Holbein
Holbein is a Japanese company with Head Offices in Osaka, Japan. The Company was formed at the turn of the century and took the name of the European artist in the 1930's.
From that time, Holbein has been a significant factor in Southeast Asia, holding an impressive 65% to 75% of the Japanese professional market.
One of the world’s largest manufacturers of professional art materials, Holbein Artist Materials Inc., the trading Company, and Holbein Works Ltd., the color factory, employ 240 people including twelve color chemists. In addition, Holbein has 40 subsidiary and associate companies manufacturing everything from framing materials and manikins to quality metal and porcelain accessories, paper products, etching presses and the world’s most versatile airbrushes.
Holbein color chemists, using only the finest pigments available, have achieved the highest standards of quality control in the industry, working to precise standards at each stage of the manufacturing process. The result is unerring consistency from production run to production run.
The development of the color-making techniques was largely independent of European and North American standards. Each color line is adapted to meet the special requirements of the professional with permanence, brilliance and technique in mind.
The Artist Moist Watercolor is ground to reproduce the characteristics of the hand ground pigments of the Renaissance, offering the watercolorist a most unique and exciting water medium. Holbein Pastels offer unique characteristics which set them apart from all competitive lines, regardless of origin.
Dedicated to excellence, Holbein believes there is no substitute for quality. It is an axiom to be remembered by the artist and those who supply the artist.
For more information on the HOLBEIN brand, please visit www.holbeinhk.com
