“WHAT IS THE SOLUTION?”

With cultural transformation, Peranakan culture can now enter the modern lifestyle of the younger generation, bringing it closer to modern life. The use of jewelry is increasing, and it can now be classifed as one of the mediums or forms of modern lifestyle products with the goal of introducing and conveying the value of Peranakan culture. The variety of ornamentals such as motifs, isen-isen, and the meaning of peranakan batik must still be channeled through jewelry that can be worn on a daily basis or for special occasions. Jewelry inspired by Peranakan batik motifs is aimed at women aged 21-35 who enjoy wearing jewelry on a daily and special occasion basis.

Analysis of motifs and details of Oey Soe Tjoen Batik isen-isen and hand engraving experiments with graver and rotary tools, development of isen-isen details based on previous experiments with hand tools and rotary tools, and transformation of foral fauna motifs in batik to be developed in sketch. Transformation of the shape of the motifs of roses, birds and butterfies on pendants, and earrings. Development of isen – isen cecek (dots and lines), and machete background is applied through hand engraving techniques. Light colors in batik are applied to jewelry materials and jewelry stones (yellow gold, rose gold, sky blue topaz, green peridot). The rear front pendant design is taken from the concept of Pagi-Sore Batik, with the same outer outline, and different shape transformations, different engraving details, and different jewelry colors.

As a result, the jewelry collection that maintains the characteristics of the ornamental variety of batik motifs written by Oey Soe Tjoen. The design aims to convey the meaning of the ornamental variety of batik tulis peranakan, which represents the life of Indonesian coastal communities that adapt and absorb infuences from other cultures as a form of cultural acculturation. Introducing a variety of ornamental batik motifs written by Oey Soe Tjoen through signature and everyday jewelry collections.

Jewelry is designed with references to ongoing trends in 2021-2022 to make it more appealing and accepted by the younger generation, because peranakan batik is made from the results of handicrafts, jewelry design is made by developing hand engraving techniques based on the beauty and characteristics of the peranakan batik ornamental variety, especially in the digital era.