ASEAN to hold textile exhibit here

ASEAN to hold textile exhibit here

JAKARTA: The ASEAN secretariat, in cooperation with the Japan
Foundation, is holding an exhibition to promote textile products
from its member countries.

The exhibition, which was opened on Monday, will last until
Saturday at the ASEAN building here, the ASEAN secretariat said
in a statement on Monday.

On Monday, a workshop was also held at the compound to allow
textile collectors, makers, designers, researchers and managers
from Indonesia and the region to share information and discuss
various issues in the industry.

Speakers in the workshop include top Indonesian designers Iwan
Tirta, Josephine Komara (Obin), Carmenita; and Richard Engelhardt
of the UNESCO Asia Pacific office; Teruo Sakimoto of Tokyo
University; Wastraprema (Textile Lovers of Indonesia); Thailand-
based AHPADA (ASEAN Heritage Promotion and Development
Association); Paothong Thongchua from Thammasart University and
Pia Alisyahbana of the Femina publishing group.

The exhibition will feature the textile collection of Eiko
Kusuma, a new Batik invention from Malaysia and textile products
from Thailand as well as literature on textile. -- JP