Organised by Yayasan Budi Penyayang Malaysia, the inaugural Kuala Lumpur International Batik Convention & Exhibition (KLIB) 2005. With speakers from 15 different countries, the Convention was attended by some 500 people from various fields – artists, designers, students, lecturers, people in the batik and handicrafts industry, batik enthusiasts and aficionados. The Exhibition, which had a wide array of batik fashion and products, received some 10,000 visitors.

The Kuala Lumpur International Batik Convention or ( KLIB Convention 2011) is designed to be an iconic event that showcases the multiple dimensions of Batik – art and craft, technique and technology, marketing and business – to the world.

The conference aims to be a platform to:
• Develop an international network of Batik enthusiasts.
• Foster closer ties among batik producing countries.
• Create a forum for the batik craft and industry around the world.
• Share techniques, innovations technology and marketing strategies for batik craft and industry.
• Focus on the long term relevance, growth, progress and prominence of the batik craft and industry internationally.

In essence, the Convention will exemplify the coming together of the traditional and contemporary aesthetics in Batik art and craft, cutting edge technology and market driven business strategies for the world to view and share.

List of selected speakers for 2011

1. Mr. Ray Pierotti - surface design for painters, weavers, textile designers and interior & architectural designers - USA

2. Mr. Alexsey Zaytsev - The connection of the variety of technics in art works of batik - Azerbaijan

3. Ms. Miyoko Kawahito - Ori-nui Shibori (Folded and Stitched Tie-dyeing) Technique using Awa Natural Indigo- Japan

4. Ms. Lee Creswell - Creating a batik using Cold Liquid Wax and Seaweed Solution - UK

5. Ms. Monika Salva - batik-diversified textures of wax in contemporary textiles -India

6. Ms. Susan Fell McLean - Fabric, Fine art and Future directions - Australia

7. Ms. Kamal Dollah - Community Batik - Singapore

8. Mr. Chintaka Indrajith Ratnayake - batik for the tourist industry in Kandy, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka

9. Mr. Ali Nourizadeh - Azeri batik in Iran: the fabric of craftsmen and artists - Iran

10. Ms. Janet Stoyel - Resist in the West - UK

11. Ms. Kiranada Sterling Benjamin - RO-KATA: Innovative use of wax-resist stencil design- USA

12. Ms. Joan, Sunghee Kim - Clamp resistant dyeing in China - Korea

13. Ms. Asmorodewi Damais - The use of indigo blue and sago brown in the Batik of Java - Indonesia

14. Mr. Thomas Brandt - Sustainable consumption of Production (SCP) - Globalization and Greening the Supply Chain - USA

Malaysian Speakers

1. Prof. Dato' Najib Dawa - Malaysia Batik

2. Prof. Madya Khairul Aidil Azlin - Enhancement of Batik Indigenous Design Through Indigenous Knowledge

3. Dr. Nazlina Shaari - Environment Friendly Mordant for Natural Dyeing Process in Batik

4. Mr. Edric Ong - Asian Textiles in world fashion

5. Mr. Eddie Yap - From canting to textural brush strokes to shibat (shibori+batik)

 

Participation form can be downloaded here