Paper manufacturer Hahnemühle are celebrating their 425th anniversary with a new competition and products. The Hahnemühle 425th Anniversary Photo Award is an open, international competition with the theme “For Originals”. Hahnemühle will be awarding non-cash prizes, in several categories, worth 36.000 Euro. Hahnemühle are also releasing a special anniversary edition containing a choice of three papers from the Digital FineArt Collection.

Hahnemühle Press Release

Hahnemühle celebrates 425 years of quality papermaking for the arts
 
Woodstock, IL January 16, 2009 Very few companies in the world today can look back with pride over such a long, rich history. Since its founding in 1584 in Dassel, Germany, Hahnemühle has been dedicated to creating uniquely beautiful fine art papers in the traditional way, in the same location, using pure spring water and premium quality cellulose. Combining this old-world craftsmanship with a keen appreciation of the arts, Hahnemühle papers have become the number one choice of demanding painters, graphic artists, illustrators, bookbinders and photographers in more than eighty countries worldwide.

Creative souls use Hahnemuhle papers for their originals: watercolors, oil and acrylic paintings, drawings, pastel paintings, art reproductions and fine art prints. The traditional artist papers and digital inkjet papers are the ideal media for long lasting art works. They are to be found worldwide in exhibitions, galleries and museums.

To help celebrate our 425th Anniversary, Hahnemühle is pleased to announce the following special events/offerings:
The Hahnemühle 425th Anniversary Photo Award -This is an open, international competition with the intriguing theme: “For Originals”. We are interested in having photographers present their unique visions of people, objects and moods from the most “original” perspective possible. Hahnemühle will be awarding non-cash prizes, in several categories, worth 36.000 Euro*. Winning entries will also become part of the prestigious Hahnemühle Anniversary Collection, a traveling exhibition scheduled for hanging in the major photo capitals around the world.

425th Anniversary Edition Products - We will be publishing a special anniversary edition. A high quality presentation folder will contain a choice of three papers from the Digital FineArt Collection. Photo Rag® Ultra Smooth, Photo Rag® Baryta and Bamboo will be available. The black anniversary presentation box will contain 50 sheets and is ideal as an elegant cover for portfolios. It is being designed exclusively for Hahnemuhle by Prat, Paris.

For more detailed product information, contest rules and an Official Entry Form, visit www.hahnemuhledirect.com.

*For American winners the prize value will be changed into USD to the days exchange rate (e.g. 1.000 Euro = $1,400 at January 1st, 2009.

The Hahnemühle paper mill has been producing quality artist’s papers for over 420 years. Since its founding in 1584 they have developed experience and a tradition of excellence in art materials that is now been brought to the digital age, and fine art Inkjet printing. The German based company whose headquarters are in Dassel, has 150 employees worldwide.

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