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Edric Ong's USA Road Show 2010
TRENDS at Star Weekender
- Putting his spin on tradition
Edric Ong is helping the traditional
arts and crafts of Sarawak get noticed and
flourish...
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EDRIC ONG COLLECTION “KACHCHHI
BLING”
STYLO/ MERCEDES BENZ FASHION SHOW
2010 2ND APRIL 2010, KUALA LUMPUR
Edric ong’s focus on the special
embroideries and mirror-work of the tribal Rabari
people of Kachchh, Gujarat India, is combined with
the natural dyed, hand-woven Buddhist ‘eco’ silks
from Bhutan.
The collection also highlights Muslim ‘Keringkam’
silver metal embroidery and tie-dye ‘Bandhini/Shibori’.
This is Edric’s continuing journey to promote the
beauty of the hand-made and hand-crafted textile
fashion.
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EDRIC'S INTERVIEW WITH THESTAR
Iban ‘dream wear’ gaining
international recognition By SHARON LING
KUCHING: The pua kumbu textile,
traditionally handwoven in Iban longhouses in the
interior of Sara wak, is gaining international
attention, thanks to the efforts of designer Edric
Ong.
Ong, owner of the EO Gallery and
president of Society Atelier Sarawak, has been
working with weavers from Rumah Garie in Ulu Kapit
for the past 20 years to produce silk pua kumbu and
promoting them abroad and locally.
In May, the society brought a pua
kumbu exhibition to London, while Ong plans to bring
two master weavers from Rumah Garie to tour the
United States next year...
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EDRIC’S FIBER FASHION GOES
INTERNATIONAL
Edric Ong (2nd right) taking the finale bow
with ( from left) Dr Mina Gabor, Mdm Surapee,
Dita Sandico and other models.
The latest fashion collection by
Edric Ong incorporating hand-woven fibers from
Sarawak was shown recently in Manila and Davao,
Philippines. Using the ‘tikar bergerang’ pandanus
mats made by the Malay ladies from Kota Samarahan
combined with his hand-painted batiks, the Malaysian
Designer of the Year 2009 received rave reviews from
the international audience who gathered at the
Philippine Trade Center, Manila for the “Weaves of
the World”- a UN Celebration of the Year of Fiber.
In the second show held at Davao
Marco Polo hotel, Edric was guest designer for the
Alfonso Guino-O’s show known as “Badu”.
“It was an honour for me to share
the stage with such great Filipino designers like
Alfonso who is known as the Czar of Filipino
Fashion. I’m glad that our tikar bergerang got the
applause. Philippines is known for their basketry
arts too…but they have never seen such fine lattice
weaves like ours.” added Edric.
Dr Mina Gabor, President of the
ASEAN Handicraft Promotion and Development
Association (AHPADA) co-organiser of the Manila
event with the Philippines Ministry of Agriculture
commended Edric Ong for his iconic designs that
highlighted the best of Malaysian textiles.
The Edric Ong natural-fiber
fashion will next be shown in Daegu, Korea on 17th
Nov at the International Symposium and Exhibition on
Natural Dyes (ISEND) 2009 and the Kuala Lumpur
International Batik Convention in Kuala Lumpur on 12
December.
Asked about when the Malaysian
public will be able to see his fashion, the designer
said that a show is being planned for December 2009
at the Society Atelier Headquarters, Rumah Masra in
Kuching.
The Natural Fiber Warrior- Edric Ong
fashion featuring ‘tikar bergerang’
The Natural Fiber Princess- ‘tikar bergerang’
bustier worn with hand-painted silk batik.
EDRIC ONG IN MILAN
Malaysian Designer of the Year,
Edric Ong, was invited recently to show his designs
in Milan at the UNESCO World Forum on Culture at the
Villa Reale Palace in Monza. The event was held at
the same time as the Milan Fashion Week.
Edric poses with his creation in hand-
embroidered ‘pina’ pineapple fiber
Edric showcased his range of Iban
hand-woven silk ‘pua kumbu’ from the longhouse of
Rumah Garie in Sungai Kain, Sarawak; his signature
natural-dye batiks; fashion accessories combining
‘bemban’ fiber and leather; and hand-embroidered
‘pina’ or pineapple fiber textiles.
The VIPs and renowned designers
who saw his designs were: Koichiro Matsuura
(Secretary General of UNESCO); Sandro Bondi(Italian
Minister of Culture); Franco Fratini (Italian
Minister of Foreign Affairs); Alber Elbaz( Head
designer for Lanvin); Francoise Monteney (President,
Chanel ); Agatha Ruiz de la Prada ( Spain) etc.
“It was indeed an honour to show
at Milan, the fashion capital of the world! The
Villa Reale venue was grand and impressive- a newly
restored palace in Monza. I also met so many other
designers from all over the world invited to this
UNESCO event; and I was especially proud to
represent Malaysia.” added Edric.
Aside from his fashion and
textiles, Edric also exhibited his craft designs
that have received the UNESCO Award of Excellence
such as the ‘Bakelalan reed and bark “Raung” covered
boxes.
His next show will be in Manila
and Davao (October).He is invited to be a Judge for
Crafts in Bhutan and Mongolia (November) and to
exhibit in Maison & Objet in Paris in 2010.
Edric (2nd left) with other designers after
the show in Milan
The Villa Reale Palace in Monza
TOP ASEAN AWARDS FOR SARAWAK
TEXTILES
Sarawak designer Edric Ong
recently received 3 top prizes at the ASEAN SILK
TEXTILES competition held in Bangkok, Thailand.
Representing Malaysia, Edric won First Prizes in the
categories of ‘Warp Ikat natural dye’ for his
submission of silk “Pua Kumbu”; “Hand painted Batik”
and “Hand printed Batik”.
Edric Ong (right) handing over his 1st Prize batik
for ASEAN Exhibition to Dr. Jaranthada Karnasuta,
Permanent Sec. Ministry of Agriculture.
The competition was held in
conjunction with “Silk for the Green World- ASEAN
Collaboration on Sericulture Research and
Development Conference” organized by ASEAN and the
Queen Sirikit Center for Sericulture. Prizes were
presented to the winners by HRH Princess Soamsavali
at the IMPACT Convention Center; and the conference
officiated by Thai First Lady Dr Pimpen Vijjajiva.
“I’m deeply honoured to have
received these prizes because the submissions from
our neighbouring countries were all of top quality”
said Edric.
He added that there were a total
of 10 submissions from Malaysia for ikat, batik and
kain songkit and he was happy to have received four
awards- three 1st prizes and a 2nd prize also for
hand-printed batik.
The winning piece of silk pua
kumbu was a magnificent large piece made by Mula ak
Jama of Rumah Garie longhouse; whilst the hand
painted silk batik design was based on a painting of
Pitcher plants (nepenthes)made by renowned artist
Michael Lim.
“We had three booths allocated to
us at the Silk Expo where we showcased and sold silk
pua kumbu; batik and kain songkit as well as the
silk paintings of Bidayuh artist Narong Daun. The
public really appreciated our fine work and beauty
of the textiles! We even sold a piece to Alex Tu, a
Thai MTV star.”
All the winning pieces were on
special display for the recent ASEAN Ministers
Conference and the Bangkok International Fashion
Fair.
Alex Tu, MTV star wears indigo silk pua kumbu stole.
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