About

I am a founder, storyteller, and creative practitioner building a creative enterprise at the intersection of culture, sustainability, wellbeing, and material innovation.

My work explores how stories are shaped not only by words but by the materials, objects, and spaces through which they are created, shared, and remembered. At the centre of this practice is handmade paper, both as a research focus and as a medium for storytelling.


Through research, publishing, design, products, and participatory experiences, I explore how material forms can deepen connections, preserve memories, and create more meaningful ways for people to engage with stories.


My wider work has included partnerships, commissions, and delivery across education, health, community, and cultural settings.

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Three Interconnected Strands

My practice unfolds through three interconnected strands:

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Karatasi Studio

The research and creative development core of my practice.


Karatasi Studio explores handmade paper, sustainable fibres, story-led design, and material experimentation. It is where new ideas, publishing formats, creative tools, and collaborative opportunities are developed.
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Karatasi Collective

The making and product strand.


Through the Collective, research is translated into tangible forms, including notebooks, paper goods, boxes, creative tools, and future collections that bring material storytelling into everyday life.
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Yuniya CIC

The community learning and participatory storytelling arm of the ecosystem.


Through Yuniya CIC, research and creative practice are translated into workshops, storytelling programmes, and community-based learning experiences that connect culture, environment, and wellbeing.

Handmade Paper

Handmade paper sits within a long global lineage of knowledge-making. Across Africa, Asia, Europe, and beyond, handmade papers and related materials carried manuscripts, legal records, spiritual texts, maps, and cultural memory across generations.


These materials shaped how knowledge was preserved, valued, and shared. My work draws from this lineage while asking contemporary questions.

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How might handmade paper support new forms of storytelling today?
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How might it offer sustainable alternatives to conventional print?
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How might it help communities create and hold their own stories in meaningful physical forms?

Why This Work Matters Now

At a time of increasing interest in sustainability, cultural connection, and meaningful participation, this work explores alternatives to disposable publishing models, creates opportunities for collective authorship, and reconnects storytelling with human-centred forms.


The practice continues to grow through partnerships, commissions, educational programmes, product sales, publishing, licensing, and strategic collaborations.

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