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Yuni Kristina, working with her mother and her husband, specializes in Indonesian batik. She designs this shawl in 100% silk. It is printed in the batik style, where a wax resist is used to stamp the designs on the piece before submerging it in a vat of dye. This wrap features elegantly detailed truntum star motifs in tangerine, sand, peach, and ivory colors. Truntum is a traditional Javanese pattern, modified by the artisan for a more contemporary design.

Roses in terracotta red-orange roses bloom a black background on this lovely yoga mat bag by Susan. Crafted from 100% cotton with a solid black lining, the bag features adjustable straps and a zip pocket on both the outside and the inside. The artisan creates the beautiful rose motifs in Java's traditional hand-stamped batik.

Fatchurohman of Java designs a journal with handcrafted recycled paper and a bold cotton cover made via a technique called kolaste, in which batik fabric is cut into strips and then woven together. The saffron and black cover sports a traditional Indonesian gedheg motif resembling woven bamboo. The journal is held closed with a black elastic cord with a medallion stamped with the letter "F," embellished to also form an archer shooting toward a star. With unlined pages, the journal can be used for writing or sketching.

Ceplok is one of several traditional Yogyakarta batik motifs, noted for its wide range of geometric designs, often based on stars or other heavenly bodies. This luxurious silk shawl is designed and hand-dyed with glowing colors of tangerine and ivory by Javanese artisan Yuni Kristina.

Associated with Javanese royalty, traditional truntum motifs are realized in colors of tangerine and ivory to decorate the smooth, silken body of this elegant scarf from Bali. Yuni Kristina employs the batik method, drawing the starry motifs with a wax resist before applying colorful dyes. Long, delicate fringes finish the scarf.