The History of Furoshiki
Updated: Feb 16
Good news! If you’ve been looking for sustainable wrapping paper alternatives, you’ve just found it – and the genius method goes by the name of Furoshiki.
The meaning of Furoshiki
The heaven-sent, sustainable wrapping practice that all the save-the-planeters are campaigning for is a combination of two Japanese words – “furo” meaning bath, and “shiki” meaning to spread.
The history of Furoshiki
The beautifully artistic and wonderfully ecological use of Furoshiki first emerged in the Nara period<