Category Archives: Indonesia Handicraft News

Handicraft artisans get boost with new avenues of marketing

Fibre2fashion.com Taiwan has a rich tradition of handicrafts going back by a few centuries, but the growth is impeded due to a lack of marketing knowhow. But all that is set to change now, with the National Taiwan Craft Research … Continue reading

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Carving a niche into tree trunks

Minneapolis Star Tribune Woodworker Virgil Leih of Edina turned a lifelong passion into an art form like no other. By JOY PETERSEN , Star Tribune Virgil Leih visits a tree graveyard each week to find something that he might be … Continue reading

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Study: Craft industry has big economic impact

Asheville Citizen-Times ASHEVILLE – A new study concludes the craft industry pumps more than $206 million each year into the Western North Carolina economy, providing a clean and sustainable source of jobs in the mountains The results were released Friday … Continue reading

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‘Handmade Nation’ coming to the Museum of Contemporary Craft

The Oregonian – OregonLive.com by Inara Verzemnieks, The Oregonian Faythe Levine, 31, grew up in the suburbs of Seattle and fell into the city’s vibrant all-ages music scene of the early ’90s, which was, as she puts it, “my gateway … Continue reading

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Second West Asheville craft market planned

Asheville Citizen-Times – Short Street Cakes will host the second in a series of local, handmade Craft Markets called “Howard Street Handmade,” located at 227 Haywood Road, at the intersection of Haywood Road and Howard Street.

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Handicrafts made from waste in demand

Jakarta Post Luh De Suriyani ,  The Jakarta Post ,  Denpasar   |  Sat, 03/28/2009 1:43 PM  |  Bali Being a small-time handicraft artisan requires extra creative efforts because of the limited amount of capital it can net. The ability to … Continue reading

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BET set to support local commecial handicraft

IPPmedia By Daniel Ondigo The Board of External Trade (BET) will stage a commercial handicraft exhibition at the Mwalimu J.K. Nyerere Trade Fair Grounds along Kilwa road in Dar es Salaam between May 20 and May 23, to observe this … Continue reading

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Foreign tourists enjoy vacation in Bali

Foreign tourists enjoy vacation in Bali Antara Interactive Denpasar (ANTARA News) – Foreign tourists who visited Bali have enjoyed their vacation in some favourite tourist destinations though the US and Australian governments had issued them travel advisories. “I know about … Continue reading

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Meeting to discuss impact of crisis on J&K handicrafts sector

Rising Kashmir A high level meeting was called by the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mr Omar Abdullah and which was attended by high ranking officials and cabinet ministers to discuss the fallout of the economic crisis on the … Continue reading

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Arts, handicrafts and garments galore

Express Buzz CHENNAI: The Contemporary Window, the exclusive art, handicraft, jewellery and garment boutique in  Alwarpet, has now opened its new outlet in Besant Nagar.

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