Hahnemühle – the oldest German artist paper manufacturer – has been around for an incredible four centuries and four decades. With an uninterrupted manufacturing tradition at the site where it was founded, Hahnemühle is undoubtedly one of the oldest companies in the world since its incorporation in 1584. ©Hahnemühle FineArt Founding Father Merten Spieß made…
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Can you imagine a time span of more than 400 years❓Post-medieval times, long before the industrial age… Paper production for exactly 4️⃣4️⃣0️⃣ years without interruption at the place of origin – that’s what Hahnemühle stands for since February 27th 1584 ❤️ Join us in celebrating 440 years of papermaking! 🌎 “We are proud to celebrate…
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Join us in celebrating our 439th birthday! Can you believe it? Over four centuries of uninterrupted papermaking tradition in the location where the papermaker Merten Spieß founded the paper mill in 1584. Why did he find it here, of all places, at the foot of the Solling mountain range in southern Lower Saxony? This reason…
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These are not the times to cheer and celebrate but we would like to take the chance of our birthday to show you the 438 years of Hahnemühle´s rich tradition of papermaking. Did you ever see how paper is made by hand, how a single sheet of paper with deckled edges and a watermark arises?…
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While a well-known cola brand keeps its recipe in the safe, we use our old recipe books every day. We are celebrating our 437th birthday this year and are more than 300 years older than the American beverage manufacturer. For us, everything began on 27 February 1584 with pure spring water. We are the oldest…
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