The techniques, symbolism and culture surrounding hand-dyed cotton and silk garments known as Indonesian Batik permeate the lives of Indonesians from beginning to end: infants are carried in batik ...

The first is the production technique. Wax is either drawn ... The tradition of batik-making extends beyond Indonesia into the wider Malay world in Malaysia, Singapore and southern Thailand.

Indonesian batik artisans are also innovating in design and production methods, blending traditional motifs with modern interpretations while staying true to historical techniques. Both cultures ...

One of the efforts to preserve this batik culture is to introduce it to the community through an exhibition at the Indonesia by the Beach festival. Palbata Batik House came at the invitation of ...

Initially inspired by Indonesian batik and industrialized by Europeans, it was later reclaimed and popularized by various African nations, becoming a symbol of identity and even protest.

Lusia Efriani Kiroyan empowers female inmates at Indonesia's penitentiaries to make dolls with dresses made of used batik fabrics, named Batik Girl. When she come by the SBS Radio studio back in ...