The Sustainability of Flora, Fauna and Geometric Motif Designs Among Batik Tulis Manufacturers in Klang Valley

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to find out the development of the batik tulis industry in the Klang Valley from the 1970s until 2018. It aims to study the design and identity of the batik tulis motif and patterns. This research used several methods and approaches for data collection which consisted of interviews, observations, and photo documentation. Three batik tulis manufacturers in the Klang Valley have been selected for this study. The data collected were then analysed using an analytical design approach. The findings showed that each manufacturer of batik tulis has exclusivity in terms of its subject matter as well as assertions in the patterns and designs used. The development of the batik tulis industry has changed in terms of designs according to the demands of batik consumers themselves who prefer differentiation in the design concept of batik products. Most of the batik products in the Klang valley are more focused on the concept of modern and contemporary designs for the sustainability of these batik motif design.

Malaysian Batik, Our Pride: A Systematic Literature Review

“…All eight studies used a qualitative approach, in which three of them conducted fieldwork (Kari et al, 2019(Kari et al, , 2020Sobri & Legino, 2020) and one study used MATLAB and Adobe Illustrator for design purposes (Mustapha et al, 2020). Meanwhile, another two utilised case studies (Abdullah, 2020;Abdullah & Samin, 2020) and one utilised systematic observation (Wan Bakar et al, 2021a). For data collection, all the studies used observational approach.…”

“…The meta-analysis of the eight articles identified that the subject was divided into few categories, which are commercial batik (Wan Bakar et al, 2021a), contemporary batik (Wan Bakar et al, 2021b), batik Tulis (Abdullah, 2020;Abdullah & Samin, 2020), batik Sarong (Sobri & Legino, 2020), batik block (Kari et al, 2019(Kari et al, , 2020Mustapha et al, 2020), and commercial batik (Shaari & Abd Rahman, 2017). These research projects examining the batik design originated from different locations in Malaysia (Mustapha et al, 2020), including Melaka (Wan Bakar et al, 2021aBakar et al, , 2021b, Klang Valley (Abdullah, 2020;Abdullah & Samin, 2020), and Terengganu (Kari et al, 2019(Kari et al, , 2020Sobri & Legino, 2020) (see Table 5).…”

“…Overall, the eight studies identified several interesting issues related to batik characteristics, which were the primary reasons for conducting the studies. One of these issues was the lack of unique identity that exists in Malaysian batik compared to Indonesian batik (Abdullah & Samin, 2020). According to Abdullah and Samin (2020), most Malaysian batik do not uphold their own distinctive designs compared to our neighbouring country, Indonesia.…”

“…One of these issues was the lack of unique identity that exists in Malaysian batik compared to Indonesian batik (Abdullah & Samin, 2020). According to Abdullah and Samin (2020), most Malaysian batik do not uphold their own distinctive designs compared to our neighbouring country, Indonesia. The study was performed to identity batik Tulis design motif and patterns.…”

Raw Material Supplier Selection Information System Using Promethee Method on Batik Tulis Lasem

“…Lasem batik is one of the ancestral heritages which is an acculturation between Java and China (Roziqin et al, 2021). Currently, Batik Tulis Lasem is experiencing a fairly extensive marketing development and is even exportoriented (A. H. Abdullah & Samin, 2020). Some of Lasem's Batik Tulis MSMEs are members of the Sarwo Endah KUB with more than 20 Batik Tulis MSMEs members.…”