Celebrated by designers, tastemakers, and pattern-lovers for centuries, batik is both a type of fabric and an ancient dyeing technique with a long and complicated history. Often grouped with other ...
"Twenties" is a new column that offers The Jakarta Post's top 20 of everything under the sun, from history to pop culture and food to lifestyle. Batik, one of Indonesia’s most beloved icons and a ...
Textile pattern by Constance Girard for Vlisco on view in Vlisco: African Fashion on a Global Stage (photo by the author for Hyperallergic) The story of Vlisco begins not in Dakar, Lagos, or Accra, ...
Jantima Sukmetta, 52, gradually unfolds a batik fabric. It has distinguished colours of golden yellow and brown, the naturally dyed colours from turmeric and leaves of khonthi (beach vitex). The ...
SINGAPORE – The Peranakan Museum’s latest exhibition, which presents about 200 heirloom batik textiles and accompanying objects such as accessories, zooms in on three Chinese Peranakan women from the ...
When exploring Indonesia, one cannot overlook batik—an art form that combines intricate design with a rich cultural narrative. From ceremonial attire to modern fashion, batik represents Indonesia’s ...
Zaky, an employee for a tax-consultant office in Jakarta’s central business district, admits to wearing batik for its functionality, “On Fridays, the office gives us an option to wear batik or a short ...
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