Workshop CSR Sariayu Martha Tilaar As A Preservation For Indonesias Batik Pesisir
On 22-23 February, 2013, Sariayu Martha Tilaaar with Kartini Magazine
held a CSR program in Lasem, a city in Central Java. This collaboration
was created based on the same CSR program between two parties, which is
to contribute in preservation of Indonesia’s Batik Pesisir. This
collaboration was also to give benefits and insights to Lasem community,
especially for Batik Lasem handcrafters.
Natural Colour for
Batik Lasem was chosen as the theme in order to socialize the usage of
natural color for batik. As what Helmi Kurniawan from Clean Batik
Initiative has said that the natural color usage will be safer for skin
and will abridging to international market. He continued that Europe
countries only accepting batik with natural coloring.
Sariayu Martha Tilaar presented two famous Indonesia
designers, Dina Midiani and Lenny Agustin. Workshop about batik design
and pattern from these designers gave such fresh inspiration from batik
handcrafters. “Batik handcrafters should be able to see unique point
from an object so they can create some fresh and new creative patterns.
Just take a look around, so many objects around us that can be
inspiration in creating pattern for batik,” said Dina Midiani, who is
the Director of Indonesia Fashion Week.
As the thought of
Sariayu Martha Tilaar, this kind of CSR workshop really important so
Indonesian traditional culture, especially batik will be sustainable.
Sariayu Martha Tilaar also feel so honored and thankful to Lasem for
being the inspiration of Sariayu latest colour trend, Sariayu Trend
Warna 2013, Lasem Collection, and so Sariayu Martha Tilaar giving this
workshop to add more insights for Lasem handcrafters.