Batik happens.
As a physical object of both fashion and commerce, designed and hand produced in a horizontal, human scale industry, batik fabric is the expression of social relationships between people and their shifting material reality. Each piece is unique, and as a result of many tiny choices or accidents in the process, different each time.
Batikers: Juliana Mustafa and Kobi. Photography: Jessica Sarkodie Model: Nuerki Nortey Art Direction: Super Bonjour
![Arm holding blue bucket, brushing a yellow dye pattern on fabric outdoors.](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1385/9061/files/DSCF2579.jpg?v=1586982457)
![Woman twirling between pink fabrics on a line, wearing a colorful dress, in a serene outdoor setting.](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1385/9061/files/DSCF2825.jpg?v=1588841800)
![Close-up of West African batik stamps with ‘Z’ pattern, amidst a stained setting with bags.](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1385/9061/files/DSCF2517.jpg?v=1586982285)
![Person in a stunning batik dress, standing between pink fabrics on a clothesline, one arm raised.](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1385/9061/files/DSCF2782.jpg?v=1586982704)
![Person in a colorful sleeveless dress by a teal wall, hand raised blocking the sun, near a dark door.](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1385/9061/files/DSCF2681.jpg?v=1588843033)
![Woman in front of a colorful hand-dyed fabric, wearing a dress of the same fabric, standing outdoors.](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1385/9061/files/DSCF3067.jpg?v=1586983819)
![Artisan handling yellow fabric in dyeing process, surrounded by containers.](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1385/9061/files/DSCF2403.jpg?v=1588842100)
![Model walking past large hand-dyed fabrics on the ground, blue truck, and building behind.](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1385/9061/files/DSCF3003.jpg?v=1586983386)
![Artisan lifting vibrant orange fabric from dye in a large black container.](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1385/9061/files/DSCF2525.jpg?v=1588842164)
![Person in hand-dyed dress by a pink wall and colorful fabric hanging.](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1385/9061/files/DSCF2841.jpg?v=1586983141)
![Orange dyed fabric in a black basin on sandy ground.](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1385/9061/files/DSCF2454.jpg?v=1588842266)
![Artisan kneeling down to paint colorful dye on fabric outdoors on the ground.](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1385/9061/files/DSCF2608.jpg?v=1586982487)