Michael Hitchcock, Wiendu Nuryanti

• Contents: Crafts, Culture and Technological Change: Quo vadis batik?, Iwan Tirta; Aspects of intellectual property and textiles, Bill Morrow; Innovation, change and tradition in the batik industry, Teruo Sekimoto. Traditional Batik: Cultural values and traditional batik patterns, Oetari K.W. Siswomihardjo; Function and meaning of batik-lurik - a reconstruction, Renske Heringa; The philosophy and meaning of classic batik patterns of Central Java, S. Hertini Adiwoso; Textiles in ancient Bali, I. Wayan Ardika; The classical batiks of Jambi, Fiona G. Kerlogue; The development of motifs in Indonesian batik fashion trends from 1850 onwards, Ardiyanto Pranata; The Garunda motif and cultural identity, Woro Aryandini S. Comparative Batik: Parang Rusak design in European art, Maria Wronska-Friend; Javanese and Indonesian batik in Germany, Irene Romeo; Reflections on Moscow batik, Joachim Blank; Batik as both art and craft, Rita Trefois; Malay (Perak) embroidery in contemporary batik, Nazlina Shaari; The art of batik in Sri Lanka, Siva Obeyesekere; Persistence of traditional dress in Mesoamerica, Carol Hayman; Batik effect on pure woven wool, Dougal Pleasance; Batik on paper bi- and tridimensional structures, Alicia Farkas; Independent European batik technique on Easter eggs, Annegret Haake and Hani Winotosastro. Batik Conservation: Textile exhibition issues in Indonesian museums, Puspitasari Wibisono; Batik conservation in the Rotterdam museum of ethnology, Linda Hansen; The batik collection at the Tropenmuseum, Itie van Hout. Virtual and Souvenir Batiks: Extraterrestrial inspiration - a remarkable batik from the textile museum collection, Mattiebelle Gittinger; The challenge for batik in the year 2020: art, commodity and technology, Amri Yahya; Lifestyles in the borderless world: marketing Sarawak textiles as cultural identity products, Mohammad Zulkifli; Batik route: batik and tourism, Fred W. van Oss; The threads that tie textiles to tourism, Kaye Crippen; Modern influ

'The contributors address some essential topics...This interesting, scholarly book addresses both specialists on batik and interested readers.' IRCICA Newsletter

Michael Hitchcock, Wiendu Nuryanti

• Contents: Crafts, Culture and Technological Change: Quo vadis batik?, Iwan Tirta; Aspects of intellectual property and textiles, Bill Morrow; Innovation, change and tradition in the batik industry, Teruo Sekimoto. Traditional Batik: Cultural values and traditional batik patterns, Oetari K.W. Siswomihardjo; Function and meaning of batik-lurik - a reconstruction, Renske Heringa; The philosophy and meaning of classic batik patterns of Central Java, S. Hertini Adiwoso; Textiles in ancient Bali, I. Wayan Ardika; The classical batiks of Jambi, Fiona G. Kerlogue; The development of motifs in Indonesian batik fashion trends from 1850 onwards, Ardiyanto Pranata; The Garunda motif and cultural identity, Woro Aryandini S. Comparative Batik: Parang Rusak design in European art, Maria Wronska-Friend; Javanese and Indonesian batik in Germany, Irene Romeo; Reflections on Moscow batik, Joachim Blank; Batik as both art and craft, Rita Trefois; Malay (Perak) embroidery in contemporary batik, Nazlina Shaari; The art of batik in Sri Lanka, Siva Obeyesekere; Persistence of traditional dress in Mesoamerica, Carol Hayman; Batik effect on pure woven wool, Dougal Pleasance; Batik on paper bi- and tridimensional structures, Alicia Farkas; Independent European batik technique on Easter eggs, Annegret Haake and Hani Winotosastro. Batik Conservation: Textile exhibition issues in Indonesian museums, Puspitasari Wibisono; Batik conservation in the Rotterdam museum of ethnology, Linda Hansen; The batik collection at the Tropenmuseum, Itie van Hout. Virtual and Souvenir Batiks: Extraterrestrial inspiration - a remarkable batik from the textile museum collection, Mattiebelle Gittinger; The challenge for batik in the year 2020: art, commodity and technology, Amri Yahya; Lifestyles in the borderless world: marketing Sarawak textiles as cultural identity products, Mohammad Zulkifli; Batik route: batik and tourism, Fred W. van Oss; The threads that tie textiles to tourism, Kaye Crippen; Modern influ

'The contributors address some essential topics...This interesting, scholarly book addresses both specialists on batik and interested readers.' IRCICA Newsletter

Michael Hitchcock, Wiendu Nuryanti

• Contents: Crafts, Culture and Technological Change: Quo vadis batik?, Iwan Tirta; Aspects of intellectual property and textiles, Bill Morrow; Innovation, change and tradition in the batik industry, Teruo Sekimoto. Traditional Batik: Cultural values and traditional batik patterns, Oetari K.W. Siswomihardjo; Function and meaning of batik-lurik - a reconstruction, Renske Heringa; The philosophy and meaning of classic batik patterns of Central Java, S. Hertini Adiwoso; Textiles in ancient Bali, I. Wayan Ardika; The classical batiks of Jambi, Fiona G. Kerlogue; The development of motifs in Indonesian batik fashion trends from 1850 onwards, Ardiyanto Pranata; The Garunda motif and cultural identity, Woro Aryandini S. Comparative Batik: Parang Rusak design in European art, Maria Wronska-Friend; Javanese and Indonesian batik in Germany, Irene Romeo; Reflections on Moscow batik, Joachim Blank; Batik as both art and craft, Rita Trefois; Malay (Perak) embroidery in contemporary batik, Nazlina Shaari; The art of batik in Sri Lanka, Siva Obeyesekere; Persistence of traditional dress in Mesoamerica, Carol Hayman; Batik effect on pure woven wool, Dougal Pleasance; Batik on paper bi- and tridimensional structures, Alicia Farkas; Independent European batik technique on Easter eggs, Annegret Haake and Hani Winotosastro. Batik Conservation: Textile exhibition issues in Indonesian museums, Puspitasari Wibisono; Batik conservation in the Rotterdam museum of ethnology, Linda Hansen; The batik collection at the Tropenmuseum, Itie van Hout. Virtual and Souvenir Batiks: Extraterrestrial inspiration - a remarkable batik from the textile museum collection, Mattiebelle Gittinger; The challenge for batik in the year 2020: art, commodity and technology, Amri Yahya; Lifestyles in the borderless world: marketing Sarawak textiles as cultural identity products, Mohammad Zulkifli; Batik route: batik and tourism, Fred W. van Oss; The threads that tie textiles to tourism, Kaye Crippen; Modern influ

'The contributors address some essential topics...This interesting, scholarly book addresses both specialists on batik and interested readers.' IRCICA Newsletter