Indonesia is rich country in cultures. These cultural wealth are already well-known to foreign tourists. Even without realizing it, foreign tourist loves our cultures too. It is proven by the increasing in their interest to buy furniture from Indonesia, such as tables, cabinets, wooden ornaments, etc. It is not only the basic materials, designs, and quality that attract tourist’s attention to choose Indonesia furniture, but also original carved that made significant attention and has a very high resale value. There is one place in Indonesia that has become destination to buy Indonesia furniture. It is Bali. So, read the rest if you plan to have a Bali tour.
It is not secret anymore if Bali Island is a major tourist destination in Indonesia. They come to Indonesia for enjoying the beauty of this island. It is not only because of their stunning natural scenery, but also traditional Balinese culture that become the main attraction for tourists visiting the island to have Bali tour.
So what to do with Indonesian furniture on Bali tour? Yes, the increasing number of tourists who come to Bali will be followed by increasing demand for original Indonesian furniture. And this will certainly impact on the furniture craftsmen, both in Bali and outside the island.
What is the impact? Go on reading this.
One of the furniture craftsmen who supplies craft to Bali is from Malang. I met him when I was working in one of the private banks, the craftsmen incidentally is one of the customers that I had to visit to authorize the loan. From these meetings, I learned that craft is the main livelihood for his family. One of craft made by him is a carpet from rattan. When I looked at the craft, it is very nice and has a distinctive taste. If you know Rattan, It is very rigid. But by his hand, it can be transformed into a flexible rug that has an ethnicity value. He usually gets Orders every week. Sometimes it comes every month or every three months. It depends on the availability of materials and level of difficulty. Sometimes, he refused orders because there are many orders to be completed.
By that visiting, I remember that my friend's father has a similar business which supplies the Original Indonesian furniture to Bali. The difference is he collects furniture from one village to another and then sells it. He will give a high price for original furniture made of teak wood. He collects tables, cabinets and even the walls that made of wood and then sell it to Bali. He said that, “Tourists in Bali who’s on Bali tour love furniture from Indonesia so much”.
And now, I can conclude that Bali is not only a place to enjoy its nature but also Bali is heaven for hunting furniture and doing business from it. You can find ancient furniture that has hundreds years old and also find new craft made of rattan that has high value. I advice if you want to buy furniture on your Bali tour, don’t forget to ask the seller to wrap it neatly.
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