Puppet show is one of the art of Sundanese culture that until now can still survive in the midst of modern life. Even art has become a puppet show typical art Sundanese culture since centuries. But like other traditional cultural arts, cultural arts puppet show until now almost unknown origins.

However, in recent years cultural art puppet show experience significant growth both from the point of perception and interest of the community. Many tribal societies previously sunda already started leaving art puppet show, now back like cultural arts.

Art and culture enthusiasts puppet show are now growing, not only limited among older people, but also penetrated among the young. It was not separated from the innovations and modifications in the making of the puppet show and pementasannya techniques. Various innovations and modifications in the making and puppet show performances have also attracted interest among people outside their own Sundanese, even among foreign tourists.

Is the art of puppet show Padepokan Giri Harja of Bandung Regency has been successfully innovate and modifications in the making and puppet show performances. Some observers even call it art as a modern puppet show. For the pementasannya, a puppet show puppeteer Asep Sunandar Sunarya example, can perform the movements puppet show (which is made of wood) is smooth like a human. In fact, the mastermind capable of demonstrating ki motion puppet show that had never done such as smoking and vomiting mi.

Giri Harja itself is a hamlet that is now developing into a complex art of Sundanese puppet show where the famous puppeteer Asep Sunandar Sunarya and his family lived. Asep Sunandar Sunarya was one of 13 siblings of children art Sunarya Abah puppet show. Of the 13 children consisting of 7 women and six men, five boys whom chose the profession as a puppeteer puppet show. Precisely the oldest child named Suherman Abah Sunarya Sunarya not the mastermind but industry wrestle puppet show which gave the name 'Big Golek Puppet Graha Giri Harja'

However, due to age considerations are already quite advanced, even Suherman Sunarya now no longer engaged in handicraft industry puppet show, and since 1997 has left the industry kerajianan puppet show for children was his son-named
Sabunga National Front.

Sabunga Barnas is a high school teacher whose life and family call now focus on managing and preserving traditional Sundanese arts and culture, the crafts industry puppet show that has been initiated since her father decades ago.

Under the leadership of the National Front, industry puppet show which was originally intended purely to preserve Sundanese art and culture, now professionally managed, so that step by step the industry can make a profit. Some of the benefits of the National Front was set aside to build a library and museum Giri Harja puppet show. Library building and a two-story museum is currently under penyelesaiaan stage.

In addition to producing crafts puppet show, Puppet Graha Big Giri Harja Golek also produces a variety of painting the work of the National Front's wife everyday living as art professor at Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI) Bandung. Various art works of the National Front's wife is now being displayed at the Graha Wayang Golek Big Giri Harja.
According to the National Front, Graha Wayang Golek Big Giri Harja now employs 34 employees. Barnas own home there are 16 employees, 12 of them working as a puppet and four others as the painting artisans.

With the help of 34 employees, the National Front with Graha Wayang Golek Big Giri Harjanya able to produce 100 units of puppets of various sizes every month. In addition to producing puppet performances, Graha Wayang Golek Big Giri Harja also produce small size as wayang puppet show for pencil, key chains and pens. The size of the biggest puppet show ever made is a puppet show human-sized.

Puppet show is usually made of wood raw materials or wood type lame Albasia. Both types of wood are deliberately chosen as raw material for the timber types are easily formed. Other raw materials used are paints and painting equipment which is usually a tool like a lot of spray paint used in painting workshops cars.

To maintain the supply of wood raw materials, Bernas claims to plant their own timber and wood Albasia lame in both the home and garden at the family owned land. Thus, the National Front had no difficulty in getting supply of wood raw materials for industry puppets goleknya.

In the processing industry was puppet show, the National Front is very nicely calculated in using wood materials. Thus, handicraft industry Giri Harja puppet show almost no waste, because all the wood materials can be used well into value added products.

Now many products made in Graha puppet show Puppet Big Giri Harja Golek been marketed to various regions of the country through outlets such as Sarinah, various outlets at the airport, a number of souvenir shops and art in Semarang, Surabaya, Bali and Batam. While exports to various countries carried out through third parties such as the United States, a number of European countries, Australia and Japan. Export activities carried out regularly every tiuga months.

Barna smengaku never promote handicrafts goleknya puppet to the buyer because it is often a lot of experience in order but can not be met because of production activities that can not be done in bulk. "Currently, we have a lot to get that many orders can not be met according to schedule a set time. Making puppet show in which we are already expected by the buyers, "said the National Front. ***

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Graha Wayang Golek Big Giri Harja
Giri Harja No. 01.01 RT 18 Kelurahan Jelekong
Kec. BALEENDAH, Bandung 40258, West Java
Tel / Fax. (022) 5942200. HP. 081511125462
Email : Hafidz.hafidz@gmail.com

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Often, residential buildings, offices or hotels built with modern style seemed so elegant, beautiful and comfortable when the interior space is designed and arranged by attending the atmosphere and feel of ethnic and antique. The mood and feel of ethnic and antique it can be done by placing various ethnic interior decoration and antiques in the room in harmony and proportion.

Of course, the placement of interior decoration in the room must also consider the layout of the various equipment rooms that have specific functions such as cabinets, tables, chairs and others. It is very important to create harmony in the laying of these items in a room. Interior decoration and antique ethnic itself consists of several types, namely a table decoration, decoration wall hanging or floor decoration (ornaments placed on the floor like a jar, a statue or other ornament shapes).

Special room for the stylist who wants to beautify or embellish the interior space with wall hangings and table decorations, they have many options for using decorative wall hangings and table of copper metal which is very beautiful, interesting and artistic design results Hastuti Menik Yuli and her husband of Editha Art Craft.

Various interior decoration is handicraft production of copper metal Editha Art Craft can be a decorative wall hanging or a functional table (having a specific function) as a pen, pencil, pen or other writing tools, there is also a work of pure art that is not has a specific function other than as a decoration of the room.

Viewed from the side of handicraft manufacturing techniques interior decoration, Art Craft Editha manufacturing techniques are also divided into two major groups, ie groups of interior decoration products made by casting techniques and the interior decoration items are made through techniques or chisel wrought. Meanwhile, the raw material side, Editha Art Craft also divide the raw material into two major groups, namely the interior decorative handicrafts made of metal used (scrap) as the piston of used and secondhand printing batik.

With the assistance of permanent employees who are experts in their fields as many as 3 people and five additional employees, Editha Art Craft is capable of producing 350 pieces per month of various types of handicraft items made entirely of metal which is hand made. For metal handicrafts made by Editha carved Art Craft memproduksisebanyak average of 50 pieces per month, while the production of metal handicrafts made by printing (casted) using cetgakan (molding) could reach 300 units per month.

To meet the needs of raw materials in the form of copper metal sheets or bars, usually Menik get it from a metal supplier in Boyolali or Singapore, but for a metal raw materials used (scrap) can usually be obtained from about Jakarta itself through existing suppliers around the capital.

So far Editha Art Craft still focused marketing activities metal handicraft products in the surrounding area Jakarta, Bogor, Tangerang and Bekasi (Jabotabek). Because, the market in the region is a large enough market and great potential. Currently Art Craft Editha routinely supply craft products, decorative metal to customers, some companies like Metro TV satasiun, PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (PGN), Ciputra Group, a television station SCTV, PT Bintang Beer and others. Handicraft products that are generally used as a souvenir or a memento for the relationship, guest or partner company.

Art Craft Editha Although until now not been doing product export metal handicrafts, but many foreign buyers who come to the production house Art Craft Editha to purchase a variety of craft products developed copper production house. Foreign buyers who often come to them Editha Craft Art from India, Belgium and the United States. Some of them have already made several repeat orders.

For a variety of interior decorative works of art from the metal, with Editha Menik Art Craftnya sell these goods with reasonable prices vary depending on the size and complexity of design. Interior decoration metal craft the smallest to the most simple designs are usually sold at relatively cheap price of Rp 50,000 per unit, while the interior decoration metal craft with the largest size and most complex designs are sold at Rp 1.5 million per unit.

In addition to developing the interior wall decoration craft and tables, lately Editha Art Craft also developed a form of interior decoration of the metal statue. In total so far Editha Art Craft has developed a product design interior decoration craft about 500 items.

Enjoy claimed to improve the business value of interior decoration products handicrafts, Editha Art Craft continues to develop new designs and antique ethnic more artistic, but still in accordance with or following the trend of demand in the market.

Although Menik educational background is not in the design field (but a legal scholar), but by learning autodidak Menik terpendamnya able to develop talents in the field of product design and interior design through to see internet access, reading magazines and books interior design combined with ideas own design.


Editha Art Craft
Jl. H. Muchtar Raya No. 84, Kreo Larangan Tangerang 15163, Telp./Fax. (021) 5849329,

e-mail:

Hafidz.hafidz@gmail.com,

menik3@lycos.com,

editha_artcraft@yahoo.com

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Indonesia is a nation of art a very rich culture. The number of ethnic groups
inhabiting the Indonesian region was increasingly enrich the national cultural treasure that stretched from Sabang to Merauke. The wealth of art and culture of the tribe the nation's economic potential saving very large when well developed and professionally.

One example is the wealth of art and culture is Besurek Bengkulu cloth. Traditional Cloth this one is none other than batik cloth indigenous peoples of the region of Bengkulu. Because, all the cloth-making process besurek exactly the same cloth-making process batik in Java. What distinguishes only motive or pattern and color selection on batik motives more or take the appropriate colors with artistic value local culture.

Literally, the word itself means Besurek write. Because of that, which is called with a cloth Besurek at first always associated with batik cloth. But nowadays many are also developing production activities Besurek cloth cap and Besurek printing.

Is Hj. Rosmani Adjis, the figure of a women entrepreneurs, who began pioneering
Bengkulu Besurek fabric development it. In the year 1968 Hj. Rosmani began to pioneer industrial development efforts Bengkulu Besurek fabric crafts from zero.
Armed with enthusiasm and knowledge / skills are passed on batik by down through generations, Hj. Ventured Rosmani open the business.

"Cain's own Besurek existing Bengkulu since the 16th century along with the entry
Islam to the region of Bengkulu. The influence of religion Islam is very obvious once the fabric Besurek Bengkulu. It can be seen from the number calligraphy motifs used in cloth-making when Besurek Bengkulu previous motif fabric Bengkulu Besurek more
dominated by motifs of flora and fauna, " said Hj. Rosmani.

Before the Islamic influence in, color which dominates the fabric Besurek Bengkulu
is generally black or blue color, red, red hearts, brown, yellow or yellowish. Besurek cloth with black or blue is usually used to cover bodies and closed coffin. Meanwhile, Besurek cloth with red, red liver, brown, yellow and yellowish usually
used for ceremonial purposes such as for the bride and the wedding.

According to Hj. Rosmani, arts crafts make cloth in the community Besurek
Bengkulu had experienced during vacuum during the decades old. Until finally around 1980 the Governor Bengkulu, Suprapto, promote re-art crafting fabric by raising Besurek re old motives.

One step taken Governor Suprapto in promoting the art of craft Besurek cloth in Bengkulu is to require all civil servants (PNS) to wear clothes from the cloth Besurek on working days given. Beyond expectations Governor taken steps Suprapto
was able to encourage the rise again Besurek cloth industry in Bengkulu. In fact, the perpetrators of the cloth industry began Besurek stimulated again to develop new motives.

New motifs are generally developed from two basic motives now characteristic of the fabric Besurek Bengkulu. Both types of basic motives are the motives of calligraphy and flower motifs Raflesia. One of the two types of basic motives are always there on almost any fabric Besurek Bengkulu.

By employing 12 employees, Hj. Rosmani each week can produce cloth Besurek write as much as 100 meters. Besurek cloth for making this writing, Hj. Rosmani usually use a cotton cloth and silk. In addition, to meet market needs, Rosmani also produces fabric printing Besurek made from sun wash approximately 7500 meters per year. However Besurek fabric printing is not produced itself by Hj. Rosmani but produced
by printing fabric factory on the island of Java on order designs and motifs from Hj. Rosmani.

"Previously we could have employs 25 people which is exactly in 2000. The number of employees was deliberately we cut the fabric on order Besurek We also experienced a decline. It happened because in Bengkulu itself more and more people jump Besurek cloth handicraft business. So, more and more new players in the industry this Besurek cloth, but for us it was not a problem, we are for-for rejekilah, "said Hj. Rosmani.

Besurek cloth-made products Hj. Rosmani well known among the people of Bengkulu.
In the market, cloth-made Besurek Hj. Rosmani sold with the brand 'Limura'. Hj.
Rosmani admitted until now marketing Besureknya cloth still limited in the region
Bengkulu. But at certain times there are many buyers who come from regions
Other Besurek fabric shopping.

Hj. Rosmani usually sells cloth with Besurek write a more expensive price than the Besurek fabric printing. As a comparison, one set of fabric printing Besurek usually sold for Rp 50,000 to Rp 75,000, while a write Besurek fabric made from silk material is sold at least USD 1.25 million.


Wira Jagad Art Shop
Desa Beleka, Kecamatan Praya Timur, Lombok Tengah, NTB,
HP.: 081933149676,
Fax.: (0370) 653795,
e-mail: wirajagad@yahoo.com.

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At first Mrs. Sri Husaodah not directly open industry batik cloth Garutan commercially. He just made batik cloth from design to design and motif batik batik cloth to be for own needs. However, after the cloth was batik, many neighbors who are interested in buying it. The neighbors are then ordered the cloth manufacture to Mrs. batik. Sri Husaodah.

After getting the fact that the public interest about big enough to Garutan batik cloth produced, Ny. Sri Husaodah realized that in front of business opportunities that are very potential to seriously ditekuni. Because of that, Ny Sri Husaodah then hire some employees to helping to run his new business activities. He started working on handicraft industry batik Garutan it commercially.

Ny. Husaodah itself including a pioneer in the development of batik handicraft industry in the region Garut regency, West Java. What has pioneered Ny. Sri Husaodah is now continued by his sons. Three children Ny. Sri Husaodah had now been joined
Waterfall in the development of batik craft industry Garutan.

Overall in Garut regency, West Java adults there are four batik handicraft industry Garutan and is the result of upbringing keempatempatnya Ny. Sri Husaodah own. Some of them are industrial batik crafts Garutan founded by former Ny employees. Sri Husaodah.

According to Ny. Sri Husaodah, batik industry writing Garutan has about 70 basic motives as a legacy culture of the ancestors before. But the 70 motifs base was now developing various modifications motifs so that the rise of new motives batik
Garutan.

Several types of batik motif is widely used Garutan include doctors slope, slope
calung, kucubung, the slope of the prosecutor, cubicles, peacock ngibing, fur hayam, ngampar stone and lainlain. The characteristics include batik Garutan is the use of basic color broken white (or, in Sundanese language known as ivory color) that varied with the color blue and sage (red cake and red brick), purple and others.

Now Batik Tulis Garutan 'RM' average Arat produce 10-15 pieces of cloth per month
by using the basic fabric of cotton. In addition, Batik Tulis Garutan RM also producing batik cloth from material silk base average of 10 pieces of cloth per
months and up to 400 printed batik cloth pieces per month depending on the number of orders incoming.

Batik fabric Products RM Garutan Write now already marketed both in domestic market
as well as in foreign markets. Within own country, batik products brand Garutan
RM marketed to several large cities such as Jakarta, Bandung and others. At the time of the day holidays are usually a lot of buyers also had come from outside the area to buy Tulis Batik fabric products Garutan RM. With a total number of employees 62 people, Ny. Sri Husaodah now has three showrooms / galleries batik, which is a showroom in Garut (Jl. Papandayan No. 54), one in Bandung (Jl. Buah Batu No.. 151) and one in Jakarta (ITC Kuningan, Lt. Semi Dasar Los E7 / 6). Garutan batik products sold at RM that vary from Rp 60,000 per piece up to Rp 4.5 million per piece.

Meanwhile, overseas marketing made to various countries such as Malaysia, Singapore, China, Vietnam, Egypt, Canada, Australia, France, Netherlands and various Middle East countries. To strengthen overseas marketing, Ny. Sri Husaodah often participated in various exhibitions in foreign countries such as exhibitions in Sarjah, Dubai, Cairo, Beijing, Guangdong, etc..

Many foreign buyers Garutan batik ordered to Ny. Sri Husaodah after they see an example Garutan batik products are on display abroad. Among them were a regular customer (regular order), there is to do repeat orders, there are also buyers who have not ordered and order again.

Batik Tulis Garutan ‘RM’
Jl. Papandayan No. 54 Garut – 44118, Jawa Barat
Telp. (0262) 231028, Fax. (0262) 232436,
E-mail: batikgarutanrm@yahoo.com.

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Making crafts from the metal is nothing new for the premises. Because, long ago when I was standing much too royal metal craft industry has developed in many different corners of the country. Some metal crafts dating from the time of the kingdom among other various tools of war (beginning of the keris, swords, machetes, spears, shields, etc.), jewelry and accessories empire, art tool (such as gamelan saron, bonang, gongs) and others.

Now in this modern era the art of traditional crafts from the metal try revived as part of efforts to preserve the cultural arts in particular ancestral culture and art of designing and making things from metal. In addition to preserving traditional culture and art heritage ancestors, metal craft industry by taking the form of an antique motif and the royal era was much in demand among buyers, art lovers and collectors of antiques from home and abroad. Of course it became a separate business potential is very promising for those who are able to bring back the values of traditional culture and art era 'fashioned'.

Business opportunities promising enough that Istono arrested since 1983 who had started working on the production activities of goods of metal (brass) which is a replica of the royal relic. Using waste materials in the form of brass, Istono with his UD Ganesya able to create works of art from metal to form and pattern that resembles a work of art royal relic like the statue of Ganesh, Buddha statues and various other sculptures.

When Istono in 1983 started the production activities of goods metal art replica of the royal era, in fact activities of metal handicraft industry was not new for Istono. Because, for decades Istono has been in the handicraft industry of metal products since Istono itself was born from a family who has a background of metal handicraft industry. Grandfather Istono since the Dutch colonial period had worked brass cast metal industry. But then, my grandfather was still working Istono production activities of goods of daily needs of the metals such as charcoal iron tools, cookie cutters, candle, kelintingan (sound of metal tools hanging on the neck of a horse or buffalo) and others.

Since Istono took over the business of metal handicraft items Ganesya UD in 1983 because his parents died, try Istono present handicraft products
different handicraft products developed by their parents. Istono started to develop the manufacture of various goods, especially metal art replicas of relics of the royal era. Istono own design to develop the art of goods with reference to the image or archaeological relic. Unexpectedly, many strangers, lovers of art and antique collectors / old who are interested in it hasi Istono work. They are many who order the manufacture of various replicas of statues and relics of the kingdom to Istono era.

Now more than 1000 kinds of antiques made of metal which entirely Istono sold on the market. Metal handicraft items of daily needs that had produced his parents, now no longer produced Ganesya UD. Istono reasoned, handicraft goods metal daily needs were no longer produced because of its marketing Ganesya UD today's increasingly difficult. It was not independent of the number of new products in this modern era that could replace the function of these items. Eg electricity Seterikaan now so popular among the people so that no community members who want to use charcoal seterikaan.

Unlike the crafts daily needs of the metal, featuring handicrafts, especially artistic value antiques tempo nuances of the kingdom was still much in demand. Those who understand the value of art will continue to buy antiques high artistic merit, although the life of the people have developed more advanced. Therefore, the business of art craft metal work at Istono never lonely now that the job order manufacture of various metal art crafts is always there every day.

With the assistance of 40 permanent employees, Istono currently able to produce an average of 1500 items of metal art crafts of various sizes and models of each month. If an order making metal crafts are many, Istono usually subcontract work to other crafters around the location of his business with reference to the design and size determined Istono own. The production process at the company's partners are usually done only up to intermediate goods, while his finishing process is still being done in the workshop Ganesya UD.

The smallest size of metal crafts made during this Istono is as high as 15 cm, while the largest size can reach 2 meters high. Istono usually sells craft goods with prices starting from Rp 15,000 to Rp 27.5 million.

Various metal crafts that are marketed to various cities in the country like to Jakarta, Bali, Yogyakarta, Semarang and Surabaya. Meanwhile, export activities conducted Istono to various countries like the United States, the Netherlands, France, Germany and England. The buyers from abroad are generally direct transactions with Istono, but for sending buyers are usually appointed the forwarder in Indonesia to deal with packing up shipments.


UD Ganesya I
Sanan Selatan I/36 Mojoagung Jombang Jatim
Telp. (0321) 495409, Fax. (0321) 496070, e-mail: ganesya1@yahoo.com
C.P.: H. Istono, HP: 08123007829

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Ordinary people in various corners of the ground water during this more familiar with the island Madurese as production centers Indonesia's largest salt. In addition, People are also familiar with the Madurese because of the delicacy of chicken satay, satay kambing or mutton soup that many sold by the Madurese community in the area
overseas.

Whereas, in addition to salt and satenya, Madura island also has long been known
as local batik production centers. In fact, the community is so strong Madura Island
held tradition of batik and wearing clothing / batik cloth. No half-hearted, called the existing batik cloth Madura dibenak any society is the fabric original batik, batik cloth ie. Their relative do not know batik cloth or a known as batik printing as many communities in land use on water generally.

The tradition of batik cloth embedded strong enough among the people of Madura
has made culture and wearing batik batik cloth well preserved among them. Even when not batik as popular as today, society Madura still produce and put on batik clothes, because batik is part customs and culture of their day-to-day. Today when batik cloth was so popular and popular in the community, the craftsmen and entrepreneurs Madura Island batik more excited in the memprodusi batik cloth.

Madura Island itself has since long been known for several batik centers.
For example in Pamekasan District, since the first lot of batik artisans and entrepreneurs and develop business bermukin batik in the region. Until now District
Pamekasan known as one of the centers Batik handicraft industry on the island of Madura. Because, compared with other districts, kabupten on the island of Madura, this Pamekasan District the most populated of the craftsmen and batik entrepreneurs.

According to one entrepreneur batik from District Pamekasan, Moh. Monir, batik industry in the District Pamekasan already developed long before the colonizers
from Europe over the island of Madura. Industry batik on Madura Island has developed as a stand kerajaankerajaan in different parts of the island.

Moh. Monir himself who now has business batik industry 'Pineapple Indah Batik'
admitted batik business inherited from the His parents, while his parents inherit
from his grandfather. Likewise, the grandfather Monir who inherited the business from the batik his great-grandfather. So it went on, business batik, which is derived from one generation to the next generation.

Most of the batik business on the island of Madura is generally developed by the family of crafters or batik entrepreneurs who have efforts to cultivate generations
these craft. Therefore, not surprising that the tradition batik can still survive
and well maintained in Madurese community.

Moh. Monir who began taking over the management of handicraft business batik from their parents in the year 1992, seeks to develop business by marketing products to various major cities in ground water, such as Jakarta, Surabaya, Semarang, Yogyakarta and lainlain. Via participation in various exhibitions in kotakota Monir is trying
textile market advantage and domestic garment now began menggandrungi batik.

As a craftsman and businessman batik, all family members Moh. Monir usually directly involved in activities batik industry everyday. Monir wife generally handle the design and manufacture coloring, while Monir itself more a lot of marketing, including the it followed various exhibitions in various cities in the country.

With the assistance of 37 employees, batik business 'Pineapple Indah Batik' property
Moh family. Monir each month can producing 400 pieces of batik cloth. Of The average production of 400 pieces of batik cloth per month, 50 pieces including a high-quality batik cloth with a target middle segment of the market upward. While 350 other pieces of batik cloth is batik cloth for the middle market segment below.

Usually Moh. Monir sells batik cloth quality (for the middle market segment above) at a price of Rp 300,000 per piece up to Rp 2 million per piece. Meanwhile, for ordinary batik cloth (for the market segment lower middle income) Moh. Monir sell prices vary from USD 75,000 per piece up to Rp 150,000 per pcs.

According Monir, Madura batik cloth can be easily distinguished by kainkain batik from other regions. Therefore, Madura batik cloth (especially batik Pamekasan) has a motif characteristic of in which there is always a color element white. One of the Madurese batik motif who had many lovers known to the public motif batik cloth was Milo who is Madura typical pattern with a mix of colors between young and old brown and black.

In line with the growing popularity the use of batik cloth in the adult this, the Madurese batik cloth are now also being experience 'rising'. Order it batik cloth from consumers continues to flow along with the continued increase in consumer awareness of the origin of batik cloth. It was seen by the increasing number of
consumers who prefer cloth batik although the price is relatively more expensive.

Consumer society, or batik lovers out Madura Island now have come to know batik
Madura. They began to hunt various types of batik cloth from Madura because Madurese batik cloth was different from batik cloth from Java Island as well as from regional
others in the homeland. Especially if compared with batik cloth printing or patterned textile fabric batik, the quality of the original batik from Madura much better.

"Madurese batik fabrics generally stronger and more resistant wash. Often washed it more clearly and the better the color looks like. While batik printing more often washed fading color, "said Monir an end conversation with magazine Quinine.

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Industry craft gold and silver in Bali has developed a long time, ie when ongoing era heyday Nusantara kingdoms of the earth, many centuries before the entry of the colonizers to the area ground water. Although culture make crafts gold and silver jewelry in Bali accounted very old, but the skills to make crafting gold and silver jewelry can be well preserved in the community because of the regeneration of the
worked well where the skill hereditary inherited from one generation to the next generation.

Maintaining the skills to make Bali handicraft jewelry is also not apart from the role of indigenous peoples in maintain the customs and culture hereditary societies. Therefore, jewelry crafts were widely used people of Bali as a specific customary upacaraupacara. Relations between handicraft-making skills jewelry with traditional solemnization course specific synergistic effect of mutually supporting efforts to conserve the cultural elements of that society.

Bali handicraft jewelry products also very unique and special. Therefore, handicraft products Balinese jewelry is much influenced by the nuances Balinese culture itself. Therefore, crafts gold and silver jewelry Bali is very easy distinguished jewelry handicraft products gold and silver from other regions in the country.

Motif of a typical Balinese carvings often dominate the ornaments on handicraft products Bali jewelry. Generally motif carvings found on the craft of jewelry Bali
motifs of flora or fauna is plentiful the inspiration for the craftsmen and chisel
gold and silver jewelry in Bali.

One of the jewelry industry Bali is still able to survive is 'Jade's House of Jewelry' I belong to Nyoman Jabud located in the village Celuk and Singapadu, Gianyar, Bali.

Nyoman who was born in Singapadu years 1942 actually came from peasant families.
Small Nyoman started learning about the industry craft jewelry Bali in 1955
by working at a jewelry store owned by one others in Celuk. Nyoman quickly mastered
techniques of making gold and silver jewelry, and in 1958 was believed to be
builders as well as employees at a jewelry store.

When I felt able, in the year 1964 Nyoman stopped working for others and trying to establish business own jewelry industry on a small scale in Singapadu. This time using only Nyoman silver raw material for the manufacture of products perhiasanya. It was not until 1972 Nyoman officially opened the workshop jewelry of gold (and silver) in Singapadu with hired four employees. When that, Nyoman really rely ability of capital itself. Every day making gold / silver, after so sold. Then proceeds
used to buy more raw materials.

Although only rely ability of working capital itself, but the activities Nyoman business can continue to grow. This It happened because the gold / silver Nyoman has produced quality and power high tensile for the consumer. No surprising if in time
relatively short gold jewelry craft business Nyoman continue to grow bigger. In
in 1985, Nyoman add a gallery gold jewelry by opening galleries in Celuk. Thus, now two galleries gold jewelry owned by Nyoman. In Nyoman overall now has 20 people
builders gold jewelry maker who each day working in their homes and Store employees 10 people.

To manufacture gold jewelry crafts and silver, Nyoman usually makes own design. But sometimes there are design is also made by the buyer. All design was adapted to the culture sculpture Bali so that the results were very distinctive carvings Bali. Decorative motifs found on handicraft products of gold or silver jewelry Bali is usually made by the chisel or carved by hand made.

Until now Nyoman been successfully create hundreds of designs and motifs. Some
designs / motifs were given names such as Barong, Boma, Briny Liman, Kembang Gondo, Bun Puggel and others. Motive of the most widely usually used florals, bninatang
and other vegetation. According to Nyoman, in the 1990s gold jewelry industry in Bali had boom. At that time, Nyoman a carpenter making jewelry until 75 people considering the number of orders jewelry making gold / silver. When it Nyoman monthly capable of processing 50 kg 10 kg of silver and gold into various types jewelry is very beautiful and interesting.

But unfortunately in 1997 an order gold jewelry again started quiet in line with the economic crisis then. Consumption of silver and gold as jewelry-making raw materials had declined the remaining 5 kg 1 kg of silver and gold each month. This was because, in addition to the volume orders declined, as well as prices of materials gold and silver standard which continues skyrocketed to difficult to reach the consumer.

Nyoman admitted his condition is now very different from the era of the 1990s.
Because, in addition to the growing economic situation difficult, also now has a lot of new competitors emerging. However, in the middle a difficult situation today, Nyoman remain continue to strive to produce work karaya art work in gold and silver jewelry best. May the works of art that can be continue to be maintained to be protected from extinction.


Kahyangan House of Jewelry
Jl. Raya Celuk No. 8X, Gianyar, Bali, P.O. Box 3049, Denpasar 80030
Telp. +62 361 298040, Fax. +62 361 298041
E-mail: balikahyangan@indo.net.id, Website: www.balikahyangansilver.com

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Manufacture of wood and articles of wood was grow long enough in the ground water. Capacity production was already developed enough big. Its products not only sold in the countries to meet customer needs locally but also exported to many foreign countries because a lot of interest among foreign buyers country.

But lately the processing industry national wood many experienced deterioration especially after the rise of illegal happened illegal logging and trading. Trade restrictions wood material by government policy as an effort to address illegal activities logging and illegal trading makes it more wood processing industry in the country becomes worse off because it became increasingly difficult to obtain raw materials. otherwise, the incident of illegal logging and illegal trading even more to give support to the development of wood processing industry back in the curved state. In fact, a number of wood processing industry which had been closed because of difficulties obtain raw materials, is now rising again because the back to get the supply of timber from the illegal logging and illegal trading that occurred in Indonesia.

The condition is of course a blow separate the wood processing industry in in the country. In fact, the processing industry national timber having a serious blow from two sides, namely from the side of the wood raw material supply and the market in terms of export destinations abroad. Resurgence of the wood processing industry in overseas markets has undermined Indonesian timber products abroad because the re-emergence of competitors in the export market.

The more experienced pressure weight wood processing industries and goods from
wood in the ground water has resulted in industrial in the last few years continued
experienced negative growth. According data from the Ministry of Industry, the growth
Industrial Wood Products and Forest Products at year 2004 grew -2.07%, in 2005 grew
-0.92%, In 2006 grew -0.66% and the year -1.74% Growth in 2007.

These conditions have forced a number of wood processing industry in the country forced to stop its business activities. Difficulty getting supplies of raw materials and declining demand in export markets and in the country to cause lid main industry.

However, in the middle of collapse national wood processing industry, is still there are a number of industrial companies wood processing that can survive for they have a superior product and highly competitive. One company wood processing can still continue survive it is Tangi Art Wood, a small-medium scale companies are moving Blinds-making industry of wood and other blinds based products.

Company founded by Firdaus in 1989 was, at first only produce various types of mats and blinds of wood, both indoors and outdoors blinds. But after years of running wood processing industry, Firdaus was saturated with product variations, it was only only. Firdaus had started to develop products Krey-based options such as wood partition, various types of home lighting (chandelier, table lamp, floor lamp and wall lamp), the newspaper / magazine, where the tissue, where pencil and a container for storing an umbrella.

With increasingly difficult and scarce supplies wood raw material, Firdaus was trying to use alternative raw materials, namely wood former or wood waste. Now, some of the material timber for the manufacture of goods craft it (about 40% of it) is made from materials former or waste wood.

Been since 1993 Paradise product develop new products from blinds timber, particularly a decoration products blinds-based interior materials. Now the whole process blinds it was done with the machine (full machining) so that its production activities can be standardized, either related to quality, size and shape. In addition, by using the machine, Firdaus can make production activities in amount / volume of a large or bulk.

One factor for this provide benefits to the product ornaments made of wood-based Blinds Tangi Wood Art is the origin of creation and product innovation whose designs were created and developed itself by Firdaus. Product design decoration creation of wood-based Blinds truly paradise original and completely different design with blinds products made of wood from other countries such as Japan and China.

In all difficult situations adult This, Firdaus still be grateful for him still able to provide job workplace for their employees. Paradise now employs as many as 12 employees (seven men and five staff people Daily employee). With the number of employees much, Tangi Wood Art now able to produced 100 unit blinds standard size 1x2 meters each month. In addition, Firdaus also able to produce the pendant blinds-based timber 100 units per month and lamp tables of 40 units per month. But the real production is highly dependent to the amount of incoming orders. If goods orders were much paradise usually increase the amount of contract labor to production volume can be pursued in accordance with the the agreed time.

Besides using the main raw material the form of wood, as well as variations Firdaus using other raw materials such as stick - coconut, bamboo, yarn / nylon, yarn cotton and others. Additional variations added more beauty products produced and many consumers preferred.

Types of wood used to paradise Blinds usually produce camphor wood, ramin, meranti or remaining wood / waste and secondhand goods such as secondhand textile rolls, and various types of former container / packaging.

Blinds wood products and decoration products other interior wood-based Blinds during This is only marketed in the country though actually a few years ago Firdaus also been exporting these products to abroad, especially to Japan. Now exports out that only a memory, because in Japan recently many industry manufacturing Blinds producing wood and wood products Blinds-based decorative wooden.

Paradise itself acknowledges the constraints faced so far is weak market demand due to sluggish economy in the country, while external demand countries, too, was quiet but because countries are buyers also can now make itself also because global economic conditions also was slow.

For information >

Kayu Tangi Art
Jl. Dr. Saharjo No. 62 A Tebet Jakarta Selatan
Telp. +6221-83701823, Fax. +6221-8280107
E-mail : Hafidz.hafidz@gmail.com

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Start a business since 1996 starting with selling crafts product made by people other. Since the year 1999 began to plunge the industry to supply the various crafts to a number of galleries in Bali. These galleries require unique crafts that Slamet asked to supply different goods with crafts existing in the gallery.

Initially only Slamet Rosyidi producing various handicraft items made from coconut shell, but then evolved into shells, cinnamon and Other items that can be affixed with resin material (fiber glass). Order it shell crafts combined with resin / fiber glass continues to increase rapidly. In fact, handicraft manufacturing orders of the shell is now dominating the activities handicraft production in the home production Slamet's Central Rosyidi Crafts.


Handicraft industry development originally only to the coconut shell-based products Another accompanied by rising the volume of orders from the buyers have Slamet forced to increase the number of employees from the original only supported 2 people now a 30 employee.

Shell crafts and goods Other craft-based fiber glass Slamet made Rosyidi now easily can be found in various galleries and shops crafts / art in a number of cities large in ground water such as in Bali and Jakarta. A number of Shopping Centers in the country as The sun, Sogo, Pasar Raya, Centro, Batik Keris and outlets Duty Free is part of the sales network for craft products Slamet made.

In addition to the production market in the country, Slamet also endeavored to find buyers from abroad. Efforts Slamet It had to fruition with to do exports to Spain following the orders conveyed by a buyer of the country's matador. Unfortunately, manufacturing orders handicrafts of shell and coconut shell was not resumed due to the Bali Bombing incident that has caused the decline in foreign tourists visit.

Various craft items made by Slamet generally a good interior decoration in the form of a table decoration, wall decoration or even the hanging. But besides develop interior decoration products, Slamet also developing products table and a cupboard are decorated with patches of shell and coconut shells are slicked with resin mixture.

According to Slamet, various hotels and restaurants Bali now has many uses Slamet expertise in decorating the room hotels and restaurants to take advantage patches of shell and coconut shell.


Raw materials are easily obtained and widely available in the country. Shell mostly taken from Sumbawa, while Most coconut shell taken from approximately Bali itself. While the chemical form of resin and catalyst is easily obtained in stores chemicals.

Slamet has successfully developed hundreds of craft product model patches shell and coconut shell. Product design generally is a clone of similar products in the market which then modified by Slamet a new design. Occasionally There are also buyers who take own design drawings and order made by Slamet.

Handicraft products, and seashell sticker coconut Slamet production sold prices vary widely, depending to the size and complexity of manufacture. For example coaster products sold by price of Rp 5,000 per unit, whereas the rice dishes by 35 cm diameter, made of resin shell sold with the price of Rp 900,000 ( USD $ 90 ).

Sanggar Seni Sendok Garpu
Jl. Pasirluyu Gg. Yasin No. 346/205 A, Bandung, Indonesia 40254
Telp. +6222-5224490, e-mail : Hafidz.hafidz@gmail.com

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Province of Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB) which consists of the island of Lombok, Sumba and Sumbawa is part group of islands in the archipelago Nusa Tenggara is very rich in art
distinctive culture and unique. In addition to the ceremony known as a typical ancestral lands, West Nusa Tenggara province is also known to have great potential in the field of handicraft industry.

One of the handicraft products which are now typical of NTB were already widely known among lovers of art and craft products are woven Lombok handicrafts made from various types of raw materials such as bamboo, rattan and ate or keta (a kind of mountain grass). Mix between art woven bamboo crafts, rattan or a combined mountain grass with the wood material to produce a combination crafts of a very harmonious and beautiful.

Touch of dye is generally similar to the natural color of the component raw materials added to the beauty typical handicrafts Lombok Island, the province NTB's. No wonder that among crafts lovers and art is always after typical oven crafts Lombok Island, NTB's, both in the arena crafts exhibition and visit directly to the industrial centers of craft matting in NTB.

According to Murtimah, one of entrepreneurs woven crafts from Lombok Island, NTB, woven handicraft industry . Lombok has now been sufficiently developed and products are well known among lover of crafts and art, both from within and abroad. It happened thanks to the hard work of craftsmen who are continued constantly develop new models woven crafts, but still not leaving the elements of traditional art and culture Lombok that are characteristic for each these handicraft products.

Murtimah claimed were involved in the field of woven handicraft industry typically Island Lombok NTB since 1998. But far before that, ie since 1988, Murtimah already engaged in handicraft industry that although when it was still working on others. Armed with the knowledge and experience while working for someone else That's as well as the business capital of basically, Murtimah began to open his business own in 1998 with the establishment production houses and art galleries Jagad Wira Shop.

Apparently, the business gradually craft goods industry shows very significant progress. Help working capital from banks begins to flow in line with the continued development of business crafts industry Murtimah property. The opportunity was not wasted by Murtimah. Funding assistance in the form of soft loans Bank Mandiri also he used for develop their business in order to grow greater.

Murtimah now been successfully produced about 350 models woven handicrafts. Murtimah sometimes also obtain manufacturing orders woven crafts from buyers with designs that have been made by the buyer. But not infrequently also buyers submit these design problems to Murtimah own.

However, most of production of woven crafts generally done dilakoni Murtimah order. Orders from Denpasar - Bali just a month to reach USD 100 million where every other day crafts woven artificial Murtimah sent from the island NTB Lombok to Bali.

Apart from woven crafts supplies to Bali, also of continually Murtimah send crafts Products to various other major cities in the country such as Jakarta and Surabaya. Even had some This last year also Murtimah exports its products to Malaysia. Value export of woven handicraft products Murtimah to Malaysia averaged USD 250 million every month.

Usually buyers from Malaysia to determine types of goods he would buy if made of woven bamboo, rattan or ate. But most buyers from Malaysia to order woven crafts made from bamboo. Apparently the buyer and woven crafts lovers in Malaysia more like woven from bamboo.

Murtimah with Jagad Wira an average capable of producing around 10,000 units of small craft each month. Whereas for measuring crafts large, approximately Murtimah able produced 1500 units per month. Materials for woven handicraft manufacturing were not generally difficult to obtain because the basic material for the manufacture of woven crafts is quite abundant in the region of NTB.

Various woven handicraft production Murtimah usually sold with price range between Rp 10,000 ( USD $ 1 )per unit up to Rp 250.000 ( USD $ 25 )per unit, depending on the size of the goods, models and materials.

Now, in addition to market their handicrafts matting produced from his workshop own, also market products Murtimah handicrafts produced by the craftsman wickerwork NTB area. Murtimah nurturing relationships with 10 vendors reservoirs, each of which subordinated about 40 people craftsman. Hence, through the network's efforts, successful Murtimah coordinate approximately 400 people craftsman matting in NTB. The craftsmen generally working on production activities craft until the goods had become a half-finished, while the completion stage (finishing) usually done by the
Wira company owned Murtimah Universe.


Wira Jagad Art Shop
Desa Beleka, Kecamatan Praya Timur, Lombok Tengah, NTB, Indonesia
e-mail: Hafidz.hafidz@gmail.com
HP.: 081933149676,
Fax.: (0370) 653795,
e-mail: wirajagad@yahoo.com.

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By so no one believes if lamp colorful with a charming model that made from banana fiber. But that's. Piasco work, titled young engineers dropout is a German university,
lights are not ordinary. But lights from the paper. Uniquely, He made his own paper from banana fiber abaka imported from East Java. "Actually, if we want and creative, What can bring in money, " minus glasses sliding this man who can make it as business since four years ago.

Of this effort has Piasco able to employ 12 people employees with a monthly salary. And results production has been able to export to United States, Japan and several European countries. "These lights actually not just for outside markets (exports), but also suitable for market in the country. Yet somehow biggest buyers so far are still from the outside. Especially from Japan, " I graduate this machine technique.

Piasco suspect this is because his work is still considered too expensive for the local market size. "And I distinguish price and taste quite affordable for the local market. " While Japan, Piasco said, liked his work because the light design similar decorative lights thatcommonly used or used by people there. Only paper Piasco used thicker and much cheaper price.

Unique Design


Decorative lamp made Piasco design is quite unique. Unlike the decorative lights that had been generally there. No wonder the viewer will chuckled admiringly. For example there are lights handbag resembling a complete with the handle. There is also a similar to the piece of fruit watermelon. Jenisnyapun vary. There's room light (sleep), light lobby
and light paste. All the lights were must use paper materials abaka banana fibers.

Piasco story, originally banana fiber the time trend a few years then it is processed into the machine until into paper. After that paper The resulting formed according with the desired model. Remarkably, a paper making machine used Piasco own creation. Do not think paper is made easily torn as tissue paper or newspaper. Because paper produced very strong and anti-tear. A typical fiber with a paper form Uneven spots add power
hornet these lights. "Origin is not taxable water, these lights will last tens of years, "said the husband of Agus Puji Astuti seriously.

Old-making depends on a large little light. Large can spent 3 days. While size was 2 days and the 1 day rather small. Price range Piasco lights between USD 20 to USD 80. But if there is order in the amount of much the price will be adjusted again. With the price for the size of the Japan is very cheap. Especially when compared with the price of ornamental lamps in the country.

"But unfortunately I can not directly related to the buyer of out. What we have now is people who took to me and then they send out, "complained Piasco Nevertheless, he was pleased due diligence items that dibikinnya can be used by people foreign. It was said, showed if the lights homemade have quality. Piasco always hoping and praying that the business lived it will be more forward again. "Thus, labor will more absorbed and
reduce the unemployment rate, " added.

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Penetrate the World Market

Drum is a product of familiar to communities anywhere in the world. Everyone knows that to produces a pleasant sound, drum should be beaten with a technique specific beat. Sound quality produced from the drum, of course determined by the quality of leather and wood which became the basic materials for it drum and how the process or the drum-making techniques.

The drum is a product of already commonplace known to the publicwide, but the uniqueness of this drum business a challenge and appeal separately for Hesti Wuri, a women entrepreneurs from Malang, Java East since 1997 switch business activities of the furniture industry to wood drum industry.

Arum Cendana CV, so Hesti handicraft business name drum the wood is. By utilizing wood Mahogany logs (round wood) and goat skin which is very easy obtained his workshop around located around Jl. S. Parman 35, RT 08, RW 03, Desa Sumberpucung, Malang, East Java. Hesti start efforts by the producing various sizes and types of wood drum and marketed to a number of
homeland areas. Hestipun diligent attending various exhibitions in the ground water starting from the special exhibition SME products to display international exhibitions such as Export Products Exhibition (PPE).

Hesti are housewives figure with two children who remained faithful handicraft business wrestle drum timber. Even many innovations in production techniques as well as in art value creation continues done. Blood was obtained business from parents who also wrestle furniture business and a chicken farm.

Glance wood products production drum Arum Cendana CV is not much different wooden drum with the other products that produced by craftsmen in wood drum ground water. Moreover, the name drum the shape is not much variation and its function is only so-so alone, is only for beating. But what really is Arum Cendana drum making become attractive and more desirable buyers, not just buyers from within country, but also buyers from foreign?

Product Arum Cendana wood drum is different from the product drum wood in general. For drum Arum Cendana wood in addition to having sound melodious when struck, also has a very attractive appearance and has a high artistic value. Thus, besides functioning as a drum, the product Hesti craft work is also serves as a work of art that can be used as a display or decoration interior of your home or office.

Uniqueness and value of wooden drum art Arum Cendana is located at the carvings (carving) and painting on wood drum body. There are two types of engraving main widely used in Arum Cendana drum-making, namely bas-relief and carved lines. Motif dipakaipun carving diverse, ranging from the dragon motif, marijuana, snakes and ethnic motives. Arum Cendana any receives orders from the buyer motives for wood drum ordered.

Assisted by 15 employees, Hesti now able to produce about 40 to 50 per month with a drum Mahogany wood needs log approximately 10 cubic meters per month. Wooden drum is now produced Arum Cendana teridiri of seven types drum sizes, ranging from drum by 15 cm diameter up to size 35 cm. However, Hesti also received an order for it wooden drum with a size suitable order buyers.

For marketing, Hesti now has three locations in the marketing country, which is a gallery in Jakarta (Sunter) and two marketing sites (gallery) in Bali. In addition to the three locations fixed marketing, Hesti also diligent in attending various exhibitions in ground water, including the follow PPE since 2002.

Interaction with foreign customers occurs through meeting in the galleries and in various exhibitions. Buyers foreign tourists visiting the booth or gallery Hesti generally always
Cendana drum product ordering Arum. There are even among buyers foreign countries that continue to maintain good relationship with the ordered on a regular basis, such as the performed by Magnum Impact of India. Indian companies who routinely exporting products to the American drum union and Jamaica had been some time to order a drum from Sandalwood Arum.

"Finally, Magnum Impact ordering 4.000 pieces of wood of the Sandalwood drum Arum orders worth around Rp. 200 million. The order we get when following the PPE exhibition in 2005, " Hesti said adding that besides buyers from India, a number of buyers from Other countries have also ordered Arum Cendana drum. They are buyers from Romania, Greece and Spanish.

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