KUALA LUMPUR, 12 March - Batik and Songket, Malaysia’s traditional cultural heritage, have been given a new lease of life as they continue to play a vital role in the daily lives of the society.

This includes the reinvention of their applications such as in contemporary or modern furniture.

A group of lecturers and students of the Faculty of Design and Architecture (FRSB) in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) have designed unique furniture which uses both batik and songket as motifs.

Date of Input: 06/09/2018 | Updated: 06/09/2018 | arizy