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batik

Art & Culture 3 years ago

Indonesia's batik-makers turn to mangroves as demand grows for eco-dyes

Despite being duller than synthetic dyes, natural dyes are more environmentally sustainable and have...

Archipelago 3 years ago

Central Java batik-makers turn to mangroves as demand grows for eco-dyes

Gathering a handful of what looks like string beans, the man, a batik craftsman, heads home to make ...

Art & Culture 3 years ago

Beauty of Indonesian batik unites countries on National Batik Day exhibition

Indonesian batik cloth, which has been recognized worldwide, became a binder of friendship between c...

Lifestyle 4 years ago

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'Cerita Kami': Youth photographers with disabilities tell their stories through pictures

An impromptu photography workshop at a community home for special needs children in Surabaya has fou...

Art & Culture 4 years ago

Learning center aims to improve batik industry, create jobs

More than 120 participants are trained in batik-making and online marketing.

National 4 years ago

Batik producers look to face masks to survive pandemic

After being hit hard by the economic crisis in the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic, bati...

Lifestyle 5 years ago

Ahok's batik shirt attracts Rp 100m in first bidding round

Three of the former Jakarta governor's batik shirts, which he wore to his blasphemy trial in May...

Opinion 5 years ago

Rescuing batik industry from COVID-19

To date, batik entrepreneurs have reported a striking sales decrease by up to 30 percent. With such ...

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Rifaiyah batik: On the edge of extinction

A small village in Central Java remains the only hub that produces a special kind of batik that is a...

National 5 years ago

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Batik house empowers women in Jambi's 'drug village'

The native of Jambi said her workshop had 18 members, some of whose children or family members were ...