Jepara is a small town located on the northern coast of Central Java province, however, since the first this city known for its super quality woodcraft.
Yes, Jepara is the land of birth of the first class artists for woodcarving of the country. They are very talented in order to make high quality product of wood, from furniture’s up to artistic wooden wall. They can also product another handicraft souvenir and wood sculpture.
Today their capacity in wood art processing has been identified by foreign peoples, please be informed that now a lot of industrial furniture and wooden tools were financed by foreign businesspersons. From foreign investors tons of furniture and other wooden product exported each month.
The main material used to manufacture their variety of high-quality carving is teak. Mahogany wood is also used, but very limited. It happens because in Asia, especially in Indonesia, teak wood is more popular and more prestige than teak mahogany wood. Also, teak wood easier to be find than mahogany, because teak already cultivate as forest industry.
Sculptor there, generally have started sculpting from a very early age, their hands are very skilled, and of course, it takes time to achieve that quality. Previously, wood engraving in Jepara is a hereditary skill, but for now, it seems not, and anyone can learn it.
In Jepara today there are many medium-scale furniture industries which generally owned by foreign investors, some of them already applied modern machinery. But of course, many things in sculpturing may not be replaced by machines, because sculpturing is about human touch. About human art sense.
If you are interested in collecting art products of high quality wood or you're interested in doing business Jepara wood products like this, then come to Jepara. Please check yourself and see the quality and taste of art in it.
To Reach Jepara
Jepara can be reach from Semarang by land transportation for about 1.5 hours. Semarang can be reach by air travel from Denpasar, Bali and Jakarta for about 1.5 hours also.
Place to visit
The recommended place to visit in near Jepara is Karimun Jawa Island, a hidden paradise near to Jepara.
RA Kartini, Indonesia heroine for women emancipation was also born on this district.
