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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia-- Decorative batik clothing has long had its place as Malaysia's official national costume. But today, the eye-catching patterns of the age-old design method have reached new ...

For centuries, craftspeople from Southeast Asia to West Africa have used wax resist dyeing to create textile designs of stunning complexity and rich, durable color. To this day, traditional batik ...

JAKARTA -- If I had to choose a favorite textile, and a favorite place to admire its infinite forms, it would be Indonesia's traditional batik in Thamrin City, a windowless multilevel market in the ...

YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia — Hadi Suwito quietly sits at his desk to oversee the daily operations of Batik Plentong, one of Yogyakarta’s surviving manufacturers of traditional batik textile. On the wall ...

TEMPO.CO, Yogyakarta - Head of Small Industry and Handicraft Committee Indonesian Textile Association, Jadin C. Jamaludin said protection and preservation of traditional batik are still weak. "The ...

Nik Noor Amira Nik Najib is one of a growing number of young, local designers who are finding inspiration in the ancient art form they grew up with. Photo: The Star/Yap Chee Hong Nik Noor Amira Nik ...

A model in batik outfit during the Warisan Luxe by Paul Choo X Batek by Rasta Rashid & Friends Fashion Showcase held at Bangunan KSK. Fashion models in batik outfits during the Warisan Luxe by Paul ...

Yang Congsen makes a batik fan at a workshop in Kaili, Southwest China's Guizhou province, July 5, 2019. [Photo/VCG] Batik fans in cool shades of blue and white have become a hot sales item in the ...