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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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Posted by Luthfi Hasan in Vintage Hunting
I had no idea Pasar Beringharjo Yogjakarta has a flea market inside, until recently. What I know of, the market is known more for the batiks, so it’s good that I asked around and insisted that for an old pasar such as this –and it’s in Yogja for good sake– there had to be vendors selling vintage and antique. My conviction paid off. The flea market wing is on the left side of the market, along a narrow alley. There are around ten vendors selling enamels, cookie jars, glasses, tea sets, and –this you can hardly find outside Yogja and Solo– cap batik (= a copper stamp to make printed batik). Like in any flea market, most of the sellers are friendly and eager, especially to a visitor like me. Here are some photos. Stay vintage!
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Category Vintage Hunting | Tags: Tags: antique, batik, beringharjo, capbatik, fleamarket, jakartavintage, jar, java, luthfihasan, pasar, radio, vintage, yogja, yogjakarta | Write a Comment
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Posted by Luthfi Hasan in Art and Culture
I love Yogjakarta for so many things. The batiks, the gudeg, the lesehan, the sense of humor. And now these tiles. I am sure it’s not just me. I saw them in Kraton, in some coffee houses, hotels and restaurants…and in this Diamond Baru tile shop, well of course. I went there last week to check what they have to offer. Knowing Diamond is a lesser known tile brand compared to the legendary Cap Kunci who practically owns the category and the buzz, I was surprised to see how beautiful the tiles are. The tiles featured here are mostly from this shop, and some belong to the Kraton. Dont you love them too?
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Category Art and Culture | Tags: Tags: cafe, capkunci, coffeehouse, diamondbaru, hotel, houses, keraton, kraton, kunci, luthfihasan, restaurant, shop, tegel, tiles, ubin, vintage, yogja, yogjakarta | 3 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 Hunting
Semarang may not be as culturally rich as Solo and Yogja, but as a hunting ground for antiques and vintage this is the place to go. Aside from some antique shops, the city has this famous Lawang Sewu, a former train station next to old town area where some more colonial buildings tried to survive in modern Semarang. So my stay in Semarang was always extended from one day to two or three days as there are too many things and places to see. Here are the photos I took during my trip to Semarang for a TV shooting in the old town. Hope you enjoy the photos and happy Monday!
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Category Vintage Hunting | Tags: Tags: antique, centraljava, culture, indonesia, kotatua, lawangsewu, oldtown, semarang, solo, vintage, yogja, yogjakarta | Write a Comment
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Posted by Luthfi Hasan in Vintage Space
To me there are houses and there are homes. You know the difference. Then there are these houses. I have seen houses like these in Menteng, Kebayoran Baru, and in Bandung, Bogor, Medan, Malang, and Yogjakarta. They are not too big, not too small either, nor they come in dashing…
colors. They are not overly ornamented and definitely not minimalist. They are just right. I don’t know about you but there is a sense of peacefulness, calmness and ‘homeyness’ when i see these houses. Is it the design, the location, or I am just being nostalgic and childish. I just hope they stay this way for long amid the invasion of impersonal mass-clusivity. Have your say and share with me. PEACE
This house has a huge green space, most likely owned by a VIP during the 50′s.
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Category Vintage Space | Tags: Tags: 50's, 60's, 70's, artdeco, bandung, bogor, home, house, houses, indonesia, jakarta, kebayoranbaru, luthfihasan, malang, medan, menteng, vintage, yogjakarta | 6 Comments
