Songket, the queen of traditional weaving
Songket, the queen of Indonesia Weaving
The art of songket woven handicraft is a cultural product of collective creation and the traditional heritage of Sumatera. Songket was first created to meet human needs for traditional ceremonies such as the wedding ceremony. The symbolic meanings in the art of songket are constantly evolving in accordance with the change of time.
The use of songket is customary responsibility and each of the songket patterns contains symbolic meanings. Various decorative patterns are inspired by the concept of "alam takambang jadi guru" (learning from nature). The beauty of songket can be seen visually from the decorative patterns as well as the functions, styles, and structures.
We applied the songket into our sculptural modular Anjani Series. And here's what we do.