GOOD Design Daily: Japanese Stationery Cut in the Shape of Leaves

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Patrick James
Writer / Former GOOD Managing Editor

November 8, 2010 • 3:30 pm PST
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Leaf Letters Leaf Letter is a collection of postcards, stationary, business cards, and envelopes cut in the shape of various leaves. Produced through a collaboration of the design studios Neo Green and Editing:Post, the paper goods reference the ancient Japanese tradition of exchanging messages on leaves.

In the age of rapidly evolving digital communication, these leaf letters make an attractive appeal to people aiming to make organic connections.

See more photographs at designboom.

Posted in: GOOD Blog,; Environment,; Design,; Culture,; News,

Tags: environment,; design,; media,; culture,; japan,; good design daily,; leaf letter,; neo green,; editing:post

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