49:16 +0000 DNJ PAPER https://dnj-paper.com/Cropped-Jacket Cropped Jacket This boxy cropped jacket is made in our studio in Melbourne, Australia. &nbsp;This item is only available for custom order. We adjust the pattern for fit, and discuss custom details: size, colour, paper type/finish, oil, dyed, natural, thicker, thinner, waxed, etc. To clean, lightly handwash in cold water or dryclean.Learn more about the materials we use here. Order a custom jacketOnce you have placed your order, we will contact you to discuss the details.&nbsp; DNJ PAPER PAST JACKETS <img width="2445" height="3057" width_o="2445" height_o="3057" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2942942118267c63ca5579fd41ffc9c3b3ed24820ff603d4529311b2d6120b07/Black-Jacket-front.jpeg" data-mid="160868194" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2942942118267c63ca5579fd41ffc9c3b3ed24820ff603d4529311b2d6120b07/Black-Jacket-front.jpeg" /> <img width="1084" height="1362" width_o="1084" height_o="1362" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/446878fc28c6c895c73093a55f2b53a407400e6547b83b1dffa531f6f843c477/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-10.20.14-pm.png" data-mid="160888458" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/446878fc28c6c895c73093a55f2b53a407400e6547b83b1dffa531f6f843c477/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-10.20.14-pm.png" /> <img width="894" height="1122" width_o="894" height_o="1122" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dbc5e78259b214c3f09f6db75943b2ca2848a8780ca85ec571cedc1bf37f6fc7/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-10.22.19-pm.png" data-mid="160888500" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/894/i/dbc5e78259b214c3f09f6db75943b2ca2848a8780ca85ec571cedc1bf37f6fc7/Screen-Shot-2022-12-03-at-10.22.19-pm.png" /> <img width="2460" height="3075" width_o="2460" height_o="3075" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1347b8cfc83faa449f387e8237d551401489894bf28689602ba2346ec0432e12/Black-Jacket-back.jpeg" data-mid="160868202" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1347b8cfc83faa449f387e8237d551401489894bf28689602ba2346ec0432e12/Black-Jacket-back.jpeg" /> https://dnj-paper.com/DNJ-SHOP Mon, 23 Aug 2021 08:14:23 +0000 DNJ PAPER https://dnj-paper.com/DNJ-SHOP <img width="1080" height="1080" width_o="1080" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d5b862d8e13ecc18640f53ae757ff052f36f5ca073b048d238e2ba6786754656/dnj-paper-cap-white.jpeg" data-mid="161344628" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d5b862d8e13ecc18640f53ae757ff052f36f5ca073b048d238e2ba6786754656/dnj-paper-cap-white.jpeg" /> Paper Leather Cap 225 AUD https://dnj-paper.com/Materials Fri, 07 May 2021 15:23:43 +0000 DNJ PAPER https://dnj-paper.com/Materials Every piece from DNJ is made of paper and reclaimed materials (as much as possible). Rag paperRag paper is a premium type of paper made primarily from recycled textiles, such as cotton, hemp, and linen rags. Historically, before wood pulp became common, discarded fabrics were the main source of fiber for papermaking in Europe. Rag paper is an early example of sustainable recycling. By transforming old textiles into new sheets, rag paper offers exceptional strength, durability, and archival quality. DNJ proudly holds a membership with Papermakers of Victoria, where we make use of the Reina and Lander beaters to beat our textile waste into pulp to use in our work.&nbsp; We make rag paper ourselves, or buy it from makers in Europe and the UK.&nbsp;Japanese paper / Washi / 和紙 Originating in China in the 10th century, Japanese washi paper is made from the inner bark of the Paper Mulberry tree. It has many, many uses, from books to clothing, bags, mats, shoes, boxes, umbrellas, architecture, water bottles, lamps, and so much more. Washi paper is different from the kind of paper that you would find in a receipt, or in a notebook. Thanks to the length of it’s fibers and the way it is made, it is more flexible and durable than other kinds of pulp paper.&nbsp;Making paper is a communal activity and requires the labour of an extended network of people. At it’s peak, there were 70,000+ handmade papermaking houses in Japan. Now there are less than 150. Our suppliers are all over Japan, and we work with a distributor to source and pay our suppliers equitably, which means that each sheet can cost up to $60 AUD. Our supplier gives us an exhaustive amount of information about each sheet, including the source of raw materials, type of water used, name of the person who made each sheet, techniques applied, etc.&nbsp; We use only handmade paper and glady share information about the maker with anyone who asks. This video details the intensive process of making one sheet of handmade washi paper. Here is another. Here are some of the other materials that we use: Agar Agar / Kanten / 寒天Agar may have been discovered in Japan in 1658 by Mino Tarōzaemon (美濃 太郎左衞門), an innkeeper in current Fushimi-ku, Kyoto who, according to legend, was said to have discarded surplus seaweed soup (Tokoroten) and noticed that it gelled later after a winter night's freezing. Over the following centuries, agar became a common gelling agent in several Southeast Asian cuisines. We use it as a finish on our paper “cloth”. Konjac / Konnyaku / コンニャクKonjac is a common name for the East and Southeast Asian plant Amorphophallus konjac, which has an edible corm (bulbo-tuber). It is also known as konjaku, konnyaku potato, devil's tongue, voodoo lily, snake palm, or elephant yam. It is edible, and used in lots of Asian food products. We use it as a finish on our paper “cloth”.&nbsp; Beeswax / Mitsuro /&nbsp; 蜜蝋 Beeswax is a product made from the honeycomb of the honeybee and other bees. The mixing of pollen oils into honeycomb wax turns the white wax into a yellow or brown color. Beeswax is used for high cholesterol, pain, fungal skin infections, and other conditions. We use beeswax for waterproofing our products, and get it from Honey For Life. https://dnj-paper.com/About-DNJ-PAPER Sat, 17 Apr 2021 07:22:38 +0000 DNJ PAPER https://dnj-paper.com/About-DNJ-PAPER Paper is for drawing, wrapping, wiping, absorbing, sketching, crumpling, covering, tearing, soaking up, writing, throwing away. &nbsp; But paper can be a beautiful and radical material for clothing;&nbsp;in longstanding cultural histories throughout Asia and the West and&nbsp;as a tool to critique the disposability of fashion.&nbsp; This practice explores all the things that paper can offer as a material for design at the intersections of history, aesthetics, and function.&nbsp; DNJ Paper is an award-winning research and design studio situated in Melbourne, Australia, and is led by designers Daphne Mohajer va Pesaran and Jake Nakashima-Edwards. We employ a range of techniques, both traditional and nontraditional, to create paper clothing, accessories, and objects. We aim to address pressing social, aesthetic, and conceptual questions from the perspective of fashion and textiles design. We use handmade recycled rag paper, produced in our studio, as well as handmade Japanese paper, also known as washi. The washi is sourced from small studios located throughout Japan, and each sheet comes with comprehensive information on the conditions of its production. Our pieces are considered a work in progress, never fully "finished," and are designed to evolve over time. The intention is to allow for wear, repair, and decay. Wherever possible, we reduce, reuse, regenerate, and recycle. &nbsp; Contact @dnj_paper dnj.paper@gmail.com <img width="3000" height="2000" width_o="3000" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/83ab34042bc48fc6ed7dfdf930af33502f2f9b34ef8241b394647857bbda1d17/DNJPaper_Koji_CHawks_0384.jpg" data-mid="202930465" border="0" data-scale="83" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/83ab34042bc48fc6ed7dfdf930af33502f2f9b34ef8241b394647857bbda1d17/DNJPaper_Koji_CHawks_0384.jpg" /> Photo by Charlie Hawks For you ︎︎︎ Paper Clothes and Sustainable Design Resources: Atopos Collection Kamiko: Growing Paper Clothes in Rural Japan Awagami Paper Factory Shifu: A Traditional Paper Textile of Japan Why is Japan Still so Attached to Paper? V&amp;A 60s Paper Dresses COSMIC WONDER kamiko/kamikoromo Perfect Paper Cloth from Kurotani Alexa Hatanaka MOMIGAMI by Donald Farnsworth Pride of Japan Papermaking Map 紙衣和紙の衣服造形 紙を材料とした衣服造形の取り組み 柿渋紙衣の研究と衣服制作奈良東大寺修二会に用いられる紙衣の研究 Sustainable Textile Toolkit Sustainable Fashion Toolkit Logo design by&nbsp;Rowan Mcnaught︎Our work is designed and made in our studio in Naarm (Melbourne, Australia). We acknowledge that the land on which we work and learn was never ceded from it’s traditional custodians, the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the Eastern Kulin Nations. https://dnj-paper.com/Thank-you Sun, 14 Nov 2021 00:02:31 +0000 DNJ PAPER https://dnj-paper.com/Thank-you Order Success! 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