Batik Across Cultures: An Introduction to Indonesian Wax Resist

Dr H. Komarudin Kudiya, widely known as Komar, is an Indonesian academic, designer, researcher, and entrepreneur, and a prominent advocate for the preservation and development of Indonesian batik. Born in Cirebon in 1968, he holds a Master's and Doctoral degree in Design from the Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB). Since 1998, he has run Batik Komar, where he has worked to bring together traditional batik craftsmanship with contemporary design and technology. He teaches at Universitas Muhammadiyah Bandung and has also taught at Institut Teknologi Bandung and Telkom University, in areas including hand-drawn and block-printed batik, batik painting, natural dyes, and creative entrepreneurship. He holds several leadership positions in Indonesian batik advocacy, including Chairman of the Expert Council of the Indonesian Batik Foundation (YBI) and General Chairman of the Association of Indonesian Batik Craftsmen and Entrepreneurs (APPBI). He has authored or contributed to 25 books on batik and holds over 200 copyright certificates related to his design work.