Indigo was once so vital to the state people called it “blue gold.” As interest in the dye reignites, historic sites are ...

African batik earmuffs are the perfect blend of warmth and style, making them a must-have for the winter season ...

Videos of young women dancing in colourful boubou gowns have exploded across social media in West Africa. Dubbed “Dior parties”, the social media trend that originated in Guinea is now stirring ...

Java is a Javanese word. Java is one of the islands of Indonesia. But this form of art is rooted in China. In Iran, this print is called “Kalagheh’i”. The only region of Iran where Batik prints are ...

Batik is an ancient art form that employs wax-resist dyeing techniques to produce intricate patterns on fabric. From places like Indonesia, this technique involves waxing cloth and then dyeing it. The ...

Inspired by his East African heritage, his business, Nzalamba Artworks, aims to tell universal stories through batik paintings, a technique using wax and dye to create intricate patterns on fabric.

SINGAPORE – The Peranakan Museum’s latest exhibition, which presents about 200 heirloom batik textiles and accompanying objects such as accessories, zooms in on three Chinese Peranakan women from the ...

Award-winning and multi-talented artist Ann Hay’s Lyrical Waxing Continued… exhibition is an impressive display of batik artworks of animals and native birds. Ann is in her 90th year but shows no sign ...

Solo, Indonesia – Gunawan Setiawan is the fourth generation of batik makers and sellers in his family, and hails from the historic royal city of Surakarta, or Solo, in Central Java which is also known ...