Friday, April 15, 2011

Jepara Indonesia Teak Garden Furniture Manufacturer

Jepara Indonesia Teak Garden Furniture Manufacturer

Jepara is well-known as producer of the best handcrafted wooden carving furniture in Indonesia and became a cluster industry in wooden carving products for decades, its the one and only place in Indonesia you can find any kind of wooden carving products from furniture to statues and any other wooden handicraft all around Jepara. The carving itself well-known over Indonesia and the world that has smooth and best craftsmanship skill compare to any others in the industry. It's home for live carver legend so far.

But not only wooden furniture products you can find here in Jepara, another industry supports to local business are handicraft products such as; rattan and bamboo, monel or white iron accessories, handcrafted fabric, and wooden statue and accessories.

Jepara is the centre of Indonesian Wood Carving and Furniture products, a cluster industry where this craft has a long tradition and produced either in Jepara's home industry or Factories. Hundreds of suppliers, showrooms, warehouses, factories, home industries found anywhere in Jepara, some of them displayed on our Jepara Furniture Directory link.

Every supplier or factory has different products specification. Not all suppliers or factories working on the same kind of furnitures style. Some suppliers working on garden/outdoor furniture and another suppliers working on Antique Reproduction, Classic Furniture, Modern Ethnic, Minimalist, and Handicraft, etc. Mainly the wood material uses are teak, mahogany and another type of tropical woods origins Indonesia.

Jepara is not only famous with its carving products, but also with their traditional fabrics called Tenun Troso, and can be found in Troso Village 15 kilometres to the south of Jepara. Monel Handicraft is another business opportunity in Jepara. Monel Handicraft also known as White Iron Handicraft. A kind of Silver.

Another products that found in Jepara is Rattan Handicraft, Wooden Statue and Traditional Relief Carving. The Traditional Relief Carving is the most valuable wooden carving. Because the making of this relief carving is very difficult and need a patient and a lot of time to be finished. There are many models of these carving, for example are Ramayana, Last Supper of Jesus Christ, Javanesse Farming, etc.

The Journey Of Jepara Wood Carving Products

The activity of Jepara Carving was started since the 7th century when Queen Shima Rule the Kalingga Kingdom in Jepara. Their main subject is making the Traditional Ship and Traditonal House. And then on the 16th century, when Jepara is lead by Queen Kalinyamat, there are so many improving and development on the carving design. It's because the original style of wooden carving get influence from Chinesse, India, Arab, and Europe style. So, the wooden carving have the change of it design.

On the 19th century, the development of Jepara Furniture Industry is become famous in many countries all over the world after R.A Kartini, the daughter of Jepara Head Residence introduce the wood carving products from Jepara to the Queen Wilhelmina on her marriage then R.A. Kartini also introduce Jepara wood carving through Oost en West organisation that help on the market place. Another way how R.A Kartini introduce the wood carving is by sending it to her friends in Holland.

On the 20th century when Soeharto become a President of Indonesia, Jepara Furniture Home Industry get a support from the President's Wife to get the investor to expand their business and as a result, many foreign investor interested to expand their business to Jepara. Then the Europe design is dominate the production of Jepara Carving Furniture up to now.

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