Explore why small teak wood with intricate batik patterns remains a favorite choice for furniture making among the Javanese.

Yoruba batik, the traditional Nigerian textile art, is famous for its colorful patterns and detail. The craft is all about ...

Batik is an ancient form of dyeing textiles in which hot wax is applied to a piece of cloth in some design. When the cloth is submerged in a dye bath, the parts covered with wax resist the pigment.

Batik is not just a patterned fabric product, but also a symbol of culture, creativity, ancestral heritage and national pride. One of the efforts to preserve this batik culture is to introduce it ...

KUALA LUMPUR - Gazing at the artworks on display at an exhibition in a five-star hotel here recently, it is hard to imagine that their inspiration comes from 50-year-old batik cloths that once bel ...