For some modern practitioners, the design-making act itself can be a kind of prayer, where symbolic imagery, words, or traditional motifs are hand-drawn onto the batik cloth in a moving meditation.

PATTERNS of various motifs produced with the canting hand-drawn technique on high-quality fabrics such as natural silk makes Malaysian batik more charming and elegant than stamped batik from other ...

In batik’s spiritual home of Indonesia ... The designs are at once dense and delicate, from block-printed stripes to hand-drawn patterns. Best of all might be the swirl scarf, meticulously ...

number of overseas buyers have expressed interest in the hand-drawn batik business in Indonesia, including products of the Maos batik style made in Cilacap regency, Central Java, which has secured ...

This is bespoke at the highest level. Her works were hand-drawn batik tulis by skilled artisans to avoid any mechanical repetition in terms of motif, order and size.” While many of Nonya Oeij ...

“People tend to underestimate the block-printed batik. However, I personally think both hand-drawn and block-printed batik deserves the same place,” she said, adding that we need to understand ...

From her personal observations, most people generally can’t differentiate between hand-blocked batik and hand-drawn batik. This is the same case as identifying Malaysian versus Indonesian batik. “I’m ...

“These techniques streamline the labour-intensive process of traditional hand-drawn batik, yet they preserve its essence and craftsmanship. At the same time, we remain deeply committed to ...

Marcus shared that the team is currently working on a new collection featuring handmade batik terap and hand-drawn batik designs. Dictionary Time: Batik terap is batik that’s created using the method ...

“The exhibition at the BRICS+ Fashion Summit provides a prime opportunity to highlight the uniqueness and beauty of our hand-drawn batik and share the values and stories behind our design ...