Haibara Colored Glass Purple Accordion Memo Pad

Haibara Colored Glass Purple Accordion Memo Pad

The Haibara Colored Glass Purple Accordion Memo Pad combines a genuine chiyogami cover with 60 pages folded into a continuous accordion. Each fold is perforated, allowing the paper to be separated wherever required. Its compact size makes it a practical choice for short notes, lists, personal messages, small drawings and handwritten cards.

Colored Glass, a signature Haibara design

Colored Glass, known in Japanese as Irogarasu, is one of Haibara’s most recognisable patterns. Its bold geometric arrangement recalls the Japanese stained glass designs that became popular during the Meiji and Taishō periods. In this Purple version, the violet tones emphasise the repeated shapes and create a lively visual rhythm across the cover.

From the hishi fruit to a geometric pattern

The design originates from the fruit of the hishi, an aquatic plant that grows naturally in ponds and marshes. Haibara transformed its distinctive silhouette into an angular motif and arranged it as a continuous geometric composition. The contrast between the shapes and colours produces the stained-glass effect that inspired the name Colored Glass.

The hishi grows in a challenging environment, extending clean leaves above the water while quietly producing its fruit. For this reason, it has been compared to an ideal character that maintains composure, principles and determination even in difficult circumstances. This meaning adds another layer to a pattern that initially appears purely decorative.

A pattern at the heart of Haibara’s identity

Colored Glass has developed into a defining element of Haibara’s visual identity. It appears on the company’s shopping bags and also inspired the exterior of its store in Nihonbashi, Tokyo. The building’s three-dimensional façade recreates the geometric pattern through surfaces that produce changing light and shadow throughout the day. This memo pad brings the same distinctive design into a small object intended for everyday use.

A genuine Haibara chiyogami cover

The cover is made with Haibara chiyogami featuring the Colored Glass Purple design. This decorative Japanese paper gives the memo pad a strong visual presence while preserving the character of the original pattern. The geometry extends across the entire cover, turning it into a compact example of Haibara’s historical design archive.

Accordion pages that adapt to every message

Rather than using a conventional glued or sewn binding, the inner paper forms a continuous accordion strip. A perforation runs along every fold, so you can remove a single section for a quick reminder or keep several sections connected for a longer message, list or illustration. The format provides greater freedom than a standard memo pad because the length of the paper can be adapted to each idea.

Decorated paper for notes and creative uses

The inner pages include printed motifs inspired by Haibara’s decorative chiyogami designs. The pattern adds visual interest while leaving sufficient room for handwriting. When several folds are opened together, the repeated details create a continuous composition suitable for messages, quotations, travel notes, small sketches or ideas arranged as a sequence.

Contents and presentation

Contents: one accordion memo pad with 60 pages.

Presentation: compact format with a Colored Glass Purple chiyogami cover.

Product photographs are for reference only. Slight variations in colour or finish may occur depending on the paper, lighting and screen settings.

Technical specifications

Format: accordion-fold memo pad.

Size: 8 cm high × 10.3 cm wide when closed.

Number of pages: 60.

Paper type: Western-style paper.

Separation system: perforation along every fold.

Suitable writing instruments: ballpoint pen and fountain pen.

Frequently asked questions

Why is the design called Colored Glass?
Its geometric arrangement and contrasting colours recall the Japanese stained glass designs popular during the Meiji and Taishō periods. The name refers to the decorative pattern rather than the material of the product.

Is the cover made with genuine chiyogami?
Yes. The official product information states that the cover uses Haibara chiyogami featuring the Colored Glass pattern.

Can the pages be separated without scissors?
Yes. Every accordion fold has a perforated line that allows the paper to be detached easily.

Can several sections remain connected?
Yes. You can remove a single section for a short note or keep multiple folds together for a longer message, list or drawing.

What does the cover pattern represent?
It is a geometric interpretation of the fruit of the hishi, an aquatic plant that grows naturally in ponds and marshes.

Is the paper suitable for fountain pens?
Yes. Haibara recommends both fountain pens and ballpoint pens for this memo pad.

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Haibara and over two centuries of Japanese paper

Founded in 1806 in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, Haibara has spent more than two centuries producing and selling high-quality washi and Japanese paper goods. Washi remains one of the company’s signature products, alongside original chiyogami papers developed from patterns preserved within its historical archive.

Colored Glass reflects Haibara’s approach particularly well: a form found in nature is reinterpreted through design and kept alive in contemporary objects. The same pattern can appear on chiyogami paper, stationery, shopping bags or the exterior of a building, connecting the company’s paper heritage with everyday life.

“An accordion of paper where geometry, colour and words unfold one section at a time.”