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Figure 3. (a) Geographical location of Kampung Laweyan, Solo in Java Island, Indonesia; (b) Laweyan
Market and Kabanaran Dock serving as center for trade and sells [7]
The effects of Batik printing and other advancements in technologies did not solely affect Kampung
Laweyan, a majority of other creative industries around Indonesia were affected. However, with the
21st century entering the fourth industrial era, which is creative economic industry, local creative
industries were brought back to the attention of the government [9]. A particular turning point for the
reemergence of Batik was during Malaysia’s 3 attempt in 1990, claiming Batik as their local heritage and
sparking war between two nations over its acclamation. From there, the government re‐sparked a trend
in wearing Batik even as far as making it a mandatory work attire during the 1st and 15th day of the
month. The debate ended with UNESCO designating Indonesian batik as a Masterpiece of Oral and
Intangible Heritage of Humanity in October 2009.
Likewise, the 2004 urban regeneration of Kampung Laweyan [8] rose amidst the heated moments
of this Batik “war”. The true process of batik‐ing which is batik tulis and cap itself, has risen in
appreciation not because of its motifs, but mainly for the craftsmanship that goes behind the batik‐ing
process, the amount of time dedicated to it and the more intrinsic and time consuming it is, the more
people are proud to own it despite its pricier cost. Thus, when Kampung Laweyan was re‐generated, it
already had its historic asset and local cultural potential to direct its regeneration towards a culture‐led
one, to the Kampung Batik Laweyan we know now (Fig.4a). Home‐based enterprises played a huge
role in this process, becoming a catalyst for Laweyan’s success in urban regeneration as their re‐
imagined faces, from once comprising of only production and living activities to adding commercial
activities, provided inviting aesthetics (Fig.4b) and exposure towards Laweyan’s hand‐made batiks
(Fig.4c) at a holistic level. Apart from that, sustainability is achieved when the already risen value of
traditional batik is guarded qualitative wise, and inhabitants are encouraged to keep on guarding this
traditional practice of batik thus, passing it down through education. Furthermore, the proximity of
living, production and commercial activities inside these Home‐Based Enterprises provide a circular
urban economy in which “shorter chains and closed cycles, [creates a] city [that] will be more
sustainable” and in this case keeping more added value in and for the Kampung Laweyan.
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Malaysia is Indonesia’s neighboring country bordering at the north of Indonesia’s Kalimantan Island.
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