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Posted by Luthfi Hasan in Vintage Space
Perawan Hujan (Virgin of Rain) by Muhamad Taufiq.
Nowadays everyone seems to be obsessed with going global and the whole globalization thing….except Ika Vantiani, Muhammad Taufiq (Emte), and Rukmunal Hakim. The three artists are proofing that local is the way to go. And it can be cool too. Or dark. Or playful and beautiful. I am talking here about their art works which are now being exhibited at Eastern Promise Pub & Restaurant in Kemang under the theme: LOKALISASI. Ika is known for her vintage styled, paper-based collage, while Emte and Rukmunal are illustrators with strong local flavor in their works. Through their works dare I say that local is the new global, perhaps? I dont know, but now with over 30 pieces of arts that they are exhibiting, I wonder which one I would bring home to fill my vintage space. Maybe the ones I feature here?:
Before The Climb by Ika Vantiani. Posing in style before climbing the magnificent Borobudur, that’s what these folks from the 70′s trying to do.
Awug by Rukmunal Hakim. Awug is a coconut-based sweet cake from West Java where the artist lives.
Ritual by Emte. This kind of ritual you may find in Bali, and in some other places in Indonesia.
On Top, another collage by Ika Vantiani. Now that they reach the top of Borobudur, another pose for the camera would not hurt, no?
Another Rukmunal’s interpretation of two famous traditional drink from West Java: Bandrek & Bajigur.
Sesajen Minahasa (Offering a la Minahasa) by Emte. This tradition is apparently shared everywhere in indonesia, including Minahasa, I had no idea.
I thought it was an outdoor cafe, but it was actually a Garden Party according to Ika. Looking at this photo, dont you feel nostalgic about the cool and peaceful days of the 70′s?
Bandros is a soft and sweet, cup cake-like snack from West Java. This is how Rukmanul visualizes it. Interesting!
Colenak, another local sweet from West Jawa. This colenak, you dip it on coconut sugar and it’s a heaven. Rukmanul shows this just like it.
Category Vintage Space | Tags: Tags: art, artist, collage, culture, easternpromise, exhibition, global, ikavantiani, illustrator, ink, jakarta, jakartavintage, kemang, local, lokalisasi, luthfihasan, muhammadtaufiq, painter, painting, paper, pencil, retro, rukmunalhakim, vintage, watercolor | 2 Comments
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Posted by Luthfi Hasan in Vintage Space
Have you visited a palace to enjoy the beauty of it and then seen the not-so-pretty picture behind it? I have, in my latest visit to Keraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat or Keraton Yogyakarta. After two hours and so enjoying and admiring the Keraton collections, I had a chance to see “the un-palace”. I was referring to the houses behind the palace which belonged to the relatives of the Sultan. During two hour “unauthorized” tour in and out some houses in the palace complex, I had mixed feelings and plenty of questions, I trust you might have too, just by looking at those pictures. Putting that aside though, I must say it was actually as fun and inspiring inspecting authentic and historical antiques and vintages in spite of their poor condition. Have a nice weekend everyone!
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Category Vintage Space | Tags: Tags: antique, cabinet, chair, culture, gamelan, indonesia, jakartavintage, java, javanese, keraton, Keraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat, Keraton Yogyakarta, king, luthfihasan, oak, old, palace, royal family, sultan, tour, vintage, wood, yogja, yogjakarta | Write a Comment
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At Cafe Mondo, you are forgiven to think that you are in the 60's and 70's.
Is it just me and my vintage-oriented eyes or is vintage suddenly everywhere you go in Jakarta? Well, maybe it’s just me. Maybe it’s just in Kemang. Well maybe it’s just in those two places that I recently visited: Common People Eatery & Bar and Cafe Mondo, both in Kemang. Offering different kind of cuisines, they have one thing in common: both offering vintage feel and ambience in their interior. While Mondo goes vintage all the way– I would say Indonesian vintage, Common People uses vintage-inspired pieces quite lightly and …uncommonly– a bit industrial, dark and modern. Look at the pictures here. Both I like. Viva vintage.
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Posted by Luthfi Hasan in Vintage Space
In Solo, the question on which places to visit for a vintage passionista like me is a predictable matter. Pasar Triwindu, Kraton Surakarta and Mangkunegaran, Pasar Klewer, and Kampung Batik Laweyan. That’s where I went to the last time I was there four years ago. And last week too. At both time I had a good time. At Laweyan I was supposed to hunt for batiks, but these doors stole my attention. I had no choice, I had to take pictures and blog about them here. Laweyan batiks, they are too famous already. But these doors and the vintage houses where they belong to, are worth a look. Just look.
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Category Vintage Space | Tags: Tags: antik, batik, jakartavintage, kampungbatik, klewer, kraton, laweyan, luthfihasan, magkunegara, pakualam, pasar, pasarklewer, pasartriwindu, solo, triwindu, vintage | Write a Comment
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Posted by Luthfi Hasan in Vintage Space
Vintage as we know it can be slightly different from a Javanese point of view. Look at this house in Yogja, which to me looks like a priyayi house, if you know what I mean. Every single thing in the house is either antique or vintage –all in fine condition– and of course with a strong Javanese touch. According to Sigit, the owner, who is not a priyayi by the way –he is actually a banker based in Jakarta– it is important that things in the house are kept in one theme, in harmony with each other and in order. Typical Javanese philosophy. And somehow it works just fine. This home is just beautiful. PS: Priyayi as Clifford Greetz put it: is the traditional aristocratic class of the elites in traditional Javanese society.
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Category Vintage Space | Tags: Tags: antique, arictocrat, banker, home, house, interiordesign, jakartavintage, java, javanese, luthfihasan, priayi, priyayi, sigitpriwibowo, vintage, yogja | 2 Comments
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Posted by Luthfi Hasan in Vintage Space
When you are in Yogja, and you are in the mood for vintage spotting, this hotel is worth inspecting: Hotel Sumaryo at Jalan Prawirotaman. I was there few weeks ago, for maybe fifteen minutes, just enough to take pictures and appreciate the vintage design of the hotel. The hotel is actually a big house converted by the owner –The Sumaryos– into a modest bed and breakfast place. What is most interesting is that they keep the house at its original design of the 60′s and 70′s for the guests and a vintage junkie like me to enjoy and appreciate. So you may not stay in the hotel, but for sure the hotel will stay vintage whether or not you stay there. Have a vintageful weekend to you all.
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Category Vintage Space | Tags: Tags: 60's, 70's, bedandbreakfast, guest, hotel, hotelsumaryo, jakartavintage, luthfihasan, prawirotaman, retro, sumaryo, tourist, vintage, yogja, yogjakarta | 3 Comments
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Posted by Luthfi Hasan in Vintage Space
Who would have thought that vintage at its original condition –so original you are forgiven to think that they were just salvaged and moved from the streets– would look this cool? I guess the owner of this open air rooftop garden restaurant has thought it over and over. Rotten sofa. Rusty dining chairs. Broken cash machine. And the nursery! And so on. And when they are put together, voila, they are just effortlessly cool and natural. As if they have been there forever. Lucy in the Sky is located in Sudirman Central Business District. With its original, natural and well-thought concept, Lucy will be skyrocketed beyond business district in no time.
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Category Vintage Space | Tags: Tags: bar, broken, cafe, cash machine, chair, garden, hangout, jakarta, jakartavintage, Lucy in the sky, luthfihasan, nursery, openair, restaurant, rooftop, rotten, SCBD, sofa, streetfinds, vintage | 2 Comments
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Posted by Luthfi Hasan in Vintage Space
Toko Buku Djawa Jalan Braga Bandung, never changes since founded in 1955
Back in Bandung again, and funny it’s never boring. Maybe it’s the weather. Maybe it’s the food and the restaurants. Or maybe it’s the many vintage buildings. Duh. I stayed in a hotel on Jalan Braga where some of the country’s best art deco buildings are just steps away. One of the famous shops there is Toko Buku Djawa, a must visit for vintage passionistas who happen to be in Bandung. What’s interesting about the shop is really the art deco architecture that is kept in its original condition, and the founder/ owner of the shop who up to now still serves the customers. Completely vintage, I would say. Aside from Toko Djawa, there are other shops which are equally interesting, such as Sumber Hidangan bakery and restaurant, Oey coffee house, and some antique shops. I told you Bandung is never boring.
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Category Vintage Space | Tags: Tags: antiques, bakery, bandung, beefsteak, braga, coffehouse, coffehouseoey, danieltong, djawa, djawa79, hotdog, icecreamhouse, jakartavintage, JalanBraga, koffiehuis, luthfihasan, nyonyatong, oey, painting, paintingbynumber, passionista, restaurant, steak, sumberhidangan, tokobukudjawa, tong, vintage | Write a Comment
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An abstract painting, a vintage cabinet, an Aedi sofa, and a marrocoan coffee table. A warm welcome to the tiny apartment.
Remember my posting in June titled “Vintage and The City” which highlighted an apartment in Senayan? Last month the Home & Decor magazine –with the tagline: stylish living made easy– visited the apartment and shot it for its August edition. So last week I bought a copy of the magazine, and when I flipped pages 68-75, it looks –shall i say it– more beautiful than the real thing. But of course. The photographer –Erwin Panjaitan– is a pro, so is the stylist, Stephani F Halim. Here are the photos from my iPhone. The title of the article is “Prudent Treasures”, but I would call it “Vintage Invasion In Modern Apartment”. What do you think? O by the way the space interior design is by me.
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Category Vintage Space | Tags: Tags: abstract, aedi, apartment, balinese, cabinet, ceramics, clockworkorange, coffetable, desk, erwinpanjaitan, fleamarket, FXresidence, home&decormagazine, homedecor, interior, interiordesign, iphone, jakarta, jakartavintage, luthfi, luthfihasan, marrocco, mediaset, melissasunjaya, midcentury, modern, mytulisan, painting, photographer, poster, retro, Senayan, sofa, stephanifhalim, streetfinds, stylist, tejamulya, thrifthshop, veve, vintage | Write a Comment
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Posted by Luthfi Hasan in Vintage Space
Today is the 67th celebration of our independence and I know exactly what I was going to write here. Vintage, of course, what else. This time around it’s about vintage posters at Gedung Joang 45, a museum on Indonesian journey from the colonization time until finally free and independent. This is the first time I checked out the museum and to be honest I almost got bored until I saw these interesting posters. These posters were made under the Japanese occupation in Indonesia, aimed at raising nationalism and mobilizing support towards the Nippon. With patriotic, heroic and nationalistic look, tone and manner, basically these posters help this country get its independence. Herewith I share some of them here — and let’s all thank these posters. Merdeka!
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Category Vintage Space | Tags: Tags: cikini, colonial, dutch, gedungjoang, gedungjoang45, heroic, independence, indonesia, jakarta, jakartavintage, japan, japanese, menteng, museum, nationalism, nationalistic, nippon, patriotic, PETA, poster, vintage | 1 Comment
