Green Lasem Batik with French Silk Velvet

This cushion features authentic Peranakan batik from Lasem, a northern coastal town in Central Java, Indonesia, that reflects the region’s rich heritage and intricate motifs. The back is crafted from luxurious French silk velvet, renowned for its softness, elegant sheen, and enduring quality, adding a touch of European refinement to the piece. This unique cushion beautifully unites Indonesian craftsmanship and culture with the timeless sophistication of French textiles, making it a striking accent for any interior.

Each cushion is made to order, allowing time for careful craftsmanship and attention to detail. Your beautiful piece will be ready within 15 working days from the date of order. It is an excellent present for you and your loved ones. We invite you to place your order now.
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Dimensions: 45 cm x 45 cm. High-quality insert included. Materials used for the front of the cushion: Hand-drawn Batik fabric made from 100 % cotton. Materials used for the back of the cushion: Lyonnaise French silk velvet. All of our cushions are made in Paris, France. Specialised dry clean only. SKU: LBF002

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On the north coast of Central Java, the small port of Lasem earned the name "Little China" for the depth of its Chinese-Javanese heritage. For centuries, its Peranakan families — descendants of Chinese settlers long rooted in Java — ran the workshops that made Lasem one of the archipelago's most distinctive batik towns.

Onto pasisir, or coastal, batik, the Lasem ateliers brought a Chinese vocabulary — the phoenix, the qilin, the lotus, the auspicious fret and coin — set among the flowing motifs of the Java Sea. The result is one of Indonesia's clearest examples of two civilisations composing a single, graceful cloth. That spirit of fusion — European and Asian sensibilities meeting without erasing one another — is exactly the conversation a well-made cushion can continue in a contemporary room.

Lasem keeps a founding story in which cloth and love are inseparable. Local tradition, preserved in the town's old chronicle, tells of Bi Nang Un, who is said to have arrived with the great maritime expeditions from China, and of his wife, Na Li Ni — remembered as the woman who first brought the art of batik to Lasem's shores.

In the telling, it is she who set down the patterns the town would make its own: the phoenix, the curling seaweed of the local coast, and above all, the celebrated red. A husband's voyage across the sea and a wife's patient hand are thus held to stand at the very origin of Lasem's craft — a marriage from which an entire textile tradition is said to descend. For a town built on the meeting of peoples, it is fitting that its proudest art should be remembered as the gift of a married pair who made a distant shore their home.