At ITO BINDERY, many things are wrapped every day.
When do you think wrapping takes place in a factory? It is not only done for finished products. Sometimes materials are wrapped to prepare them for the next stage of production.
Stacks of paper are wrapped after cutting. Folded products are wrapped. Smaller products are bundled with paper bands, and those bundles are wrapped again. Sheets of kraft paper are cut to match products of various sizes. Because the sizes are carefully matched, each bundle can be wrapped neatly with little waste.
In this way, the act of wrapping is repeated throughout the factory every day.
How many times? How many packages? How many items are wrapped in a single day? Once our staff begin wrapping, packages quickly pile up, almost like building blocks being stacked one after another. The packages are carefully aligned to prevent them from collapsing, but there is also something quietly beautiful about seeing neatly wrapped bundles lined up together.
Products such as Drawing Pad and Memo Block are also wrapped by hand in our factory, one by one. When these products were first introduced, they were wrapped in transparent film. At the time, we wanted to present them as simply as possible, without unnecessary design elements, allowing the products to speak for themselves. Over time, through encounters with many people and a growing awareness of environmental considerations, the packaging evolved into its current form using recycled paperboard.
We wrap our products because we want them to arrive in the best possible condition when they reach our customers. One unexpected pleasure has been seeing some customers continue to use the Drawing Pad package as a carrying case long after purchase. We are always happy to know that it remains useful in their daily lives. Notebook, Note Piece, and Pencil Stand are also wrapped using Japanese-made paper. We carefully consider the design as well. Only the essential information appears on each package, printed in a single black ink.
Preparing, wrapping, and sending products out into the world. That entire process is also part of making.
We carry out each step with care, one by one.
