Asmoro Damais: The Real Batik
Anissa S. Febrina , from The Jakarta Post. Amid all the chatter surrounding the booming batik business, the question has to be asked: How many of us actually know what we … Continue reading
THE 2ND ASEAN TRADITIONAL TEXTILES SYMPOSIUM February 1 – 3, 2009
About the Symposium The First Symposium on Traditional Textiles from the ASEAN Region was organized in December 2005 by the officers and members of the Jakarta-based Himpunan Wastraprema (HW) led … Continue reading
Asmoro Traces the Early Works of Batik Master Hardjono Go Tik Swan
As part of the Gelar Batik Nusantara Expo, an exhibition entitled Wastra Batik Karya Hardjono Go Tik Swan 1956-1966 was held by the Pusat Dokumentasi Wastra dan Busana Indonesia (Centre … Continue reading
Butterflies and Phoenixes: Chinese Inspirations in Indonesian Textile Arts
About 1,000 years ago, Chinese migrants left their homeland to make their fortune. Some of them landed on the shores of the then-Netherlands East Indies, bringing with them sills, customs … Continue reading