Millions in batik sales

YOGYAKARTA: A four-day batik exhibition, held in conjunction with the International Batik Conference, proved to be a venue for lucrative business transactions.

The exhibition coordinator, Ardiyanto Pranata, said yesterday batik sales during the conference and exhibition totaled at least Rp 3.82 billion (US$1.08 million).

The exhibition was not only attended by local batik designers and producers, but also by 12 foreign designers.

The most popular part of the exhibition was, however, the display of batik collections owned by the Yogyakarta and Surakarta palaces, some of them dating as far back as 1850.

Meanwhile, designers Komarudin and Toing were declared joint winners of the Selendang (sash) design award. (23/prb)