Thursday, October 15, 2009

RestNrilekS On Kompleks Kraf Kuala Lumpur and Rattan Sketches

Salam and Olla :D,

Now, it is time for another Blog4FT post again. : ) Yes, i know, incik RestNrilekS is somewhat addicted. Mind you, this is an entry filled with many pics which i believe defies part of blogging rules. Aha! Sorry, if you find loading time is a bit annoying.

My choice of Blog4FT entry is Kompleks Kraf Kuala Lumpur. Aha!

Kompleks Kraf Kuala Lumpur or sometimes known as Kompleks Budaya Kraf is located quite near to Jalan Bukit Bintang (yes the glits and glamour of KL famous triangle), Well, situated at Jalan Conlay to be exact. A couple of walk from KKKL is the notable Restoran Seri Melayu (to Kaki Makan), Prince Hotel n Residence and the famous Pavilion. Its objectives are to create awareness and promote Malaysia crafts. Surprisingly, though it is quite famous among tourists and travel agencies, none can be said for the locals.

It hosts craft shops on various products and textiles - ranging from wood works to the meticulous works of Tenun, a craft Museum which has its own thematic exhibition, and "Perkampungan Pelukis", famously known among visual artists. These are artists with great skills depicting thru their awesome works. You can simply buy or better yet, commission the artist. If budget is a bit tight, maybe you can get yourself some mini2 paintings for your desktop decor. Price is somehow based on the value of artistic works.

There are something for everyone to enjoy here.here. Guess What! Kompleks Kraf Kuala Lumpur does offer craft interactive. Children will surely love these. Whoaho!! They can experience in making batik or/and ceramic (fees are however charged by Craft artists and not by Kraftangan Malaysia). I am sure they can brag about em later to grandpa and grandma, Aha! (coz i know some adults brag about it too - Lol!!)

Want to explore on more details, call the Kompleks Kraf for a guided tour. You can ask the front desk too asking for a special activity if you like. Some schools do craft activities as part of their learning experiences.

Kompleks Kraf Kuala Lumpur
No. 63,Jalan Conlay, Kuala Lumpur, MY
03-2162-7533


Best to visit Kompleks Kraf Kuala Lumpur is when it runs its own special events and promotions. Its main event is the Hari Kraf Kebangsaan which held annually on February or March. A must event to visit i say. Upcoming Promotion is the International Muslim Fashion Festival - Textile Crafts starting from 27 October - 1 November.

Well, if you have some free time, do drop by to Kompleks Kraf Kuala Lumpur. I give you a glimpse of what Kompleks Kraf is all bout. Enjoy : D

Credit to Here for this picture. Funny, i dont have a pic of the front facade.

The Artist Colony. I like the place. Nice and Clean. Lots of Awesome works to look at. : D

Here is another shot.

Some of the crafts items on display. This is a ribu-ribu weaving, using a technique known as coiling. Previous Rattan coiling works can be read on here and here : )

Rattan stuffs made by a Kuala Pilah entrepreneur on display during HKK 2009.


Speaking of Rattan, yes i am aware that RestNrileks is slacking in posting infos related to Rattan, which is the main reason for RnR's existence. So, i am doing a double whammy here posting a bit of my Rattan works. Hopefully, these pixs will be sort of an appetizer for future rattan posts :)


A quick brainstorming sketch of rattan works during my free time.

An idea for manipulating form using the common rattan "stake and strand" method. I ll show the works in future post.

Another idea done when i am bored or during those long hours of meeting. The coloured sketch is actually design sketch done by one of my students. It is on its way in the making. Hopefully by December, i can post it here. :D Aha!

A full interior of rattan furniture. Sadly never made to see the light of the day.


Some desktop ideas reflecting the rustic and old looks.

A full set of dining experience combined with wood : Weaving - "Anyaman Bertulang"

Well, that s it for this entry. I hope you enjoy reading it.
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Owh, by the way, if it is not so much a hassle, can i count on your for voting this entry ya.

For more of my previous Blog4FT entries, you can click here. Thanks for supporting RestNrilekS ya :D


As usual, first three commentators will receive a free linky love. Whoaho! How Romantic?

Congrats Marzie


Congrats LJ



Congrats Tekkaus




Till next time.


61 thoughts:

Mariuca,  October 16, 2009 11:16 PM  

:( :( :( :(

Mariuca,  October 16, 2009 11:17 PM  

chop FC1 hahahahahhahahah dapat juga akhirnya....

Mariuca,  October 16, 2009 11:18 PM  

Ur comments dah ok Rizal? *DONT_KNOW* *DONT_KNOW* *DONT_KNOW*

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Rizal,  October 16, 2009 11:18 PM  

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Mariuca,  October 16, 2009 11:18 PM  

Wah wah wah another BFT post..lol hari tu I cakap apa eh terbalik it seems ha ha...

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Mariuca,  October 16, 2009 11:19 PM  

I like the green picture... abaden...lime green... 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

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Rizal,  October 16, 2009 11:20 PM  

Haha, lama tu dah rasanya tak dapatkan. Memang tak buat pengumuman sangat. Sebab nak tunggu lepas "vetting stage" dulu.

Ntah2 tak lepas sebab gabung dua entri - gara2 nak naikkan balik rotan.

Tapi ada juga tgk yang buat entri tentang KLIA pun boleh masuk lepas juga.

Hehe : )

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LadyJava,  October 16, 2009 11:21 PM  

8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-) 8-)

LadyJava,  October 16, 2009 11:21 PM  

vote vote vote Rizal!!!

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Rizal,  October 16, 2009 11:21 PM  

Ha ah Marzie, thanks dah ok.

Cuma dua entri masih hilang. Tak per lah. hehe :) :) :)

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LadyJava,  October 16, 2009 11:22 PM  

love the green pic too GP!!

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Rizal,  October 16, 2009 11:23 PM  

FTB aka NKOTB. LOL!!!

Bulan 10 ni membuak2 plak idea nak tulis untuk blogging.

Eh dah setahun kan komentar frenzy kat WHOAFS. Hehe. Bulan OKtober jugak laa si DH dan Zuls buat kontest mengomen. Lol!!

Lepas tu bulan Oktober jugak la contest B4t keluar. kekeke :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

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Mariuca,  October 16, 2009 11:24 PM  

Tak leh vote lagi it seems Rizal, waiting for approval this post... :* :*

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Rizal,  October 16, 2009 11:24 PM  

Yes, buat simpan gula-gula syiok jer tengok.

Itu balang kaca hijau tu memang syiok. Tapi payah nak dapat sebab "custom design" hehe :-D :-D :-D

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Rizal,  October 16, 2009 11:26 PM  

Olla LJ : )

Yeah welcome to RnR social commenting box. Hehe. Kita bersosial di malam minggu.. eee ha : )

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Rizal,  October 16, 2009 11:27 PM  

Yes Vote Vote Vote !!! - Ikut teruja sama "chanting" sambil tangan gengam ketuk meja. ahahaha :-D :-D :-D :-D

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Rizal,  October 16, 2009 11:28 PM  

Ha ah, tak leh undi lagi sebab hantar entri malam. Kululusan secara manual. Kena tunggu siang. Hehe

:)

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Mariuca,  October 16, 2009 11:29 PM  

Dia hilang kat blogger dashboard ke? U can also go to JS settings, moderation..then approve ur messages there…

Mariuca,  October 16, 2009 11:30 PM  

Best kan the green picture LJ??

Mariuca,  October 16, 2009 11:31 PM  

Ohhhhh ah seeee…..nanti remind la to vote yeah?

Rizal,  October 16, 2009 11:35 PM  

Yup, hilang di blogger bila semak di "edit post"

Yup, nanti rizal buat secara satu persatu di situ. Terima Kasih. :) :) :)

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Rizal,  October 16, 2009 11:37 PM  

Oho, yes yes, akan maklumkan. hehe. Eh tak join?

Tu yang makan2 di Rock Bro? Big Bro? tentang spaggethi tu, boleh buat entri tu, ehh tu kat PJ kan? Bukan WP?

Yer yer, nanti pasti ingatkan. hehehe :-D :-D

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Mariuca,  October 16, 2009 11:40 PM  

He he tu la bab WP /KL ni I kureng sikit Rizal he he he ni tgh tgk emila punya entri pulak..

Anonymous,  October 16, 2009 11:51 PM  

Am I still able to be one of your FC? :p

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Anonymous,  October 16, 2009 11:52 PM  

Wow! A lot of crafts here. But the one I love the most is the ribu-ribu coil! :p

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Rizal,  October 16, 2009 11:54 PM  

Aha tekkaus, congrats!!

Lucky 3 it is. Hehe

: ) :-D :-D

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blog4ft,  October 16, 2009 11:57 PM  

Your Blog4FT blog post has been approved.

Rizal,  October 16, 2009 11:59 PM  

Aha,

yeah, coiling is a bit tedious. Ribu2 is still okay, but when it comes to rattan, each strand has to be examined and selected for weaving works.

Eh, From Sabah or Sarawak? Or actually from semenanjung, if from sabah, i am sure, ribu2 is a common craft there. : )

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Rizal,  October 17, 2009 12:03 AM  

hehe, yeah kak emi tu memang laju jer tentang ni.

Eh nak maklum ni. Entri ini sudah diluluskan untuk diundi. : )

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Rizal,  October 17, 2009 12:04 AM  

Thank you for the approval. Thanks for the quick and swift action. Never thought it would be approved by tonite : )

Happy weekend ya : )

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Mariuca,  October 17, 2009 4:09 AM  

Ok just voted, good luck!

Nessa,  October 17, 2009 9:56 AM  

Great post Rizal! I suka barangan rattan and kayu actually. 2 thumbs up... OK, OK... 4 thumbs up... hehe

Voted oredi. Have a great weekend!

Rizal,  October 17, 2009 8:20 PM  

Terima Kasih Nessa.

Yeah Rizal suka juga barangan kraftangan. Tapi Batik kurang sket. hehehe

Wah 4 thumbs up. Terima Kasih : ) :-D

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LadyJava,  October 17, 2009 10:46 PM  

Hahha.. Rizal.. vote vote vote!
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LadyJava,  October 17, 2009 10:46 PM  

Yeay!!
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LadyJava,  October 17, 2009 10:46 PM  

Hiya Rizal.. yelah.. meh bersocial.. lol!
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Monica,  October 19, 2009 5:08 PM  

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Monica,  October 19, 2009 5:08 PM  

Olla! Olla! :-D :-D :-D

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Monica,  October 19, 2009 5:11 PM  

I love entry filled with many pics!!! hehe :-P

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Monica,  October 19, 2009 5:14 PM  

oh I've never been there Rizal! 8-) 8-)

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Monica,  October 19, 2009 5:15 PM  

can experience in making batik?? =-O =-O =-O wah i wanna go there :-D :-D

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Monica,  October 19, 2009 5:19 PM  

ok I've voted, good luck! :) ;)

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Monica,  October 19, 2009 5:20 PM  

nice shots, btw! 8-)

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Rizal,  October 19, 2009 5:34 PM  

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Rizal,  October 19, 2009 5:34 PM  

Olla, i guess, we defies the original idea of commenting.

But, ours are social commenting box, thus we comment and socialize. Whooaho!!

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Rizal,  October 19, 2009 5:38 PM  

Owh Mon, you should try,
At least if you find the place quite boring, you can simply go and shop at PAvilion. Hehe, quit near too. : )

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Rizal,  October 19, 2009 5:39 PM  

Thanks Mon, I am not very good at taking pictures. Just using Point n Shoot Camera. hehe

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Monica,  October 19, 2009 5:41 PM  

ohh i didnt know it's near Pavilion!!! :-D

Rizal,  October 19, 2009 5:47 PM  

Yes Mon, you can do Batik. Price depends.

They can draw for you, and you can simply color it. Or you can draw and colour.

Can practise and make small batiks (in frame).

Last check price was rm10 per making

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Anny,  October 20, 2009 11:25 PM  

Helooooo Rizal.. first time commenting here.. i m usually the silent reader here.. i love your sketches.. that's what made me come back to see most of the time... and your work is amazing.

oh ya.. i dah vote :D

Rizal,  October 21, 2009 1:58 PM  

Olla Anny.

Ni anny of beemoohoo kan?

Terima Kasih banyak2 sebab sudi komen di sini.

Silent reader? owh thanks. :) Thanks too untuk suka lakaran RnR.

Jangan puji banyak2 (malu ni)

Thanks for voting this entry : )

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Monica,  October 22, 2009 4:42 AM  

dropping EC! :-D :-D

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Rizal,  October 22, 2009 7:10 AM  

thanks Mon.

Yeah, i am still thinking of my next update entry. hehe

Happy Thursday :)

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Denai Hati,  October 23, 2009 11:52 AM  

1. Bro dah dapat ke produk saudacare?
2. Nak bagi tips up ranking blog RnR ni untuk keyword weblog Popular 1Malaysia. tukar link kat entrecard dgn link entri contest weblog popular 1Malaysia kemudian buat lah drop 200-300 sehari dalam minggu2 terakhir ni.

Rizal,  October 23, 2009 2:46 PM  

Salam Bro, aha, mekasih dah dapat hari ni. Tgh minum pun siap bawak untuk dititis makan tgh hari. Aduh nii sakit perut dah datang. hehe. Tgh promosi ni. Lepas ni mungkin buat entri H sauda.

Terima kasih untuk tips tu.Terima Kasih banyak2

200-300 entre kad sehari tuu yang tak terkejar tu, tengok nanti macam mana :)

Eh bro. hari ni bukak denaihati semua tak boleh buka :-D

Nessa,  October 26, 2009 9:36 AM  

Morning Rizal! :)

Nak tanya sket... kat mana ada jual barangan rotan yang murah?? I like sculptures (kayu) and rattan furniture. Been scouting around but they cost a bomb la! Maybe you know some shops/areas that sell it cheaper/reasonable?

Sori kalau mengtroublekan you ya. Thanks anyway. Happy Monday!! :-D :-D

Rizal,  October 27, 2009 8:43 PM  

eH NEssa, rasanya inGat dah jawab soalan ni. hehehe. Memang susah nak carik yang murah terutamany kayu. Maybe kalau datang IKN masa konvo, prolly boleh dapat yang nessa suka. Tak jamin la murah ker tidak tapi memang murah dari yang standard di pasaran. hehe.

Untuk rotan kalau rizal ada kat sana memangboleh bagi murah. hehe :-D :-D

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Denai Hati,  October 30, 2009 10:00 AM  

Bro ni ada peluang hebat buat duit online. konsep ala Entrecard. Jika entercard dapat point tapi yang ni Bila kawan klik banner kita dapat RM0.10 -RM0.30. Terbuka untuk Malaysia sahaja. Strategi kami nak senaraikan link teman-teman yang join dan kita akan klik setiap hari sekali seperti Entrecard. Have a look @ http://www.dapatwang.com/?id=denaihati

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