Founder of weaving atelier BYO Living, Lim Masulin, wants to change your perception of the craft
Lim’s strength is in bringing people together and working up. Along with his love, his high school basketball instructor saw a side to him that “always empowers the talents of each staff member in order to complete the game,” which he does. His papa,” a very frequent and talented person” inspired his persistence.
Although Lim’s major included computer science and economics, he emphasized journey as a must-do professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison in the US. ” I’m a believer that we need to open our eyes to be a world citizen”, he stated. He learned from his economics professor about the value and authority of an open market, which “allows some cultures and nations to specialize in developing special skills for a nation to conduct better,” anything he found lacking in some parts of the world, including Indonesia.
” I feel that weaving is able to fill some of these gaps with regard to societal impact, social research, material innovation, creating a future identity, quiet cooling, mathematical design, enlivening big- scale government infrastructure such as airports and open markets, retaining architecture tradition, prefabrication applications, enhancing education institutions regarding structural craftsmanship, exhibitions, and so on”, Lim enumerated.
But it will not be quick. Mimic begs the authorities to ignore the declining standard of workmanship as villages lose their importance. ” These villagers ca n’t compete with Muji, Ikea, and other cheap products from the modern marketplace. There is also much empowerment, such as education or funding facilities”, observed Lim.