Thomson Paper with Mermaid, an unique type of paper created in 1956 under the supervision of Japanese designer Hiroshi Hara (1903-1986) Mermaid is a kind of fine paper with felt mark made by a machine in Japan.  Rich and vibrant color tones are transferred to Mermaid's paper surface by using special felt which has a woven design created from this type of paper-making.  This paper was named “Mermaid”— the felt paper reminded designers of the gentle sea foams and ripples where mermaids play and live.  Mermaid has various colors and thickness (ream weight) created under the supervision of a Japanese graphic designer, Ikko Tanaka (1930-2002) in 1999.  It is mostly used as design paper in Japan.

Lemnos adopts the use of Mermaid paper to create the Thomson Paper Clocks based on the original Thomson Clock designed by Yuichi Nara.  Mermaid is layered within the plywood clock frame as part of the plywood clock face.  The Thomson Paper has a glass cover so the Mermaid paper clock face is kept clean and beautiful through the years.