Shachihata Ink Pad
Started in 1925, Shachihata has been a leading brand in name stamps and ink pads in Japan. Name stamp is an essential part of life in Asia, and everyone has at least one to seal official documents. When Neil opened his first bank account in Taiwan, a name stamp was required and any important changes would require the original stamp to be presented. It’s like an additional ID. It’s common to stamp next to your signature when you sign a document to indicate it’s a serious verification. Sometimes, on less official documents, stamping by itself just means that you have read it and approved. Shachihata’s products are designed under office environment that requires lots of reviewing and name stamping, and their ink really stands out. Their ink is specially designed pigment-based ink, which has really fine pigment particle that dries very fast on paper. The contact surface of the ink pad is dense, so that the result of stamp is very vivid comparing to other stamp pads. We love them and especially love to use them when the design of a stamp is very detailed 😊