PROCESS
The Ordering Process
Our job is everything, from “rainboots to jikatabi”, as we like to say – from designing the washi to putting on rainboots and making the paper from wood pulp, to changing into jikatabi work shoes and helmets and getting in there for the on-site installation. We even help with changing bulbs in the lighting systems and maintaining the washi, taking responsibility for each stage.
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1Order
Diagrams, perspectival drawings, overall spatial image and more– share every desired detail with us.
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2Estimate
We calculate the estimated cost. (about 1 week)
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3Proposal
We send you all related plans – from washi pattern design, to concepting, execution plan, lighting plan, and washi samples – and set a meeting to discuss together. (about 2 weeks)
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4Confirmation
We double check the plans, ensuring that your desires are understood in terms of design, adjustments to construction methods, etc. We want to be sure we’re on the same page, as it were. (about 2 weeks)
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5Washi-making
During this period (approximately 1-3 months), visits to the atelier and pre-production quality checks are possible.
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6Secondary Processing
If so determined, this includes applying acrylic, laminated glass, fire retardant, stain repellent treatment, and other secondary processing.
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7Mounting/Installation
After packing and shipping, it is time for on-site installation.
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8Maintenance
Contracts available for annual maintenance.