New design furniture in Jepara! Central-Java, Indonesia

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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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Wooden furniture resources in Java - Indonesia !

courtesy from CJS

back to the pass .....Jepara Furniture historical

Been 20 years, Jepara a town in Central Java

province had started the reproduction furniture. And hence, it been exported into 5 continents of the world !
Started in 1980's by English (UK) company: PT Alis Jaya Chippendale and followed by others as like PT Satin Abadi (Australia-Indonesia), PT Intraco (Indonesia -USA), PT Majawana, etc ..had brought Jepara town become the center of carving wooden furniture for reproduction-antique furniture in Indonesia.

Hence, after 2 decades establishing, the production is not only indoor items it also making outdoor items for garden and beach furniture.
The former wood Mahogany for reproduction is followed by any other domestic wood as like Dagmar, Pines, Mindi, Durian, Acacia, Mangoes and others wood.

Whilst the Teak wood for Indoor, had being used for Garden and beach Items. And it said so that: these garden furniture are the major cause of 'Why the Teak were getting rare and expensive !? "among half of Jepara's craftsmen in Northern area had been involved in making Teak garden furniture.


Carving skill talent in Jepara is a Heritage!
There was a time in 16th century, The last emperor of Majapahit kingdom, Radja Brawijaya XVI had been married with a Princess of Ching Empire(Chinese), after their son was born the Princess was sent to Palembang, a small kingdom in Sumatra island and given to King Ario Damar (Wishnu Whardhana) to be the queen. This son with Brawijaya which been abandoned is named "Ching Bun"or" Jim Bun" after growth was named as Raden Patah(= Fatah). Later he became the Founder of Demak-Bintoro Kingdom, entitle as: Sultan Raden Kalifatullah Panata agama, the first moslem-kingdom in Java. His grand daughter are the famous Princess Kalinyamat the last empress of Demak kingdom. She struggle for her thrown against her Uncle Prince Ario Penangsang. a kind of woman emancipation in that era which is hardly accepted to overrule men(as an Empress).
At this Period of Demak, every new year there were delegation from Ching-Empire for visiting their granddaughter. Among them are the architects and artisans whom was ordered to built the palace.(=Pendhopo, Kraton, Kapraban, Kaputren etc) so many Carved Wooden House the fabulous 'Joghlo' were made, a fully heavy carved teak-house(=Gebhyog) with its remarkable Tumpang Sari a kind of atrium at the ceilling part(= mandala at Tibet Palace). The reliefs carving panels, the screen divider(Selekon), etc. Whereas these collaboration among the Archie, carver(pawukir), artisan(:Mphu), sculptor(=pamathung) and carpenter(=undahgi) had brought Jeparanese to adopt the Wooden Carvings skill, It is a ...Heritage !

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). This moment was (:quoted by the author) 'The First Reproduction-antique Furniture(European style) that ever made in Jepara in 18th Century".
The transition of carving works from Ornamental for Joglo-wooden house into furniture and other decorate pieces had entitled this town as 'Kota-Ukir' (=town of wooden carving). After centuries it become a distinctive skill of handicrafts that leads Jepara as a center of repro-antique furniture maker ! The most valuable and essential contribution that been given by those carvers, artisans and craftsmen to this town is their dedication in 'Carvings the wood'. Whom by descendants had emerging the antique reproduction-furniture keep existing and become a remarkable export commodity to world wide.

CJS
Jepara-town, the supply-resources for Teak & Mahogany Furniture.

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's furniture mostly are handcrafts or craftsmanship, hand 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 , 348 National or regional companies and 1,000s of local-traditional Small enterprises/private-sectors.
http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2009/06/15/jepara-administration-patents-99-wood-carving-motifs.html?t=1245216742

Style & Design products :
Mostly are Repro/Replica antique, classic European furniture.
(English, French, Italian, Dutch etc ), those were made by Mahogany wood,
Whilst for Outdoor items or Garden & Patio Furniture are made from Teak wood.
Also some Minimalist simple design, colonial and rustic are made by Teak.

Indoor
Design range that being reproduced are made as the style of : Chippendale, Queen Ann , Victorian, Louis XV, Louis XVI, Empire, Rococo, Baroque, Regency, and others European Antique range. Whilst in Neoclassic design are: Colonial, Mission, Plantation, Art Noveau, Art Deco and others for Modern and Post-modern are Simple line or Minimalist.
No specific documentation or file record that been archived for these thousands items reproduction which been ever made in Jepara since 20 years ago. But the furniture as these pictures in this blog are surely are made in Jepara ones.

Outdoor
Teak Garden Furniture, Patio or Veranda Settee, Beach side, Pool side and some Ship or Boat furniture units are already well known in UK. USA, Germany, Dutch and Scandinavian.
The range of design or function of Teak Outdoor Furniture which ever made in Jepara are:
Sun-Lounger or Deck-chair, Dining Table, Umbrella/Parasol Table, Extend-Table, Folding-Table, Garden Bench, Patio Bench, Marlboro Bench, Banana Bench or Peanut Bench, Round-Tree Bench, Classic Bench, Java bench, Raffles Bench, Colonial Bench, Adirondack, Windsor Bench, Cross back Bench, Reclining Chair, Dorset, Slumber Chair, Repositioning chair, Folding-chair, Stacking-Chair, Stack able-Chair, Ape Chair, Hampton Chair, Picnic-Chair, Classic folding chair, Director-Chair, Trolley, Mini Bar Table, Swing Chair, Swing Bench, Shower stand, Planter box, Gazebo and many others.

New wave Outdoor design, modern range.

Since 5 Years ago 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. No more than 5 factories which are producing these stuff in Jepara town.
The Aluminum are domestic brand made, but the textiline are imported stuff. The textile that been used is Batyline of Ferrari brand name, Whilst Sunbrella brand is rare to use unless by special request order. There are few others stuff from China,Vietnam and India, but lower quality.

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-stuff at the Units. Yet it is not light and less of art line.
With a semi-contemporary touch, the legs of table are appearing the view of square and
rectangle dimension at side-view, had brought the table's base as the center point.
The dark brown line of the leg's pieces are contrasting it.
At the Top table, the four darker tiles that coming from the leg's top-end had filled it as the accentual, are making it not bare and empty.
These 4 accents also keep the part of Top is still integrated with the base and the chairs surround, otherwise without these small accents, the Top Part and Base legs would be seem as two separate pieces, no conjunction.
This experimental 4 accents on Top table had consistently keep the whole units in repeating the art line of darker part in an integrity.
The domination of Rectangular shape is also presented at this settee: Top table, Seats and the "Imaginary square" window frame visual at the base legs.
The Designer had re-mix 2 elements of dark lines and light rectangle shapes to be as the Center Point, performing a "New Wave design furniture"

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