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Pine Wood Surfboards Airbrushed Scenes and Patterns – Handmade in Bali

Sean — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 06:47:12 +0000

Pine wood surfboards, airbrushed by a very cool young Balinese guy. He can copy from images or from real life anything from Einstein to a replica of natural wood grain.

See examples by clicking the link:

Handmade Surfboards from Bali

And, if you have a particular design or model you want, please email us the details and any specifications – we’re happy to make to order.

Enjoy,

Sean

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Bali Handicrafts, Furniture & Gifts – Wholesale Stock

Sean — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:41:23 +0000

We’ve just added a number of different pieces to our stock presentation – additions include albesia wood statues, glass sculptures, coconut wood tableware, pine wood wall plaques and many more.

The easiest way to find it all is to head over to the new products page on our stock presentation:

New Products in Stock

Enjoy,

Sean

Note: don’t forget, in order to see pricing you must first logon or register for access to pricing.

Balinese Bamboo Windchimes Wholesale

Sean — Mon, 31 May 2010 02:57:06 +0000

Bamboo windchimes are one of Bali’s oldest crafts – you’ll find them hanging in just outside of many houses as decoration for the eyes and ears and you’ll also often find them in rice fields keeping the birds away.

These particular chimes handmade and shouldn’t be considered anything more than handicrafts – meaning they’re not musical instruments or tuned in any professional way.

Last time we updated the line was back in 2004 (shame on us) but they have proven to be a consistent seller for us since the Nineties.

See the new models by going to:

Wholesale Balinese Bamboo Windchimes (new models are at the beginning)

And, if you have a particular design or model you want but can’t find in our catalogue, please email us the details and any specifications – we’re happy to make to order.

Enjoy,

Sean

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Rattan Baskets & Platters from Lombok

Sean — Wed, 26 May 2010 08:31:46 +0000

A few additions to our Lombok style baskets – these are all natural finish, traditional style handwoven rattan baskets.

Click here to see the line:

Rattan Baskets and Platters

And you’ll find more baskets in the following categories:

Enjoy,

Sean

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Wholesale Balinese Baskets

Sean — Wed, 26 May 2010 04:17:42 +0000

You’ll see similar baskets everywhere in Bali used for traditional offerings throughout the day. This particular range is woven from bamboo and handpainted and we’ve concentrated on fresh and bright colors – they have a modern, craft feel to them.

Click here to see the range: Balinese Baskets

And you’ll find more Bali baskets in the following categories:

Enjoy,

Sean

Note: don’t forget, in order to see pricing you must first logon or register for access to pricing.

Asmat Primitives Handcarved Teak from Indonesia

Sean — Tue, 25 May 2010 06:34:26 +0000

Our first batch of Asmat Primitive carvings went online at Indonesia Export in 1998 (beggars belief how quickly time does pass) and stayed there pretty much untouched bar one update in 2000.

Today, we’ve removed the old pictures – many of those models are no longer available – and reloaded the entire category with 236 new models.

In case you’re not familiar with the line, our Asmat Carvings are nothing like the authentic Asmat pieces of shields and totems and so on – this line is a relatively inexpensive, low grade teak handicraft that’s sold more on its novelty value than anything else.

If you are interested in original Asmat craft, let us know – we can source that for you.

In the meantime, here’s the link to the new category: Asmat Primitive Carvings

A little background on the Asmat Tribe (taken from Wikipedia):

Until the 1950s, their remote and harsh location isolated the Asmat from other peoples. It was not until the mid-20th century that they came into regular contact with outsiders. Initially, the Asmat had a reputation as headhunters and cannibals, and were left undisturbed.

Asmat on the Lorentz River, photographed during the third South New Guinea expedition in 1912-13.

The first apparent sighting of the Asmat people by explorers was from the deck of a ship led by a Dutch trader, Jan Carstensz in the year 1623. Captain James Cook and his crew were the first to actually land in Asmat on September 3, 1770 (near what is now the village of Pirimapun). According to the journals of Captain Cook, a small party from the HM Bark Endeavour encountered a group of Asmat warriors; sensing a threat, the explorers quickly retreated. In 1826, another Dutch explorer, Kolff, anchored in approximately the same area as that visited by Cook. When the Asmat warriors again frightened the visitors with loud noises and bursts of white powder, Kolff’s crew also rapidly withdrew. The Dutch, who gained sovereignty over the western half of the island in 1793, did not begin exploring the region until the early 1900s, when they established a government post in Merauke in the southeast corner of the territory. From there, several exploratory excursions with the goal of reaching the central mountain range passed through the Asmat area and gathered small numbers of zoological specimens and artifacts. These artifacts were taken to Europe where they generated much interest, and probably influenced modernist and surrealist Western artists such as Henri Matisse, Marc Chagall and Pablo Picasso.

Read the entire wikipedia article by clicking here.

Products in Stock

Sean — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 05:16:50 +0000

We have created a new area on the site to present and handle stock products.

We hope you’ll find it useful for quick orders and last-minute container fillers.

You’ll need a new logon and password for the stock presentation – please email us for details.

Please email us for an updated username and password – once you have that, the stock area will remember your preferences and you will be able to request password reminders if the information gets lost.

Take a look at: http://www.indonesiaexport.com/iex-stock/

Enjoy,

Sean

Handmade Metal Wall Decorations from Bali

Sean — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:32:19 +0000

Metal Wall Decor from Bali

Handmade, hand painted and finished — bright colors, cute motifs, characters and shapes — a fresh line to update our metal homeware and decor categories.

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Click here to visit our metal wall decor category in the catalogue (opens in a new window or tab)

When you have finished, you might also like to check out yesterday’s update on Metal Clothes Hooks.

Painted Bali Metal Products

Handmade and handpainted metal signs.
Bright, modern — themes will suit
anything from a child’s bedroom to
a seasonal shop display.
Custom / Bespoke orders welcome.

We have nearly one thousand handmade Balinese metal products in our catalogue at this time — click here to see them all.

Metal Wall Decoratations

[Update: December 29th, 2009]

We’ve just uploaded a “preview page” for Metal Wall Decorations…

you’ll get the first page of thumbnails with pricing — simply click below:

Preview Metal Wall Decorations

Hope you enjoy the new line and Happy New Year if we haven’t said that already.

Also, as a reminder, all of our prices are online but you first need to logon at: http://www.indonesiaexport.com/logon.php. If this is your first visit to Indonesia Export (hello & welcome), we’re a wholesale only company based in Bali — please take a moment to fill out our contact form and we’ll send you details for accessing our prices.

Driftwood Products Update

Sean — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 09:38:07 +0000

Bali Driftwood Lamp

I found out yesterday that our driftwood products category was broken in the catalogue and have now fixed the pictures and put everything back together.

Sorry to everyone who got annoyed about that but if you have missed the category or had a quick look and then threw your hands up in despair when you could only see thumbnails, you’re now welcome to return and check out the big pictures…

The original ‘new product’ article can be read here: Bali Driftwood Lamps

Or, if you prefer, you can go straight to the Driftwood Category in our catalogue.

Don’t forget that, as with most of our handicrafts, if you don’t see exactly what you’re looking for, please talk to us — nine times out of ten we can make what you need or find you a producer to make what you need.

Tissue Boxes with Mosaic Glass Finish

Sean — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:40:40 +0000

Tissue boxes, MDF frame with a mosaic glass finish. One warning: we’ve noticed, recently, slight variations on ‘standard’ tissue sizes — we strongly recommend you check a typical pack at your local store or supermarket and confirm sizing before we start production.

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See the line at: http://www.indonesiaexport.com/frame.php?category=Mosaic+Tissue+Holders