SME’s Success Story

Shirts Indonesia and T-Shirts made exclusively in Indonesia with a variety of unique and custom designs, hand painting, 3D impression, not fading, and feel softer.

Our T-shirts and Shirts products are very exlusive. We produce different Shirt design for different customer. For every unique design we only produce maximum 12 pcs of shirts. Our products are tailor made or custom design, not mass products. You can choose one of our collection designs or you can give us your design or idea, and we will make T-Shirts for you.

Our shirt painting technique is very spesific. We implement silk painting technique. Silk painting is our speciality since 1990. We call our technique as ‘discarding’ coloring system combining with multi layer printing technique. Finishing touch is by hand painting and artistic airbrush. We use waterbase fixation color. This make the painting has 3 dimension impression, long lasting color, not fading and softer when you touch the painting by hand.

We prefer to choose dark colors. Painting in dark colors shirt is more complicated compare with painting in light colors. Only experts can do that.

We have been experience in silk painting since 1990. We have created a variety design of silk painting for clothing and home decoration. Our design is unique, different painting for different products. This make our silk products are very exclusive and only sold in prominant boutiques in Bandung city which is also called as “Paris Van Java” since it is one of the most dynamic fashion center in Indonesia.

Inspired by this successful silk painting business then we move one step forward delevoping shirt products. We implemented silk painting techniques in creating unique and exclusive design for shirts. Just within four years, our shirt products have reached broad market in the country, and now we are expanding to global market.

Our site visit http://www.shirt-indonesia.com

Company : BALABA HANDICRAFT

Director : Santi N Susanti (owner)

Product : Nature fiber matting (Basket, bags, home & decoration, office, stationery, gift)

BALABA HANDICRAFT establish on 1985. History of company, build as business expansion from exist company. Start from fully pay attention human and natural resources around. Never give up and untiring, early stage exploits big name of Tasikmalaya city, West Java province. Open a small showroom in house garage.

From “Tasikmalaya Fair” exhibition, Balaba Handicraft visited by a merchant from china that having showroom in Bali, and business starts growing as well. In 1997 joining second generation which is ambitious brings family business to international markets. To realize its, she need to takes study in English literacy at Padjadjaran University, actually to improve speaking international language.

In 1998, the companies “peeped at” by one of government company (Electricity National Company) West Java province, and sponsored to participate in “Made in Indonesia Exhibition” in Singapore (be first exhibition for her company). This experience opens ” weakness” knowledge and terminology of export. Participates again at “Made in Indonesia Exhibition” in Singapore sponsored by HIMPI (Indonesia Young Entrepreneurs Association) West Java province. Experience of second exhibition more open challenge to get wise to terminology export. And then follows selection Training EXPRO from CBI – Netherland in 2001 and graduate 2003 (Training during 15 days is performed in Rotterdam and haves a time to visits some states in Europe).

Attainment of company which can be categorized achievement :

1. UPAKARTI (1987)

2. Young Pioneer for Empowering ( 2001)

3. Training EXPRO 44 - Rotterdam Netherland ( 2003)

4. Appreciation ” Women Creator” from Department of Cooperatives and SME, West Java Province (2008)

Promotion Events which been followed :

1. Made Indonesia indium Exhibition, Singapore (1998 and 1999)

2. INACRAFT (3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 9th)

3. PPE (2002)

4. Europe Trade Mission, EU - SPF (Small Project Facility - 2005)

5. MACEF AUTUNO, Milan - Italy ( 2005)

6. SAITEX - South Africa International Trade Fair, Johannesburg ( 2007)

7. TPTSA - Trade promotion to south Africa (Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban – May 2008)

Address and Contacts:

Office : Jl. Bebedahan Rajapolah – Tasikmalaya - West Java Indonesia

Website: www.tradinghouse-indonesia.com