About us
"Izushon" was established in 2007 by Izhar (izu) and Ohad (shon) and is influenced by the time we spent in Japan. After years of experimenting with different materials and design ideas, we launched" Izushon paper- light ", a new line of light objects, from designer Shon and paper maker Izu.
All the papers and products are made at our paper mill in Zichron Yaakov.We take extra care to use safe and environmentally-smart materials and our process is environmentally friendly , ensuring the products are 100 % recyclable.
Izhar Neumann ( Izu )
Studied paper making in the Visual Art Center in Beer-Sheva , Israel , and with master paper-makers Inoue Genji and Yasuo Kobayashi in Japan in 1984-6. Established Tut Neyar Paper Mill where he is making paper and teaching for the last 20 years. He has extended the art of papermaking to include an entire range of functional and art products using the handmade papers, and has developed his own style in paper art. Izu has participated in various group exhibitions, and at present, he is participating in an international paper exhibit at the Wilfrid Museum in Israel. He has been invited as a guest artist to conferences in Spain and the USA.
Tut Neyar paper mill is located in Zichron Ya'akov.
www.tutneyar.co.il
Ohad Tsfati (Shon)
Studied Painting in Tel-Aviv at the Avni Institute. Previously, Shon has worked as a makeup artist in films, and based in Tokyo, served as as Revlon’s makeup artist . Following that, he was part of the Keseran Pasaran product planning team, and later became Albion / Elegance Japan's makeup artist and product planning member. During this time, Shon has participated in various photography exhibitions, successfully winning in 2001 2nd prize Nikon/yomiuri, 2005 grand prix ,nikon /yomiuri, 2002-2004 nikon group exhibition and 2007 melsa Ginza photography exhibition.
Ohad brings his rich design experience and highly developed aesthetic sense to the development of the exclusive light objects.
About the papers
All the papers used to produce our products are made by hand .Our main fiber comes from the "Paper-Mulberry" tree ("kozo" in Japanese and "tut neyar " in Hebrew) that we cultivate in our yard and from various other locations around the country. Kozo paper is known for its high quality, strength and translucency. Papers can be used either in their natural rich cream color, or dyed. The fibers are dyed with light-fast mineral pigments . When necessary , papers are coated with natural konyaku starch for extra endurance.
Paper art
This work of art, a collaboration of izushon with paper artist Timna Neumann, titled "Paperation" ,is currently exhibited at the city gallery of Beer-Sheba and at the Wilfrid museum of Eastern art at kibbutz Hazorea.
"In our work, we have created a combination of the stiff, coarse branch and its soft inner bark, which becomes, by laborious work, white, transparent paper. The transition from stiffness and softness passes thru a medium of water, which, in turn, enables this remarkable, seemingly impossible-to-connect combination, and this is the magic ! "