Blue Baduy Rectangular and French Fabrics Cushion

The front is made from hand-woven cotton fabric, traditionally produced by Baduy artisans in Indonesia, using natural dyes from the area's trees and leaves. The back of the piece features a classic Pierre Frey fabric, renowned for its timeless elegance and exceptional craftsmanship. This unique combination celebrates both European textile heritage and the traditional artistry of the Baduy people, resulting in a harmonious blend of luxury and cultural authenticity. 

Each cushion is made to order, allowing time for careful craftsmanship and attention to detail. Your piece will be ready for shipping within 15 working days of your order date.

It is a perfect, unique gift for you or the ones you cherish most. We invite you to place your order now.

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Dimensions: 60 cm x 40 cm. High-quality insert included. Materials used for the front of the cushion: Handwoven cotton with natural dyes. Each unit of fabric is a fruit of over 100 hours of handmade weaving. Material used for the back of the cushion: Pierre Frey cotton fabric, made in France. All of our cushions are made in Paris, France. Specialised dry clean only.

SKU: BPF001

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The Baduy of Banten in West Java are among Indonesia's most deliberate custodians of pre-modern material culture. Governed by a strict indigenous legal code known as pikukuh, the Baduy maintain a principled separation from the modern world—a choice that has preserved their textile traditions with remarkable integrity. Their hand-woven cloth, produced on simple backstrap looms and dyed exclusively with natural indigo and other plant-based pigments, represents one of the purest surviving examples of Sundanese weaving practice, untouched by synthetic materials or commercial production logic.

The most evocative of Baduy textiles is the koja sash and the plain-woven kain tenun, which differ in colour and complexity according to the wearer's status within the inner (Baduy Dalam) or outer (Baduy Luar) communities. White cloth is reserved for the inner community and carries profound sacred significance—purity as philosophy made visible in thread. The austere beauty of Baduy weaving—its restraint, its refusal of excess, its commitment to natural materials—speaks to the same values that guide our most considered fabric selections: that true luxury resides not in embellishment but in the integrity of material and the clarity of craft.