Siver jewelry artisans in the village area Celuk Village, Sukawati district, Gianyar regency in Bali can produce an animal-shaped brooch like dragonflies and butterflies and become consumers favorite, especially for teenagers.

The souvenirs produce by those craftsmen not merely becomes domestic tourists favorite but also exported over seas since lot of foreign teenagers loved the jewelries,” said a crafting silver jewelry businessman, Made Mustika at Celuk Village Gianyar, Saturday (December 26th).

The worldwide design combine with local aspect able to attract large number of costumers both inside the country or outside of it considering its variety. There is small product that could be afforded by every levels of society.

Many foreigner costumers ask for silver jewelry while bring their own design for the touch of local culture as well as brooches. In order for this kind of product have such a high artistic value then a combination of dragon shaped carving will make it looks unique and antique.

According to him, shape of silver jewelry not only in the form of brooch but also bracelet and earrings is ordered by many of his business colleagues abroad. All request can be fulfilled quickly because the craftsmen already have equipment with appropriate technology.

Celuk Gianyar Village which located 15 km east of Denpasar, is the center of the silver jewelry industry in the Island of God with its 114 entrepreneurs and artisans, their products have been famous worldwide. Entrepreneurs and artisans in fastening their production using silver-pouring machine either individually or in groups so today there were five sets of silver-pouring machine in Celuk. Made Mustika, who currently also a training instructor said, in old days, if a craftsman had received orders thousand pieces of ring or brooch from his business partner it need one month or more to finish, but today it only need three to four days.

Due to the economic condition of foreign consumers who are experiencing an economic crisis makes the craftsmen produces various types of small merchandise, medium up to big size merchandise which will appropriate with the consumers finance condition and could be sold both in local and export marketing.

Industrial and Trading Office reported the realization of silver jewelry trading made by Balinese artisans into export marketing, between January and October 2009 had produced $19.9 million for U.S. Dollar exchange by selling 10 million pieces. Meanwhile, followed the increasing of silver products within the domestic marketing, this Bali’s silver product also experienced export increase up to 5 percent. based on the data from Bali’ Silver Association, shown export growth rate of Bali’ silver until September this year grew to 5 percent. With its main export marketing is in America and Europe.

Vice chairman of Bali’ Silver Association, I Nyoman Mudita when met in Denpasar revealed that the economic crisis happened in America and Europe did not affect Bali’ silver trading. Especially with the development of Asia’s export marketing caused Bali’ silver demand get increase.

Asian marketing like in Japan, Vietnam is quite good, the same with Malaysia and Australia. Though there is a monetary crisis still in international world the existence of fashion world in international point of view still constant” said I Nyoman Mudita.
Mudita mentioned the average number of Bali silver production is for about Rp 150 billion per month. from that value about 80 percent of them is for export market and the rest 20 percent is for domestic marketing.

Mudita also added that the demand for Bali silver is basically quite high but due to the substance material limit makes the high demand cannot be fulfilled. Silver craftsmen merely supplied with 5-6 ton silver substance per month.

News by NusaBali