Number I | September 2016
Woodcarving with bird and tree motifs
One of the furniture-making centers in Jakarta is located in the East Jakarta area , particularly Klender and Pulogadung . Since the late 1970s and early 1980s , a furniture industry has sprung up in the streets of Klender . Data from Jakarta ’ s Agency for Industry and Trade shows that there are more than 2,000 woodworking and furniture business in East Jakarta area .
Klender furniture products are designed , built by hand and sold locally on-site . The furniture business in Klender is typically small family-owned and operated ones . The types of furniture produced are everyday household wooden furniture , such as seats , chairs , and armoires . Despite its mostly low-cost , low-end nature furniture products , Klender-made furniture pieces have found markets overseas , such as the United States , Italy , and Russia . Bogor , one hour drive by car from Jakarta , is the site of one of the largest furniture companies in Indonesia that specialize in knock-down particle board and fibreboard furniture .
Bali furniture merchants showcase a wide selection of furniture not only made in Bali , but also from all over Indonesia . Most of the furniture are transported in half-completed forms from other parts of Indonesia , most notably Java ( Jepara is a favorite source since they provide dry high-quality pieces ), and then processed by local Balinese crafters by adding Balinese ornaments and decorations to the furniture pieces and finish them , label them as Balinese product .
However , Bali also possesses a number of pure Balinese furniture production centers which located in Ubud , Tegalagang , and Sebatu , in the regency of Gianyar .
( Source : Ministry of Trade )
Number II / November 2016 | Trade & Investment Bulletin 7