DESPRO, NEWS (August 11, 2015) A 5-day workshop labeled "Rattan Craft Workshop" was held yesterday in Sanur, Bali. The event organized by the Department of Product Design, ITS (Institut Teknologi 10 November Surabaya) took place from 5 - 10 August 2015 at BCIC (Bali Creative Industry Center) Jl. WR Supratman 302 Tohpati, Denpasar, Bali. The workshop participants came from academics, lecturers and students from various universities (Petra Catholic University Surabaya, Bandung Institute of Technology, ISI Denpasar, ISI Yogyakarta, and ITS itself), product designers, and small and medium industry players throughout Indonesia. ISI Yogyakarta sent 2 representatives as participants, namely Rahmawan D. Prasetya, SSn., MSi. (Product Design Study Program) and Drs. Hartoto Indra S. (Interior Design Study Program).
The five speakers and workshop instructors were Prof. Dr. Andi Tanra Tellu (PIRNAS/National Rattan Innovation Center - Ministry of Industry and Trade RI), Dr. Agus Windharto, DEA (Department of Product Design-ITS), Andar Bagus Sriwarno, PhD (Product Design Study Program-ITB), Abie Abdillah, S.Ds. (Product Designer/Professional), and Denny Willy, PhD (Product Design Study Program-ITB).
For 5 days, the participants were invited to learn more about rattan materials that are abundantly available in our country. In addition to the introduction of materials, participants also design and realize it in the form of prototypes with rattan raw materials. With a workshop equipped with various equipment and complete facilities, participants were given the freedom to experiment with rattan materials. The results of the workshop in the form of designs and prototypes were then included in the ICCI (International Conference of Creative Industry) exhibition event on August 11-12, 2015.
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