Millions in batik sales

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)