Historically considered an important skill for women of noble birth in Indonesia, batik-making once involved a preparatory night of prayer before beginning the tedious, ...

With Java Province as the leading batik centre while 2,951 across the country are batik producers, precursors are 47,000 SMEs majority led by women, employing 200,000. The textile and its products ...

Indonesia’s version of “casual Friday” also sees civil servants and office workers wearing batik and the country celebrates National Batik Day on October 2 every year. A new generation ...

Batik Nyonyas: Three Generations Of Art And Entrepreneurship follows the lives and careers of three Indonesian batik-makers as their business evolves, led by the women of the Oeij family.

Within Indonesia, batik is far from national -- its origin is most strongly associated with Java, an island that contains the majority of the country's population but only a fraction of its landmass.

In 2009, UNESCO designated Indonesian batik an “intangible cultural heritage of humanity.” That recognition is meant to preserve a nation’s cultural legacy, but it can also calcify traditions.

When exploring Indonesia, one cannot overlook batik—an art form that combines intricate design with a rich cultural narrative ...

By Astudestra Ajengrastri and Iqbal Musyaffa SOLO, Indonesia. Three middle-aged women are sitting on a mat in front of the Batik Merak Manis Shop, in Laweyan Batik Village, Solo.

Indonesia’s Batik Air pilots fell asleep for almost 30 minutes mid-flight, investigation reveals. Second-in-command pilot ‘had to wake up several times’ to help wife take care of month-old ...

FILE PHOTO: Women dye batik along a street in Mojokerto, East Java on October 15, 2024. Batik makers on Indonesia are struggling to compete with mass-produced batik - AFP.

People celebrated National Batik Day at Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, a culture-based recreational area, in Jakarta, Indonesia, and learned more about the Batik dyeing technique. The National Batik ...