Jepara's vintage furniture products

Jepara's vintage furniture products
MAHOGANY WOOD REPRODUCTION-ANTIQUE FURNITURE

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

RAFFLES STYLE IN WOODEN FURNITURE OF JEPARA






The FAME STYLE OF WOODEN furniture in Jepara

‘raffles STYLE’ in JEPARA wooden furniture

Various furniture styles of Classic Vintage wooden furniture in Jepara adopt from either Eastern style or Western Style, the Eastern, or Oriental is Chinese style, the western are: Dutch style, French style, Italian style, and English style.

Among the existing English Styles in Jepara’s furniture, there is a famous style one; it is the Raffles Style Furniture.



Pic-1 Raffles chairs,                    Pic-2 Raffles Table,           Pic-3   Raffles bench 

This Raffles style is the modification from the classic Regency style and Sheraton style.
The distinctive of Raffles style specification are; the ridged grooves, the turns, the simple line carvings, the curly and scroll ornaments.



Pic-1 the ridged grooves at chair’s leg, bed’s pole, table’s leg.

Pic-2 the turn in chairs and bench, 



Pic-3 the simple carving at chairs, bench, and table.



Pic-4 the scroll/spiral ornaments.




history of SIR THOMAS stamford raffles in java-indonesia

The name of Raffles is an attribution to the former passed Governor General Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, in Java island of Indonesia as one of the British colony, in the period of 1781 – 1826.
During his occupation in Java and Sumatra for just several years, Raffles had written a history book. His books of “History of Java” are fabulous masterpiece.
His attention, care, and love in: Arts, Culture and Nature resources are legendary ones.
Here are some references links to read more about Sir S.T. Raffles

   London: Black, Parbury and Allen; and John Murray, 1817. 2 vols. 4° 208mm)              


   Antiquarian, architectural, and landscape illustrations of the History of Java by the late Sir Thomas St... Book
   The native Policies of Sir Stamford Raffles .. catalogue.nla.gov.au/.../2369093





Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Teak Furniture of Madame Kartini

Oneuni quote: 26 Jan 2010

Pictures of teak furniture with Ibu Kartini's attribute, the original design(reproduction) and some other modification pieces.  The honorable Madame R.A.Kartini is not only as the Icon for Woman Emancipation in Indonesia, Her name also memorably in her legacy of some carved furniture, She was the Founding Mother of Reproduction Furniture(Carving) in Jepara - region.





The Vanity, dressing table and ottoman(stool) had been reproducing and re - modification to be more simple design in its line/curve piece, known as: Bow-stool, Boat-Stool, Crab-stool, Piano-stool etc.







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Monday, December 21, 2009

RECLAIMED TEAK FURNITURE OF WRECK BOAT

cjs, 23 October 2009
Teak wood in Java-Indonesia is not only uses for wooden-furniture and wooden-house,
It also use to build a boat since centuries ago!
Java                        Map of Jepara-Java-Indonesia



Some of the  damage and or old boat being used as Recycle teak, to make a Rustic-furniture and or a simple-furniture modern style.
Either in plain and smooth or textured looking in its last finishing touch.
The artwork could be in: distressing, goggling, Weathered teak and Erosion-teak.
 

<< image 1: reclaimed teak kitchen-island with distressing goggling artwork finishing.
     











 Image 2:  the distressing finishing of reclaimed teak Bed side >>>
 







 









<<< Wreck-Canoe/boat to be recycled
as reclaimed Teak.









Image 4: the wreck boat to be recycled>>>
   










Here are some pictures of those Rustic Teak, unfinished pieces Reclaimed teak furniture ex wreck-boat refurbishing into :
- Rustic Kitchen-Island
- Rustic Bed side or Night stand,
- Rustic Boat-Bench, semi-contemporary piece.
   and many others items as like Stool, credenza, console table, mirror frame, coffee table, etc.




                  Kitchen-Island Desk   >>>












<<  Night Stand - Bed side
            &
<<  Canoe-bench
made of reclaimed teak boat.


*All photos are taken in Jepara town,-Oneuni -







                                                Another Indonesian Furniture's creation of Javanese Ethnic furniture products.
As the remarkable Teak furniture maker or teak furniture resource that well-known in the world-wide.

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Saturday, August 1, 2009

Recycle Teak wood for Rustic style in Indonesia Furniture

cjs

Captive photos of Reclaimed Teak for Rustic-Canopy Bed Sakaguru, as an Ethnic-furniture of Indonesia, rebuilt from the disposal of Java old wooden-house as recycle teak which is also known as Weathered teak.
A cool artwork of rustic-furniture, one among the treasure of Indonesian ethnic-furniture, It is a glance in Jepara-furniture.


Continuing my previous posting of: Reclaimed Teak wood as Recycle furniture in Rustic style.

An Eco-friendly work in making Teak wood furniture in Jepara, Java, Indonesia. Reclaiming the wood from recycle teak of old wooden house, reuse it into a remarkable furniture with Nature-Artwork performance.

Scene 1- Disposal teak-wood from the Wreck of wooden house

Scene 2 - Recycle Teak-wood: Selection and Assortment

Scene 3 - Cut and Fine select of the reclaimed teak

Scene 4 - Reclaimed teak planks of recycling Pillars.

Scene 5 - Rebuild a Canopy bed from the pillar.

Scene 6 - Sakaguru rustic bed: ethnic art-line of canopy

A very selective assortment for the remaining components from the ruin of wooden house, restructuring it with a simple minimalist design by a cool hand of artisans, keep consistence in the ethnic character of java house(= joglo) and handcraft wood working, had taken parts in making this canopy bed.
Most exciting is the outlook, the hairy wood textures are alluring all the way thoroughly onto its surface, performing a natural engraving. A few spots of deterioration and knots are distressing* it, enrich the art lines.
*)read more about it at:: Reclaimed Teak wood as Recycle furniture in Rustic style.

would write about distress, erosion, weathered and rustic. asap.

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Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Reclaimed Teak wood as Recycle furniture in Rustic style.

A rustic-artwork of teak furniture in Jepara furniture-town, one among the Ethnic treasure of Indonesia furniture.


An Eco-friendly work in making Teak wood furniture in Jepara, Java, Indonesia. Reclaiming the Teak wood from the wreck of old wooden house, recycling into a remarkable furniture in Rustic Style of Nature-Artwork.

Teak wood is not only fame with its durable, hardwood and weatherproof , but also its stunning texture, the wood-lines are rich and hairy, even in its nature appearance.

This distinctive of teak-texture would be embossed by timely ages under the sun ray baked and rain water saturated, river or sea-water erosion. As if the nature works for an art-piece. Performing an artistic engrave on the wood surface. Known as A weathered teak wood piece by Erosion finishing.
One among the sophisticate Rustic range in teak furniture.

A tour to 'the Reclaim-wood, from wreck'y teak-house into Canopy Bed'.
Tired of reading text, below pictures would bring you an impression of the fabulous Teak's textures. (*:give your comment in this blog after see it ! )

SAKAGURU
canopy bed.

The merger of Erosion-Rustic's touch, '
Joglo'-Java ethnic's Archie, Naturalist-local Artisan and Heritage-traditional craftsmanship. Astonishing the bed with the Vocal Posters and Crown.




Reclaimed from recycling Teak of wooden house,

selected and assorted in piece by piece components.
an Optimum workmanship to build an X.O. Bed.
Vintage, Simple, Original, Premium !
It is Indonesian-furniture typical, the Java ethnic-furniture,
the answer of How is Indonesian furniture look like? not only the reproduction of European style?
The bed's design artwork of 4 posters and Canopy are adopted inheritable from Java's Wooden House 'Joglo', which are the main center structure of the house, known as Sokoguru and Tumpangsari. It been simplified without the atrium ceiling for the canopy, performing a bare and simple artline but really an Allure stuff.
This piece is a Minimalist concept yet it is Rich of wood's texture, soft as like the Silky Hair !
A Traditional work piece but adaptable into a Modern
atmosphere of room's interior.


next photos, coming soon

1. The wreck of Teak House to recycle.

2. Assortment and selection

3. Reclaiming Teak: Cutting, Assembling and Enhancing


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Saturday, July 11, 2009

Jepara Wooden Furniture as the supply resources of Indonesia Reproduction Furniture

cjs
Jepara-town is the biggest supply-resources for Mahogany Furniture & Teak Furniture.

Most of Wooden Furniture, that been sold from Cities of: Bali, Jakarta, Jogjakarta, Semarang Solo and Surabaya, and other places of Indonesia are supplied from Jepara-town. Especially for the Reproduction Furniture in various European style of Replica Antique with its carving ornaments.

Jepara is the biggest "National center of carved wood furniture"in Indonesia.
Well known as "Carving town", where the Javanese ethnic as the majority and origin tribe in the town are blessed with the carving skill, It existing by descendants since 16th century.

This emerging sources were optimized by the English, Dutch, Australian and other westerners in 1985's. They converted the carving style into Replica antique for exporting Mahogany Furniture to Europe, it was "Chippendale style"as the first Antique Reproduction in Mahogany wood, that been produced in a mass production Industry scale, more than just a craft from villagers craftsman. The Hits of Chippendale's succes were followed by others style: Victorian, Queen Anne, Louis XV & XVI, Raccoco, Empire etc.

These European Patron of Replica Antique furniture had brought the knowledge of products and the collection for Jepara. Nowadays the products, the catalogues and photos were found and copies so abundant.
These two above resources are the main factors of: How Jepara was became a town of European Antiques reproduction furniture?!
Indeed, there are also many other resource factors that brought Jepara leading in Furniture business.

Jepara town in Statistic figure
Geographic: 1,000 Km2
People : 1,000,000
read more at :
http://www.jeparakab.go.id/index.php/2007092738/Potensi/Perindustrian/Negara-Tujuan-Ekspor.jpr
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jepara
http://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabupaten_Jepara
http://hal.cirad.fr/cirad-00191168/


The Resources
Jepara furniture mostly are craftsmanship or handcrafted made with hand-tools or semi-machines. Only a few that been produced by full-machine

By statisic, year of 2005-2007 as below:
Craftsmen : 15,000
Registered company(furniture) : 3,223

Employer/worker : 120,000
Export range: 76 countries , 5 continents Worldwide
Export value : 100 Million USD per annual
in average

Jepara-funiture, Supply resources :
Wood:
-Teak(Tectona G.),
-Mahogany(
Swietenia Macrophylla),
-Mindi
(Melia Azedarach L.) also
-Tropical fruit(=Mangoes, Durian, etc)

source of timber:

Plantation by State and private-sector,
sustainable resources.

http://hal.cirad.fr/cirad-00191168/en

Enterprises: (*)
38 Ex-patriarch or foreigner owned,
448 National or regional companies and
2,700s of local-traditional Small enterprises/private-sectors.

*: figure may change as dynamic variable factors
News to read :
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/06/15/jepara-administration-patents-99-wood-carving-motifs.html?t=1245216742
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Saturday, July 4, 2009

Founding Mother of Replica Furniture in Jepara !

In respect of Commemoration "Ibu Kartini", this posting is quoted:

Madame R.A.Kartini, the founding mother of reproduction furniture in Jepara!
In Dutch colonial era of 18Th century, Another woman for 'Emancipation' namely Raden Adjeng Kartini, the Mistress of Jepara Regent (=Bhupati), had revitalized the carving heritage by ordering a group of Craftsmen (Undhagi and Pawukir) to make furniture for Her.(=some of the pieces is displayed in the Museum 'R.A. Kartini", Jepara town).
Oneuni, Wooden Furniture of Jepara ..All about it !, Jun 2009You should read the whole article.

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Friday, July 3, 2009

New design Wooden Furniture in Jepara !

A coffee break news quote :

CJS ..insight Jepara furniture

HAVANA-settee of dining table and chairs

..... It is simple but not empty and bare

A touch of Modern and Simple line to the Units. Yet it is not light and less of art line. With a semi-contemporary creation at the legs had brought the table's base as the center point. Its square and rectangle visual at side-view, the dark brown pieces are contrasting it. On the Top table, the four darker tiles of the leg's end had filled it as the accentual, making it not bare and empty.Oneuni, Wooden Furniture of Jepara ..All about it !, June 2009You should read the whole article.

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Saturday, June 27, 2009

New design furniture in Jepara! Central-Java, Indonesia

cjs
New design of Outdoor furniture, modern design - Indonesian furniture
for garden furniture, beach furniture, pool side furniture, patio set, leisure chair

Jepara-furniture for Outdoor range had making a Combination material from: Metal, Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Textilline and Teak Wood.
This mix elements are the trend of modern outdoor furniture.
The textile that been used is Batyline brand name, Whilst Sunbrella brand is ..........
see more at :
http://woodenfurniturejepara-oneuni.blogspot.com/2008/06/wooden-furniture-resources-in-java.html


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