SOCIAL CULTURE

IO - The three stones in the fire which keep a pot upright so that it can cook is how Yori Antar, an architect spe­cializing in preserving “adat” or “tradi­tional” vernacular houses, Umbu Ig­nasius,...

IO - Yori Antar is known as an archi­tect who specializes in promoting and preserving “adat” buildings (buildings built using the traditional techniques, materials and cultural practices of a locality). He has helped revive,...

IO - Atmadja Tjiptobiantoro, the owner of the Kaliandra Estate fulfilled a boy­hood dream of rebuilding his family’s mansion in Pasuruan by building an Italianate Palladian palace called Villa Leduk, in the foothills of...

God! I will pack and take a train and get me to Leduk again.. Kaliandra! ah, Kaliandra!There’s peace and holy quiet there, great clouds along pacific skies, and men and women with gentle eyes…(adapted...

IO - Scouting in Indonesia first began during colonial times in 1912. At that time the Indonesian scouts’ organi­zation was called the “Nederlands Indische Padvinders Vereeniging” or Netherlands Indies Scout Movement. Coming from a...

“A national revolution is only the result of a democratic revolution, and nationalism should be second to de­mocracy. The State of Indonesia is only a name we give to the essence we intend and...

IO - Solo style is a style of architecture that consists of Javanese architecture which has been heavily influenced by European late 19ith century, Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles as well as some...

IO - There are in fact more good people in the world then one actually thinks. Even back in the 17th century among the VOC there were people trying to transform society to create a...

IO - Art and culture is one of the most highly appreciated values in the Indo­nesian value system. Consequently, thousands if not millions of Indone­sians are involved in dance, music, textile production, drama, wayang...

IO - The best collections of Indonesian textiles are most likely not in Indonesia. They are in the great museums of the Netherlands, America, Germany and of course, Australia. Some of the largest and richest...

IO - The biggest enemies of Cimanggis Manor House are time and bureaucracy. To avoid confusion it probably needs to be explained that the manor house was not part of Cornelis Chastelein’s Depok plantation. It...