BATIK LOSARI COLOUR AND MOTIFS INSPIRED BY SURROUNDING NATURE
Batik Losari is known to produce hand-written batik with natural dye, preventing any damage towards the environment. Simple lines form motifs, displaying unique shapes from natural elements such as leaves and wood, creating strands and geometric patterns drawn on cotton or silk material.
Harmoniously mixing and matching motifs with natural colours such as brown, sage, indigo blue, faded green, and mustard yellow, render an elegant and exclusive look.
Our surrounding nature are our colour and motif inspirations. From the blue of the indigo leaves to the colours of fruits, all are constantly developed for batik. Dynamic and geometrical motifs are applied to match and enhance the contemporary styles.
Banana and indigo leaf motifs
Banana leaf fibres and their unique shape has inspired a motif in a form of a simple outline, yet still highlighting the original banana leaf shape. As an accent, the motif is combined with shapes of indigo leaves on the bottom of the cloth with additional lines. The white lines on the edge of the cloth is drawn using canting number 1 and 2.
This beautiful scarf made of golden coloured silk, exhibits the indigo plant motif.
The banana leaf motif is paired with lines on the edge and immersed in indigo dye.
The indigo plant motif is in a charming brown and cream colour, combined with a geometrical triangle motif.
Bamboo, rattan, seashell, and wood motif
This motif is inspired by the shape of bamboo, rattan, seashells and wood. The motifs were developed towards contemporary design by Batik Losari.
Corn, spices, and vine motif
Grains such as corn can also become a batik motif inspirations. With a dark brown in contrast to the white line of the corn, this motif creates a unique and exclusive look.
“A soothing faded green is enhanced with the vines motif. The clove flowers can also be adopt into a beautiful motif”
A contrast combination in classic lines
Classic colours will be forever timeless and has become a unique character of Batik Losari, combined with motifs modified from both fine and strong lines, depicting natural elements. The earthy brown, for example, is matched with light brown covered with white lines. Contrast and charming.
“Wood elements became the inspiration for the contrast and modern black-and-white ‘poleng’ motif”
“Natural elements surround us can be our inspiration of colour and motifs and are constantly developed, from the blue indigo tree to the colourful fruits. Combination of dynamic and geometric motifs can be applied, which enhances the contemporary living style”
