Story

Once upon a time Pandu Dewanata, Kuru Kingdom's heir, sent three goddess to his brother named Dretarastra. One of them would be his wife. Dretarastra could not see them because he was blind. Then he decided to marry Gandari, the heaviest one, after he lifted them up one by one. He thought Gandari would have a lot of children... Gandari was offended to be chosen by a blind man. She swore that her children would be the enemy of Pandu’s children.

After many years of married, Gandari was very envious to Pandu’s wife who already had sons called Pandawa. So, she went to Byasa, a powerful ascetic. He granted Gandari’s desire to have children. After two years of long pregnancy, Gandari gave birth a lifeless flesh. Byasa cut the flesh into a hundred pieces and put them in the jars, then buried into ground. One year later, the jars was opened. Amazingly, one hundred babies came out from the jar. They were known as Kurawa...
Kurawa as a Brand

Kurawa is inherited from wayang story Barathayuda found inside Mahabharata Ancient Book. The story is about Five Pandawa versus Kurawa and the Gank. Representing the force of evil, bad, and cruel, Kurawa still has unsolved mysteries and good sides that are not yet published.

Inspired by the story, we are proud to present "Kurawa" as a clothing line. Yes, Kurawa keeps breaking the rules... but at this time, Kurawa would love to break the rules of Batik Indonesia. Most people consider Batik is old fashioned and wear them only as a mandatory, but Kurawa is gonna bring you to the boho pop style when fun meets Batik and other traditional patterns as an Indonesia heritage.

Kurawa with its own style will make you notice how can you not fall in love after you get to know “Kurawa” more and more...

WHO'S BEHIND KURAWA?

Venezia Lowis

Creative Director and Fashion Designer of Kurawa

Venezia was born in Cilacap, Central Java, whose parents originated from Aceh and Palembang. She has spent her babyhood in Indramayu, West Java. Starting kindergarten, she moved to a village in Balikpapan, East Kalimantan, there she became the only different ethnic family living in harmony without racism.

Young Venezia grew up without complacent of any fairytales, she just found her interest when her father told how he kept a baby crocodile in Jambi, how terrifying the forest he worked, and how tigers slept around where he stayed.

Starting elementary school, Venezia lived with 2 fighting cocks and various kinds of 9 birds in Tangerang, Banten. Four years later, Venezia moved to suburb, West Jakarta until now. But sometimes, Venezia takes a walk along the chili, tomato, and mustard fields which are not far from her father’s small forest in Puncak.

Nature, wildlife, and animals have important place in Venezia’s heart. She even has daydreams to sketch batik collection in a wooden house in the middle of forest accompanying by the sound of singing birds. Why batik? Because for her, simple natural life is just like a floral motif on cotton batik cloth...

(read Venezia's full experiences here)

Story

Kurawa as a Brand

WHO'S BEHIND KURAWA?

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