Wednesday, June 7, 2017

PINK JAMBU, MALAYSIA'S FINEST PURVEYOR OF HANDCRAFTED BATEK, SONGKET AND TENUN FABRICS, CELEBRATED ITS 25th ANNIVERSARY BY PRESENTING ' TENUN PAHANG DIRAJA' GRACED BY ITS PATRON HER HIGHNESS TENGKU PUAN PAHANG THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL AND HARDWORKING CROWN PRINCESS! HELD IN COLONIAL CAFE AT MAJESTIC HOTEL, THE SOIREE WAS ATTENDED BY A HUNDRED CHIC GUESTS.

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MISSION OF TENUN PAHANG DIRAJA
Social enterprise to teach prisoners how to make batik by training batik painters based on the cncept of "Stitching/weaving a life back together while preserving our heritage"

Preserving the past, rehabilitating the present and weaving the future!
HER HIGHNESS THE CROWN PRINCESS OF PAHANG TENGKU PUAN PAHANG TUNKU AZIZAH AMINAH MAIMUNAH ISKANDARIAH WITH TENGKU MARINA IBRAHIM THE OWNER FOUNDER OF PINK JAMBU
PINK JAMBU IS CELEBRATING ITS SILVER ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR
 DATO KEE HUA CHEE WITH HER HIGHNESS THE CROWN PRINCESS OF PAHANG, THE TENGKU PUAN PAHANG TUNKU AZIZAH AMINAH MAIMUNAH ISKANDARIAH
DATO KEE HUA CHEE IS A PAHANG DATO
 Y.AM TENGKU AISHAH SULTAN AHMAD SHAH, TENGKU IBRAHIM AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE
LAW SHU TENG, DATO KEE HUA CHEE, PUAN SRI SIEW YONG GNANALINGAM AND LAW SHEE YUAN
HER HIGHNESS THE CROWN PRINCESS OF PAHANG WITH GUESTS
BIG HONOUR TO HEAR THE CROWN PRINCESS OF PAHANG SING! 
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PINK JAMBU PRESENTS TENUN PAHANG DIRAJA
  
In conjunction with Pink Jambu's 25th anniversary, this special event in collaboration with Tenun Pahang Diraja aims to promote two of Malaysia's most respected crafts---batek and tenun.

Two years ago, the art of weaving Tenun in Pahang was fast diminishing, with only two weavers left in the state. The craft was at risk of extinction when Tengku Puan Pahang, consort of the Crown Prince of Pahang decided to intervene.

A patron of local crafts and a philantrophist in her own right, the energetic Tengku Puan Pahang has since supported Tenun Pahang Diraja to increase production of Tenun and save the dying art.

Within two years of investment and unwithering support from the royal family of Pahang, the number of weavers has since increased to 200.

Starting from scratch, everything from workshops, equipment and training to teach the weavers had to be built, purchased and installed from ground zero.

A full year of preparation had finally brought this collaboration to fruition. The two fabric houses have worked closely for a year in order to present complementary design textiles. For this event, 50 pairs of Tenun and Pink Jambu batik were presented to an enthusiastic audience of around a hundred society ladies and members of royalty.

The main idea behind the collaboration was to stitch modernity with traditionalism. Over the past 25 years, Pink Jambu has consistently stood at the forefront of modern batik, offering reductionist designs in order to create a harmonious brand of batik. 

The event showcased tenun against the backdrop of modern hand-painted batik designs by Pink Jambu. Pink Jambu has made a name using the method of canting, which is a spout tool that pours wax onto the fabric. The brand hopes to offer a modern interpretation of how the classical tenun can be worn today and how the pairing of tenun and batik can complement each other beautifully.

The collaboration hopes to bring to the fore tenun, a nearly lost art of Malaysian heritage that began 300 years ago in the state of Pahang which experienced a dratsic decline in recent years. After the patronage of Tengku Puan Pahang, the art of weaving in Pahang gained a revival through a social enterprise Tenun Pahang Diraja that hopes to put society’s most marginalised back on their feet by literally “weaving for a brighter future”. 

This year, Pink Jambu is celebrating 25 years of luxury batik and Tenun Pahang Diraja (woven silk from Pahang). The main idea behind the collaboration is to bring together modernity and traditionalism.

Founded in Kuala Lumpur, Pink Jambu has stood at the vanguard of modern batik through its reductionist designs. Despite its modern vision, the brand stays rooted in canting (spouted wax-pouring tool), the traditional method used to hand-paint its harmonious colours on luxurious silks.

The art of woven silk which originated in Pekan, Pahang was almost lost to Malaysia a decade ago. Tenun Pahang Diraja’s inimitable champion is the Tengku Puan Pahang, who has in the past ten years promoted the education and production of tenun.

The majority of weavers of Tenun Pahang Diraja are inmates from prisons of Penor, Pekan and Bentong. It is a social enterprise whose goal is to teach inmates a vocational skill that can become their future livelihood and also to introduce weaving as a form of art therapy for prisoners.

One 2 metre piece of tenun can take up to three months to complete. Inmates are paid RM 500 for every completed piece, which can be withdrawn at the end of their custody period or passed on to their families during custody. 

Che Minah Sayang, the commercial arm of Tenun Pahang Diraja has already employed a number of released inmates, offering them a stable income.

The event, a luxurious breakfast affair, took place at Colonial CafĂ© in Majestic Hotel. Majestic hotel is a heritage building so it was most appropriate one of Kuala Lumpur’s most prestigious colonial landmarks played host to an affair that looks back at tradition through a contemporary vision.

TENGKU MARINA IBRAHIM
-       Tengku Marina Ibrahim is an artist, a painter and design director and founder of Pink Jambu.
-       A trained Interior Designer from Kingston Polytechnic in London.
-       Specialises in exclusive modern hand-painted batik, each piece is unique and custom-made to the client.
-       Recent collaboration with Thai haute jeweller Lotus Arts de Vivre, presented one-of-a-kind batik bags embroidered then embellished with precious jewels by craftsman of the Queen Sirikit Foundation.
-       Long collaborative relationship with YTL Group’s luxury hotels, as well as the Datai.
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TENGKU PUAN PAHANG TUNKU AZIZAH AMINAH MAIMUNAH ISKANDARIAH 
-       The Royal Consort to the Crown Prince of Pahang is an avid chef and very supportive of the arts and craft.
-       Tenun Pahang Diraja is the brainchild of Tengku Puan Pahang and she has spearheaded its development.
-       Published a book entitled “Tenun Pahang Diraja; Warisan, Tradisi dan Falsafah” to showcase the heritage of tenun.
-       She is a philanthropist who devotes time to her Royal duties, numerous charities.
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DATO KEE HUA CHEE, A PAHANG DATO, CAME AS WATERMELON MAN AS HE DOES NOT OWN A PINK JAMBU GARMENT YET

 NOTE MATCHING WATER MELON BAG! 
 Y.A.M TENGKU AISHAH SULTAN AHMAD SHAH AND TENGKU MARINA IBRAHIM, THEOWNER, FOUNDER AND CREATOR OF PINK JAMBU
 TENGKU MARINA IS A COUSIN OF YTM TENGKU PUAN PAHANG THE CROWN PRINCESS OF PAHANG
 DATO KEE HUA CHEE IS BRIGHT AND HAPPY IN HIS WATERMELON ATTIRE

 LAW SHU TENG AND SISTER LAW SHEE YUAN FROM KEE SENG HARDWARE SDN BHD. I ALMOST FAINTED AS KEE IS MY SURNAME AND MY FATHER IS KEE NAI SENG AND HE OWNED A HARDWARE SHOP IN KOTA BARU, KELANTAN! HOW WONDERFULLY BIZARRE! 
 PUAN SRI SIEW YONG GNANALINGAM AND DATO RUBY KHONG
 LOVELY LADIES
 LAW SHU TENG, DATO KEE HUA CHEE, PUAN SRI SIEW YONG GNANALINGAM AND DATO RUBY KHONG
 JENNY HIU OF LADY JANE BOUTIQUE IN WISMA CENTRAL
 LADY JANE IS ONE OF MALAYSIA'S OLDEST AND MOST FAMOUS AND SUCCESSFUL BOUTIQUES
 LOVELY LADIES AT COLONIAL CAFE AT THE MAJESTIC KUALA LUMPUR

 BEAUTIFULLY GARBED
 UNDERSTATED ELEGANCE
 WELL, NO ONE CAN ACCUSE DATO KEE HUA CHEE OF BEING UNDERSTATED AND LOWKEY AS HE DOES NOT EVEN KNOW THE MEANING OF THESE WORDS

 STYLISH
 NOT FLASHY I MUST SAY

 PRIM AND PROPER

 HAPPY GATHERING

 DATO YASMIN YUSUF AT LEFT

 SHIRLEY TAN LEE CHIN AND PHANG JU NN
 CLASSY AND RICH LOOKING 
 WEALTHY 
 WATERMELON MAN IS SUPER RICH BUT SPIRITUALLY 
  
 CLASS ACT
 CHIC  

 THE ROYAL PATRON OF ARTS AND CRAFTS ARRIVES! HER HIGHNESS TENGKU PUAN PAHANG THE CROWN PRINCESS OF PAHANG 
 GORGEOUS IN GREEN
 HER HIGHNESS SMILES FOR MY CANON POWERSHOT 
 EPITOME OF MALAYSIAN STYLE


 INSIDE COLONIAL CAFE
 THE SOLE MALE ALLOWED TO SIT WITH TENGKU PUAN PAHANG IS JEFFREY MONG
 JEFFREY MONG IS GENERAL MANAGER OF HOTEL MAJESTIC THAT'S WHY 
 THE CROWN PRINCESS OF PAHANG LISTENS INTENTLY TO JEFFREY MONG'S WELCOME AND THANK YOU SPEECH
  



 TENGKU MARINA IBRAHIM'S TURN





 TENGKU MARINA IBRAHIM INVITES HER HIGHNESS TO MAKE A SPEECH
 HER HIGHNESS SAYS THIS SHOULD BE A RELAXED EVENT. AS USUAL THE CROWN PRINCESS OF PAHANG MAKES AN ENLIVENING AND INTERESTING SPEECH
 SHE REMINDS ALL THE INMATES WHO HAND WEAVE EACH PIECE OF TENUN IS PAID RM 500 AND NOT FOR FREE DESPITE BEING IN JAIL! THIS PROVIDES THEM WITH A GOOD INCOME! A WIN WIN SITUATION
 TENGKU MARINA IBRAHIM AND HER DAUGHTER LISTEN INTENTLY
 ALL THREE IN SHADES OF GREEN!
 CHANCE OR DESIGN I WONDER











 EVERYONE IS RIVETED 







   
  

 THE CROWN PRINCESS OF PAHANG PRAISED HER COUSIN TENGKU MARINA FOR PROMOTING AND PRESERVING THE ANCIENT ART OF WEAVING TENUN.
 THE CROWN PRINCESS OF PAHANG NOTED TENGKU MARINA IS FROM JOHORE MARRIED TO A PAHANG ROYAL WHILE SHE IS FROM JOHORE MARRIED TO THE CROWN PRINCE OF PAHANG 
 TENGKU MARINA IBRAHIM THANKING HER HIGHNESS 

 A TOKEN OF APPRECIATION FOR HER HIGHNESS

  
 COLONIAL CAFE'S FAMOUS TEA GOODIES!

 TENGKU PUAN PAHANG TAKES TIME TO MINGLE WITH FELLOW ROYALS AND COMMONERS


 TENGKU PUAN PAHANG THE CROWN PRINCESS OF PAHANG WITH SISTERS LAW SHU TENG AND LAW SHEE YUAN








 DATO KEE HUA CHEE WITH THE WORLD'S MOST BEAUTIFUL CROWN PRINCESS HER HIGHNESS TUNKU HAJJAH AZIZAH AMINAH MAIMUNAH ISKANDARIAH THE SISTER OF THE SULTAN OF JOHORE 
 DATO KEE HUA CHEE IS SO HONOURED TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED WITH THE CROWN PRINCESS OF PAHANG
 PINK JAMBU'S SHOWROOM
 GUESTS ADMIRING AND PURCHASING PRECIOUS FABRICS
 PINK JAMBU OFFERS THE BEST TENUN IN MALAYSIA 


 HER HIGHNESS EXAMINING THE  FINE WORKMANSHIP








  


 ROYAL PATRON WITH HER TENUN PROPONENT
 TUNKU AZIZAH SULTAN ISKANDAR AL-HAJ AND TENGKU MARINA IBRAHIM
 JENNY HUI, TENGKU MARINA IBRAHIM AND YTM TUNKU AZIZAH SULTAN ISKANDAR AL-HAJ
BEAUTIFUL, RARE AND UNIQUE! 
 BELOW ARE THE LATEST COLLECTION FROM PINK JAMBU TO CELEBRATE ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY AND COLLABORATION WITH TENUN PAHANG DIRAJA




  
 TENGKU PUAN PAHANG SHOWING EXAMPLES OF TENUN TO GUESTS
 LAW SHU TENG, TENGKU MARINA AND PUAN SRI SIEW YONG

 TENGKU PUAN PAHANG WITH TENGKU MARINA IBRAHIM, HER MOTHER AND GUESTS


TENGKU MARINA IBRAHIM AND HER MOTHER 
 TENGKU MARINA IBRAHIM AND HER MOTHER AND CROWN PRINCESS OF PAHANG
 A GRAND TREAT---WE PERSUADED HER HIGHNESS TUNKU AZIZAH AMINAH MAIMUNAH ISKANDARIAH TO SING! 
 TENGLU MARINA'S MUM JOINS IN BRIEFLY

 TENGKU MARINA, HER MOTHER AND CROWN PRINCESS OF PAHANG








 ENRAPTURED AUDIENCE
 TENGKU PUAN PAHANG IS A FABULOUS SINGER!
 SHE SHOULD RECORD AN ALBUM WITH SALES GOING TO CHARITY








 DATO YASMIN YUSUF AND DATO KEE HUA CHEE

 TENGKU PUAN PAHANG AND JENNY HUI OF LADY JANE

 LOOK AT KL TOWER

 HAPPY OCCASION!  

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