Are you looking for that extra special gift that you can’t just buy in a shop or download from an app?

Personalised photo albums are a perfect way to make your present stand out. Why settle for a mass-produced, factory manufactured photo book? All of our Japan-inspired photo albums at Kitaken are handmade to order from the best quality materials. Your desired personalisation can be printed directly onto natural linen and you can choose from a huge variety of our own designs or a gorgeous, traditional Japanese pattern. We can even print your own designs on linen! (see pic).

Haptics is something that is quite underestimated in this day and age of electronic devices and digital media. Sure, we have the “touch” screens of electronic and mobile devices but there is nothing quite like sitting next to your loved ones and turning the page of an actual photo book; swiping just doesn’t compare.

The weight and feel of our premium Italian paper is a quality that can’t be replicated in the digital world. Brush your fingers over the lovely textures and strands from the mulberry pulp of our Japanese chiyogami covers.

This year, give the gift of something that lasts. Forget gifting a Spotify subscription. Buy a couple of vinyl LPs instead; support the artists making the music you love. Forget gifting a factory manufactured photo album made by a robot. Instead, gift a personalised photo album, lovingly handmade to order by Kitaken.