Kandari gold clutch bag of Johny Tandiary, Makasar Handycraft Centre
picture courtesy of Kompas
fish made of seashell combined with engraved silver plate, Celuk Design Centre, Bali
picture courtesy of Kompas
gold bowl of ancient Mataram
picture courtesy of Dewi
picture courtesy of Dewi
gold dish bowl
picture courtesy of Dewi
ceramic vase combined with engraved gold plate
picture courtesy of Dewi
I prefer to named it as home jewelleries than home accessories. It is because these collections are made of gold and silver. Just like the fish made of seashell combined with silver. This is created by Celuk Design Centre, by three artisans Kadek Megayasa, I Nyoman rupadana, and I Putu Windriyana on Desa Celuk, Bali.
Other jewelry designer, Johny Tandiary of Makassar Handycraft Centre, comes from Bugis tradition of making Kandari gold. The tradition of making Kandari gold has been known for centuries for their details, complexity in the making that made by hand. So Kandari gold is not a mass product, it’s exclusive kind of thing.
Kandari is the process of making fine gold thread. Before the gold thread being arranged, the artisan has to make the structures made of gold too for the gold thread. The structures are formed like flower, leaves, rice, etc. Then the gold thread used to fill the structures. Johny designed a clutch made of Kandari gold. It took a whole month to finished it.
Indonesian has tradition of making home jewelleries since 7th century in the empire of ancient Mataram era. Like the collection discovered in Java in the 90s, it shows the beauty and skills of the artisans from that era in high techniques of forging, engraving, stroking, and crafting. The patterns and motifs are influenced by Hinduism. Usually those home jewelleries are not only used as display, but as daily tools too by the royal family. These collections have been shown in Guimet Museum in Paris in 1995.
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