JAKARTA -- If I had to choose a favorite textile, and a favorite place to admire its infinite forms, it would be Indonesia's traditional batik in Thamrin City, a windowless multilevel market in the ...

TEMPO.CO, Yogyakarta - Head of Small Industry and Handicraft Committee Indonesian Textile Association, Jadin C. Jamaludin said protection and preservation of traditional batik are still weak. "The ...

Batik-making has been making a comeback with designers and consumers, as a younger generation gets introduced to the Indonesian fabric. No longer is the traditional textile confined to the realms of ...

BATIK workshops offer engaging, hands-on opportunities to create personalised batik art. Venues in Kuala Lumpur like Teja Studio and Jadi Batek Gallery, and the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia host these ...

The owner of Jadi Batek Colin Yong with one of his employees is preparing a batik painting. Tourists from home and abroad do not miss the opportunity to learn batik painting through the classes ...

I was always ambitious, even as a kid!” grins Arundika Weerasekera. It’s no surprise then that Arundika has found a way to align her academic training in architecture with a passion for batik-making, ...

Batik-making not only promotes an intangible cultural heritage among younger Indonesians, it also serves as a therapeutic intervention and potential source of income for children with developmental ...

ant to try your hand at creating your own batik designs from scratch even if you are not artistically inclined? One need not go to Kelantan or Terengganu to do this as there is a place in the heart of ...

African batik is a traditional art form that uses wax and dye to create intricate patterns on fabric. This technique can be ...