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At the finale of the Stylo Kuala Lumpur Fashion Festival held last week, the designer Edric Ong was accorded the Mercedes Benz Stylo Award for Heritage for his collection and designs that best reflects the cultural heritage of Malaysia.
Edric Ong has been promoting Sarawak indigenous craft with the Atelier for over twenty years. He uses natural fibers and natural dyes in his fashion collections and works closely with some skillful craft persons from the Iban community. His work contributes to the appreciation and promotion of Pua Kumbu in Malaysia and worldwide. http://edricong.com/
We are very proud of you Edric and very happy.
I need to hurry to write a post about your fabulous work.
Catherine Bossis, 6th april 2009
Greenselipar’s selection of books, magazines, films, websites, about Malaysia is now available in the FAVOURITES page.
Here is our list of the day :
People, Indigenous communities
“My life in Sarawak, the Ranee of Sarawak,” BROOKE Margaret, (in French Reine des coupeurs de Têtes), Editions Olizane, Genève, 2000, 255 p.
“Iban Ritual textiles”, GAUVIN Traude, Singapore university Press, 2004, 356p
« Bornéo, Des “chasseurs de têtes aux écologistes “», GUERREIRO Antonio and COUDERC Pascal, Ed. Autrement, Paris , 1991, 219 p. (FRENCH)
“Borneo a photographic Journey”, LAU Denis, Travelcom Asia, 1999, 98 p, 115 photos.
« Peoples and traditions », M.KEDIT Peter, The Encyclopedia of Malaysia, Didier Millet Ed. , Kuala Lumpur, 2006, p90-94.
“Dream Weavers of Rumah Garie”, Video, Mac LANAHAN David 2006, Jungle Arts and Flora,www.jungleartsandflora.com
« Voix de la forêt pluviale », MANSER Bruno, Georg, Genève Ed. , 1994, 314 p. (FRENCH) Read the rest of this entry »
It’s time for family gatherings, end-of-the-year celebrations and holidays… and rush to buy the last Xmas gifts (why do I always wait for the last minute?). If you have no idea, there probably is a fair-trade shop in your city or village with a good choice of gifts.
Greenselipar’s team wishes you the best.
Send us your green Ecards. We will post the best ones. No new post for the next two three weeks.
For last minutes Xmas purchases, some free ideas from Greenselipar’s team
In Malaysia, our favourites gift shops or friends :
Nature Ownlet MNS shop in KL, for book about about Malaysia’s nature or a pair of leech proof socks
Gerai OA orang asli craft, Tompoq Topoh Mau Meri workshop for small and natural gifts pouches for name cards, necklaces, fine baskets ….
Badan Warisan shop in KL, for a book about Malaysian Heritage.
Theyartstudio and The Annexe Galleries for a contemporary art gift.
Buy high quality textiles at Pura Tanjung Sabtu, Tun jugah Foundation gallery in Kuching, Edric Ong and Artageouslyasia gallery in Kuching
Gadis Manis for made in Malaysia fashion accessories, T-shirt and jewelry.
Elevyn for jewellery and craft from Sabah.
Friends of us
Neelgar , Kamaldeep Kaur is a young fashion designer from Gujarat India : she uses shibori process and natural dyes to produce beautiful scarfs, in cotton or silk.
Creative Bee, Bina Rao is a fashion and textile designer in Gujarat India. She works with hand woven material, natural dyes and traditional process.
French connexion :
Artisans du Monde a French platform for fair-trade food product , craft, game and books.
Altereco a faire trade company that sell mostly food products.
other international organizations:
Written by Catherine Bossis, Kuala Lumpur, 16 dec. 08
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Who are they and what do they do
Anna Pierrot and Larry Scuccato opened the Flying Rhino guesthouse in September 2008, in Kuala Kubu Bharu (KKB for the locals), in Selangor. Before the Flying Rhino, the husband and wife used to work in China, Anna in Education and Lorenzo in Industrial Engineering. They visited Malaysia several times and appreciated the diversity of the many still unspoilt natural areas. Why did they leave their comfortable expat life in China and open the Flying Rhino guesthouse? “We fell in love with the place, and wanted to make a difference by sharing environmental concerns and a life style with other people” said Anna.
Aware of culture and heritage, and keen to not disturb the forest with another land-consuming lodge, they settled on building the guesthouse in the middle of busy KKB, at the foot of Fraser’s Hill. It took them about two years (to find a house, buy it, renovate it, find a local partner, fill up the administrative papers… the list goes on). A huge amount of energy and determination was required to implement the project that lead to the Flying Rhino guesthouse. Read the rest of this entry »
Who are they and what they do
Tompoq Topoh means “the start of a collaborative effort”, from the Mah Meri word tompoq “the start of a weave” and topoh which means an interlocking mat pattern.
Tompok Topoh is a Mah Meri women’s workshop held in Kampung Orang Asli Sungai Bumbun, in Pulau Carey, not far from Klang, about an hour’s drive from Kuala Lumpur. Read the rest of this entry »
Responsible Tourism and Travel in Malaysia 