Jepara is the best Furniture City in the World: Agustus 2009

Furniture jepara already known hundreds of years ago, an 80 years old Start jepara thrive furniture to meet the domestic market and overseas market penetrated started about 90 years proudness collection of the very product meets the international market from a local model, like Ethnic, Antique , Classic, Minimalist, Outdoor (Garden), HPL Furniture and others - and other precious materials Teak, Mahogany, Pine, Midi, Duren, Mango, And all the existing materials can be d make a very good quality furniture.
Jepara is also a city that has great potential in the field of furniture or tourism. Actually a lot of people who have not jepara or do not realize that the crafts from jepara has been widely known in the hunting community and the world, whether it be a sculpture or furniture.
No wonder the furniture from jepara is hunt by communities around the world. They bought furniture from jepara for some apparent reason, that Produck from jepara has many advantages, both the uniqueness of quality and even price, that's why foreign buyers include jepara as where they buy the furniture craft.
Of course there are many factors that cause furniture handicrafts jepara have more value, so as to exis in the world as one of the best furniture in the world. Here I will only indicate some factors that make a city jepara best furniture:
View of the population in jepara majority of them working in the fields of furniture, so that residents jepara will always maintain the quality of goods produced or created in order to remain a Produck the best in the eyes of the world.
the craftsmen at jepara using quality raw materials, usually the craftsmen using teak and mahogany becouse it’s famouse have hard textures, so that the output will be good and durable.
Jepara product much furniture in a good kind variation carving or furniture. Because many kinds, allowing the buyer can choose at will their tastes. You also can order the design you want.
So In the case of furniture industry, Jepara is not in doubt the quality of its products internationally proven product percentage of the world's largest furniture located in Indonesia, yet approximately 50% Export furniture in Indonesia was in jepara, so jepara as the largest furniture production in world. Becouse it’s proof approximately 40% villages in the predominantly jepara furniture producing 70% of each village, the population of 30% from 25 villages will be visible also from the busy trucking in various villages (packages) and container / each day which is always increased from each year.
Small Craft Industry in jepara
Handicrafts in the district of Jepara furniture not only carved but there is still crafting a feasible prioritized, and some of them export-oriented as well. Small Craft in Jepara is quite prominent are:
Ikat Indutri
Monel
Rattan
Bamboo matting
Ceramics / Pottery
Brass
And toys.
Some results of this craft has been modified in line
with tastes and market needs.
Troso weaving handicrafts are already a trade mark of Jepara regency. Although this is still a lot of marketing through Bali, but also have exported them directly. To assist in marketing and maintaining the identity troso weaving, but is used as raw material Jepara traditional clothes. JESNA will also issue a uniform policy for civil servants (PNS) in Jepara regency goverment environment. This policy is pursued with the aim of weaving troso with an increasingly diverse materials, remain stable, as a characteristic of Jepara.
In addition, no less proud of is the existence of Monel metal. White gold crafts this part of Jepara it the name. For all this time for the pilgrims from Indonesia usually takes the identity of the bands. Bracelet worn pilgrims from Indonesia are usually made in Jepara Monel bracelet. Besides the pilgrims identity, Monel craft has also penetrated the export market, namely the Middle East and Europe. Crafts wicker and bamboo from Jepara also started to enter international market .
With so jepara a potential area in one of the world because of what? .... And all areas in jepara majority of income from furniture, so for buyers (Buyers) will be very satisfied any terms, because the category of domestic tourists especially from foreign tourists, When they travel to jepara while furniture shopping in jepara. Home - home instead bring large profits, it said - said foreign tourists from Australia 7 years ago. And now a permanent major billionaires certainly there (the country of origin) and thousands of tourists a sweet story that has been successful because of quality furniture jepara very good, once again the potential for furniture industry and handicrafts products in jepara was not in doubt, because very good quality.

Jepara origin of the name comes from the words of The Edge, Edge Jumpara Mara and who later became Jepara, which means a settlement where the traders who berniaga to various regions. According to the book "New History of the Tang Dynasty (618-906 AD)" noted that in the year 674 AD a traveler Tionghoa named I-Tsing Holing never visited the country or forth or Kalinggga also called Java or Japa and believed to be located in the Keling, Jepara eastern today, and led by a king named her Queen Shima is known to be very strict.
According to a named Portuguese writer Tomé Pires in his book "Suma Oriental", a new Jepara known in the XV century (1470 AD) as a small trading port of the new 90-100 inhabited by people and led by East Aryo and was under the rule of Demak. East Aryo then succeeded by his son named Pati Unus (1507-1521). Pati Unus trying to build a trading city of Jepara.
Pati Unus known to be very tough against the Portuguese occupation of Malacca which link the archipelago trade. After Pati Unus dies-in-law is replaced by Faletehan / Fatahillah in power (1521-1536). Later in the year 1536 by the ruler of the Sultan Trenggono Demak, Jepara handed over to the child and the law Retno Queen and Prince Attending Kencono husband. But after the death of Sultan Trenggono in the Military Expedition of Panarukan East Java in 1546, the emergence of rippled Demak kingdom struggle for the throne ended with the death of Princes Attend by Aryo Penangsang in 1549.
Death of a loved one makes the Queen Retno Kencono deeply grieved and leave palace life to meditate on the hill Danaraja. After the assassination Aryo Penangsang by Sutowijoyo, Queen Retno Kencono willing to come down from the monastery and became ruler of Jepara inaugurated by Queen Kalinyamat Nimas title.
In the reign of Queen Kalinyamat (1549-1579), Jepara flourished into major Airports Niaga in Java, which serve the import export. One also becomes naval base that has been initiated since the time of the Demak Kingdom.
As a ruler of Jepara, which Gemah Ripah loh Jepara jinawi because the existence at that time as a busy Commercial Airport, Queen Kalinyamat known to have anti-colonial patriotism. This is evidenced by the delivery fleet to Malacca to the Portuguese assault in 1551 and the year 1574. Is not excessive if the Portuguese at that time called the Queen as "RAINHA DE JEPARA" Senora DE Rica ", which means King of Jepara a woman who is very powerful and wealthy.
Attack the Queen of this brave involving nearly 40 ships which contain approximately 5000 soldiers. However, this attack failed, when the soldiers are doing Kalinyamat ground attack in an effort to stronghold surrounded the Portuguese in Malacca, the Portuguese army armor managed to break the siege Kalinyamat army.
But the Queen's patriotism never faded and afraid of the Portuguese colonialists, who in the 16th century it was in the top of glory and is recognized as a brave nation in the world.
Twenty-four years later in October 1574 or, rather, the Queen sent a fleet of military Kalinyamat greater in Malacca. This second military expedition involving 300 ships including 80 large junks ships 15,000 soldiers manned option. Delivery of this second military force led by the most important commander in the kingdom called the Portuguese as "QUILIMO".
Although the end of this second war that lasted for months Kalinyamat soldiers also managed to expel the Portuguese from Malacca, but has allowed the Portuguese confront fear and deterrence with the Kings this Jepara, proven Java freely from Portuguese colonization in the 16th century.
As a historical relic of the great war between Jepara and Portuguese, until now there are still complex in Malacca in the cemetery called Grave Army Java. In addition Queen Kalinyamat character is also very instrumental in civilizing ARTS UKIR currently a major mainstay of the economy Jepara carving Majapahit combination with Badarduwung Patih sculpture from the Chinese State.
According to historical records Kalinyamat Queen died in 1579 and was buried in the village Mantingan Jepara, on the tomb of her husband Prince Attending. Refers to all the positive aspects that have been proven by Queen Kalinyamat so Jepara became a prosperous nation, strong and the determination mashur Jepara Day So who takes the time he was crowned as the ruler of Jepara or coinciding with the date 10 April 1549 has been marked by TRUS sengkala Candra WORKS EARTH tataning or continue to work hard to build the region.

Through the spirit of "LAND TRUS tataning WORKS" and the soul of art that have been planted by the ancestors, people who have JEPARA customs and culture of art, developing, and encouraging art of the ancestors, with artistic values, efficient, quality, prestijius, luxurius, Kreative , and inovatif.Membuat JEPARA dubbed "JEPARA CITY UKIR".
Carving Legend Jepara
historical relics of culture and civilization as the carving of ancestors as objects and tools, which not only has the function value, artistic, and antiques in a modern touch of the functional successor genarasi, prestijius, luxuries, Kreative, qualities, artistic, moderen.dalam development, the art of carving in jepara have specialized their products enter the village. Like the village sculpture and sculpture in jepara Mulyoharjo village that has the background and history as follows:
Narrated expert sculpture and painting named Prabangkara who lived during King Brawijaya of Majapahit kingdom, at one time the king had to make a painting Prabangkara king consort as an expression of his love for the Empress is very beautiful and fascinating.
Painting naked empress could be resolved by Prabangkara perfectly and of course this makes King Brawijaya became suspicious because of certain body parts and secret there is a natural signs / special there are also the paintings and the place / position and shape exactly. By a ruse, Prabangkara with all equipment disposed of Laying tied to a kite that after arriving in space severed rope.
In this floating Prabangkara chisel fell in a village known as the Rear Mountain near the town of Jepara.
In a small village north of Jepara town until now there are many craftsmen carve high quality. But the origins of the carvings here if it was true because the fall chisel Prabangkara, there is no historical data to support it.
HISTORY
1. In the reign of Queen Kalinyamat, there was a grand vizier named Sungging Badarduwung from Campa (Cambodia) was an expert carving also. Until now the work of the Regent can still be seen in ancient mosque and tomb of Queen Kalinyamat which was built in the sixteenth century.
2. Collapse of the Majapahit Kingdom has led to the spread of the Hindu scholars and artists to various parts of the first half of the sixteenth century. In the development, these artists continue to develop her skills by adjusting the identity of the new area so timbulah various regional motifs such as: Motive Majapahit, Bali, Mataram, Pajajaran, and developing in Jepara Jepara kini.sumber history until I pick it up That's the history of civilization www.gojepara.com jepara carving, which has a history of extraordinary and very impressive so jepara in carving the city dubbed as here I will also show evidence of historical photographs of civilization evidence in jepara.