Wooden Furniture of Jepara. ..All about it !

RAFFLES STYLE IN WOODEN FURNITURE OF JEPARA

2010-06-09T02:29:00.006+07:00

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

>Stamford Raffles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
>RAFFLES, Thomas Stamford (1781-1826). The History of Java. London ...
   London: Black, Parbury and Allen; and John Murray, 1817. 2 vols. 4° 208mm)
    www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID...
> Amazon.com: The History of Java (Oxford in Asia Historical Reprints)

>The history of Java: in two volumes / by Thomas Stamford Raffles ...

   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
> All about Sir Thomas Stanford Raffles, the founder of Singapore
> Raffles

Teak Furniture of Madame Kartini

2010-01-27T01:41:00.000+07:00

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.

RECLAIMED TEAK FURNITURE OF WRECK BOAT

2009-12-21T22:40:00.010+07:00

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!

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.

Recycle Teak wood for Rustic style in Indonesia Furniture

2009-08-01T15:52:00.029+07:00

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.

Reclaimed Teak wood as Recycle furniture in Rustic style.

2009-07-22T23:37:00.043+07:00

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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Jepara Wooden Furniture as the supply resources of Indonesia Reproduction Furniture

2009-07-11T16:14:00.019+07:00

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-001911 68/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

Founding Mother of Replica Furniture in Jepara !

2009-07-04T02:42:00.005+07:00

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.

New design Wooden Furniture in Jepara !

2009-07-03T21:03:00.008+07:00

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.

New design furniture in Jepara! Central-Java, Indonesia

2009-06-27T05:50:00.012+07:00

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

Wooden furniture resources in Java - Indonesia !

2009-06-25T09:20:00.018+07:00

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-001911 68/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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