Textile and Women
Empowerment
Dr. Kahfiati Kahdar, MA.
Textile Industry and Women
Empowerment in Indonesia
• Textile industry has played an important role in women
empowerment in Indonesian society: Artisan, Association,
Academicians and Government.
• The production of Batik, Songket, Ikat, and Tenun has weaved
together the need for preserving culture and cultural identity
with the need to be economically independent for women
across the archipelago.
Woman weaving a sarong while she have to take a
house, child and sell the goods
Cita Tenun Indonesia Project
Collaboration Artisan, University and Fashion
Designer: Denny Wirawan
Cita Tenun Indonesia Project
Collaboration Artisan, University and Interior
Designer: Rolland Adam
Academic Sociaty Batik Waste Fabric (Agnes Tandia)
• Student must find
neighborhood to
create new creative
industry.
• she do the business
since she was study.
No mother and 2
brother/sister. Now
she can give the
money for the whole
family.
Kulkiths (brand of her shoes)
Suede waste for Bags (Widya Nur)
Wire for Jewelery (Nur Aini)
Waste Yarn (Esti S Amanah)
Student must find neighborhood to create new creative
industry.
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Concerning 10 years a head
• The use of modern techniques, material or design
approaches to improve fabric quality.
• The explorations of traditional designs, techniques or
materials with a new perspective.
• The explorations of new designs based on a broader
understanding of the design knowledge.
What is Ethical Fashion ?
• Ethical fashion represents an approach to the design, sourcing and
manufacture of clothing which maximizes benefits to people and
communities while minimizing impact on the environment.
(http://www.ethicalfashionforum.com/)
• An approach to the design, sourcing and manufacture of clothing which is
both socially and environmentally conscious. Sustainable fashion – using
more environmentally-friendly materials and methods in clothing
production – is part of this larger trend.
http://mslk.com/reactions/green-fashion-glossary/
Criteria for ethical fashion
•
Countering fast, cheap fashion and damaging patterns of fashion
consumption
•
Defending fair wages, working conditions and workers’ rights
•
Supporting sustainable livelihoods
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Addressing toxic pesticide and chemical use
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Using and / or developing eco- friendly fabrics and components
•
Minimizing water use
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Recycling and addressing energy efficiency and waste
•
Developing or promoting sustainability standards for fashion
•
Resources, training and/ or awareness raising initiatives
•
Animal rights
Eco Fashion (Ramia Wulandari)
Organic Material
Etchical Fashion
BIOCOUTURE
Suzanne Lee
She is a Senior Research
Fellow at Central Saint
Martins College of Art
and Design and the
Director
of
The
BioCouture
Research
Project.
BioCouture is a research
project using nature to
suggest an innovative
future fashion vision
Bio Lace
Prof. Carole Collet
Central St. Martins
College of Art
London
http://www.carolecollet.com
Recommendation
• Preserving the art and the ‘meaning’ of traditional textile
among the young generation.
• Issuing regulations that provide a safe working condition
for the artisan, safeguarding the sustainability of textile
industry, and the protection for the traditional textiles.
• Mapping the nation’s material (Natural: fiber and color)
producing by each region country.
• Introducing new technology to artisan to help them develop
their skill for the productivity.
• Collaboration between researchers to challenge the futures
for create the smart textile (ethical and multi discipline)
• Promoting and marketing their product.