Dissemination/publications

'HiJack' was published as part of Occupied Times take over of Arts London News recently. Lizzie & Nina from the project team have successfully written and designed the article. Well done girls this places outside inside in the outside world. 

HiJack June 2013

Outside / Inside end of project publication has been designed and is being printed by Calverts. We have chosen them to print the broadsheet as they have excellent sustainable credentials and use all vegetable inks and their energy use is from renewable sources. Arthur Stitt, the print manager has been extremely helpful. We have selected a fantastic paper stock from Favini (distributed by Fenner), which we feel is suitable for our project. "Alga Carta is a paper manufactured using polluting alga harvested from the Venice lagoon, combined with FSC certified fibres. Algae blooms at the end of Summer in the Venice lagoon as the warm water combines with pollution. The algae must be harvested to maintain the lagoon's eco-balance (circa 5,000 tonnes of wet algae is removed annually). The algae (seaweed) is used partly as pulp replacement but mainly as a filler and this accounts for its unusual smooth feel and the random specks".

There will be 1,000 copies produced, if you would like a copy please contact:

j.blake@lcc.arts.ac.uk / b.salvadori@lcc.arts.ac.uk

Read the story here: Alga Carta – Tree Free paper

Manufacture: favini

Printer: Calverts

top: Front/A2 to A6 concertina fold
Bottom: Fold out broadsheet
2 colour print

Alternative Paper

Stone Paper
100% tree free paper is a natural product manufactured from calcium carbonate.
http://www.stone-paper.com.au/

Favini, "Shiro Alga Carta"
Shiro Alga Carta began life as a way to use the damaging algal blooms of the Venice lagoon
http://www.favini.com/graphic_specialities/en/shiro-prd-21.php

Tree Free Paper
Taken from the website http://treefreepaper.com/treefree101.php

There are four different tree-free fiber sources from which paper can be made:
1. Agricultural Residues*
Examples: Sugar cane husk (also called ""bagasse"); Cereal straws – barley, oat, wheat, rice, rye... Husks and straw left in the fields after harvesting of the main crop.  Integrated with soil management, this represents an enormous resource opportunity worldwide.
*TreefreePaper.com believes this to be the most environmentally beneficial source for paper fiber. Your purchase makes use of an existing waste stream and there is plenty of it. As well as providing a diversion from virgin pulp, you are helping to eliminate the greenhouse gas pollution from what would otherwise be burned in the fields!2. Fiber Crops (also called On-Purpose Cropping) Examples: Hemp, Kenaf, Jute and Flax… These are crops planted and harvested specifically for their fiber and require dedicated tracts of land and agricultural inputs. It could play a roll in responsible eco-agriculture on a large scale, eg. Rotating kenaf with corn, soybeans or wheat. There exist dedicated proponents of these methods and TreefreePaper.com will continue to support these eco-pioneers by promoting their efforts as market efficiencies develop. Stay tuned.
3. Textile and Cordage Wastes Examples: Cotton linters after ginning for textiles, cotton and linen scraps, old rope… Already being used in specialty papers, currency, letterhead and, although good, does not represent a large opportunity for additional tree fiber diversion.
4. Wild Plants Examples: Wild grasses, Sisal, Bamboo... These are some of the oldest and most beautiful types of paper made and are produced primarily on a small scale.

Alternative Fibre Paper
Legion Paper
http://www.legionpaper.com/category/2011/7/26/alternative-fibers.html

Banana Paper 
specializing in Coffee Paper, Mango Paper, Hemp Paper, Sugar Paper and more!
http://www.ecopaper.com/

Hemp paper http://www.thehempshop.co.uk/product-239.htm

Somerset printmaking 
100% cotton, acid free & archival
http://www.stcuthbertsmill.com/st-cuthberts-mill-paper/somerset-printmaking/technical.asp

Hahnemühle 
appears to be at the forefront in terms of producing a bamboo fine art paper