Tag : craft

The making of a dragon

DISCOVER MALAYSIA A lion head craftsman and his team took up the challenge of making the largest dragon structure in the country; the result is a sight to behold.

By allMalaysia · January 12, 2012 · 0 Comment

Artistic new mall to open

DISCOVER MALAYSIA A new mall aims to be the hub for culture, arts, food and lifestyle.

By allMalaysia · June 14, 2011 · 0 Comment

Wayang Kulit

DISCOVER MALAYSIA The Wayang Kulit is a traditional theatre form that brings together the playfulness of a puppet show, and the elusive quality and charming simplicity of a shadow play.

By Michael A. Fredericks · May 30, 2011 · 0 Comment

Malaysia’s very own dollmaker extraordinaire

MALAYSIANA A Malaysian dollmaker weaves magic with her hands but only has time to see the world through the eyes of her dolls.

By allMalaysia · April 2, 2011 · 0 Comment

In the shadows

DISCOVER MALAYSIA As the years go by, the traditional art of wayang kulit has been increasingly left in the shadows.

By allMalaysia · March 23, 2011 · 0 Comment

The wau factor

DISCOVER MALAYSIA Every day from dawn till dusk, wau maker Shapie Jusof works on his craft in a small hut near the Cahaya Bulan Beach in Kota Baru, Kelantan.

By allMalaysia · March 23, 2011 · 0 Comment

DISCOVER MALAYSIA Semek Sulaiman, 60, makes weaving songket look so effortless as her hands and feet deftly manoeuvre her loom. She patiently loops the bamboo rod through the threads on her loom, and works it methodically. It is painstaking work.

By allMalaysia · March 23, 2011 · 0 Comment

A dying trade

DISCOVER MALAYSIA Centuries old brass casting business stands the risk off extinction due to the lack of bullet casings.

By allMalaysia · March 22, 2011 · 0 Comment

Quaint touch of magic

DISCOVER MALAYSIA A calligrapher turns plain clogs into works of art.

By allMalaysia · March 18, 2011 · 0 Comment

Passion to preserve Peranakan culture

MALAYSIANA Just out of his teens, young interior design student Samson Wong is determined to preserve Peranakan culture by collecting as many antique items as he can.

By allMalaysia · January 16, 2011 · 0 Comment