Category Archives: Indonesia Handicraft News

Balita.org, UK BONTOC, Mountain Province, Dec. 17 — Scores of visitors in this capital town have started to buy the unique handicraft and native products mostly under the program One Town, One Product (OTOP) for sale at the 20th Mountain … Continue reading →

CCTV, China Source: CCTV.com The third Guangdong Folk Craftworks Exhibition kicked off in Guangzhou’s Lingnan Exhibition Center on Saturday. It’s jointly sponsored by the province’s Federation of Literary and Art Circles, Chinese Culture Promotion Society, and the Folk Artists Association.

Home Textiles Today, NY San Francisco – Diversified home décor supplier Peking Handicraft, Inc. (PKHC) has unveiled a new licensed textile collection, Trina Turk Residential. The line features interpretations of designer Turk’s apparel prints, which the company said “are inspired by … Continue reading →

Business Mirror, Philippines – Written by Miguel R. Camus / Researcher The lack of sustainable raw materials is one of the biggest problems stifling the growth of the country’s forest-based furniture and handicrafts industries. Despite this, however, the sector can … Continue reading →

Los Angeles Times, CA Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times Avakian 18k white gold ring with green tourmaline, yellow beryl, yellow sapphire, pink sapphire and diamonds, $15,500. Email Picture

The Statesman, India Statesman News Service SILIGURI, Dec. 12: The 8th Handicrafts Fair started in Siliguri today at the Kanchanjungha Stadium. The state small scale industry minister, Mr Manab Mukherjee, and the minister of state of the same department, Mr … Continue reading →

Summit Daily News, CO Fall River — On Sunday, the Grimshaw Gudewicz Gallery hosted the opening reception for The ninth Annual Azorean Traditional Nativity Exhibit. The Fall River Symphony Orchestra followed the reception with its annual Christmas Pops Concert and … Continue reading →

Hartford Courant, United States By Jeanne Leblanc Do you have a collection of vacation souvenirs trinkets you pick up when you travel? Refrigerator magnets? T-shirts? Snow globes?

Fibre2fashion.com, India The ministry of Unity, Culture, Arts and heritage recently organised the four day State Batik and Weaving Promotion 2008, where the actual process of creating handicrafts was displayed to visitors. The visitors were enthralled by the view of the … Continue reading →

Malaysia Star, Malaysia Story and photos by JEREMY TAN MOST people are familiar with traditional Malaysian handicraft, but few know the actual processes that go into creating these nifty works of art.