Exclusive Gift Wrapping Paper for Christmas
A beautifully wrapped gift increases the surprise effect. Special packaging expresses the value of the gift and the appreciation for the recipient.
Also available from us this year are both Christmas collections, from the unique look of the series designed exclusively for us by illustrator Leopoldine Liechtenstein. The dark blue and Christmas red wrapping paper is all about the forest and shows hedgehogs, ermines, badgers, birds, branches and the Christ Child. Both series, of which there are also christmas cards and gift tags available, can be easily combined with each other.
The illustrator Leopoldine Liechtenstein comes from the field of visual communication, where she has worked in a wide range of creative areas before specializing as an illustrator. Her work is inspired by nature, animals and everyday life, and is usually brought to life with the simple but subtle style of watercolor painting.
Beautiful satin gift ribbons in many different colors are available to choose from and perfectly round off the design of the gift package.
Wrapping paper highlights
Particularly exclusive hand-made papers such as handmade papers from Japan, which are produced according to the tradition of Japanese papermaking. The patterns used here include traditional kimono fabrics - these special pieces are often even framed and hung up as pictures by lovers of the paper because they are so beautiful. The range also includes gift boxes with these Japanese motifs.
Also available at our store you'll find Asian cotton gift wrapping paper with distinctive scooped and deckled edges and many other gift wrapping papers with classic and modern motifs.
A little History of Wrapping Paper
It all began in faraway Asia. Paper was invented in China in the early Han Dynasty, i.e. in the 2nd century B.C., and was already used there to wrap gifts. When "white magic" later reached the Arab world via the Silk Road, traders there also began to wrap their goods in paper.
The first paper mills were built in Europe in the 13th century. For centuries, gifts in Europe were stored in chipboard boxes and then in cardboard and paper boxes. In the 17th century, these were often covered with copper engravings, but were rare luxury items.
It was not until the middle of the 19th century, with the invention of groundwood in paper production, that it became possible to produce paper in rolls. The Silesian paper mill Haynau was one of the first suppliers around 1870. People began to use colorful, printed paper for wrapping presents, often decorated with lace and bows. In 1930, transparent adhesive tape was invented.
