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Add a chic accent to your hair with this handy cotton scrunchie crafted by Hannah Dodoo from Ghana. Featuring a crimson batik pattern all along the design, this convenient accessory is also elastic, allowing it to adapt to your hair.

Erna Gendhis adorns a stunning creation with a warm palette that enhances its unique batik pattern. As an expert in this ancient art, the Javanese artisan crafts this rayon shawl featuring an intricate design in honour of the stunning regional coasts, finishing with little fringes for a vivacious style.

Add a little piece of Java to your closet with a captivating design crafted by Erna Gendhis. Using rayon, the artisan creates a trendy shawl in a palette of brown, red and green hues that enhance a geometric and intricate batik pattern. On top of that, the accessory comes with fringes for a stylish touch.

Drawing inspiration from traditional Javanese textiles, artisans of the region craft a gorgeous creation in honour of the island's long history and rich culture. Presented by Wahyu Sulistiani, this cotton cosmetic bag is the perfect accessory to carry your personal items and makeup brushes, as it comes in a chic palette of red hues that give life to a charming batik pattern featuring little flowers. The design also has a zippered closure, a soft cotton lining and a little strap for extra convenience.

Silhouetted on cherry red, delicate yellow hibiscus flowers evoke thoughts of the tropics. They show the tonal variations of batik. Nyoman Nadri creates this graceful rayon robe with wide sleeves and a matching belt. In traditional kimono style, the robe features openings under the arms for adjusting the robe and for ease of movement.

Batik is a fabric art in which the cloth is stretched on a wooden frame and the design sketched with a pencil. Then a mixture of melted wax is painted by hand onto areas where color is not desired. When the fabric is crumpled into the dying solution, the wax cracks, creating an attractive network of fine lines. The wax is removed and the process is repeated for each color utilized. Finally, the cloth is washed and rinsed to remove any excess dye.

This handpainted batik robe is a truly original work of art. Sunlight, water, dye and temperature all factor into the look of the finished robe. This should be considered a unique design made especially for you. Colors and pattern placement will vary.

Batik motifs add a tropical accent to this rayon shirt, crafted by the expert hands of Wayan Arta and Sharon from Bali. Choosing a palette of cinnabar and cerulean hues, the artisans embellish this dapper garment with a leafy pattern that honours the region's natural wealth. On top of that, the design comes with a collared neckline, short sleeves, coconut shell buttons at the front and a handy chest pocket.

Ivory cotton is dyed using batik, a resist-dyeing technique, to create this vibrant shirt. A variety of traditional Javanese and original motifs are used throughout the shirt. Hari and Arthur design it while embracing unexpected results, which they say adds to the uniqueness of his handcrafted textiles. The front includes hidden coconut shell buttons and a chest pocket.