Guerlain shops in Paris are at Rue de Sèvres, Franc-Bourgeois,
Hassmann, Vendôme, Montparnasse, Passy, and Versailles.

What is the charm or attractive points of Echizen Washi for you?

Most of all the abolute high quality of Echizen washi. And in
addition, the wide range of different qualities, of different pattern,
of different colors and techniques... That makes almost everything
possible. More you know about the different possibilities, and more
you know the different artisans, more you can express the beauty of
washi in any context. Last but not least, many objects can not be
realized with other paper than washi. For the Guerlain orchid-flowers,
I tryed 5 different qualities before finding exactly the one that
makes it the most beautiful and realisable.

What did you express by Echizen Washi when you made displays of Guerlain?

Guerlain was very impressed by the washi-works of Yoshinao Sugihara at
the Takashimaya stores, especially a great white paper-dragon. When I
presented the pictures of that to Guerlain, they got convinced in the
interest of a collaboration. I then assured that collaboration by
doing design based on the clients wishes and my knowledge about washi.
I expressed three things. First, the wish of the client to have
something three-dimensional. Then, the logic of the product that was
displayed. It is face cream made from orchids. I thought, orchids get
their power from the forest. The forest get it's power from the
sunlight. So, finally I made light-trees and washi-orchids. The third
expression is the washi itself. Rough, double layer washi for the
trees, thin and shiny washi for the flowers, who reflect the light
from the trees.