Edric Ong Jaipur 2024 Collection
EON COMPANY, 12 ONG KWAN HIN ROAD, 93000 KUCHING,
SARAWAK, MALAYSIA TEL: 60-82-420042; HP: 60-19-8583566
EMAIL: [email protected]
SARAWAK, MALAYSIA TEL: 60-82-420042; HP: 60-19-8583566
EMAIL: [email protected]
A unique and cultural fashion collection was presented by Malaysian Designer
Edric Ong at the Fashion Extravaganza of World Crafts Council Asia Pacific
Assembly held in Jaipur India.
The Edric Ong Collection featured the unique textile techniques of the
indigenous Iban women weavers of Sarawak , Malaysian Borneo namely “pua
kumbu” (ikat), “pua sungkit’(discontinuous supplementary weft); “pua pilih’(
floating weft); and “pua karap” ( continuous weft) combined with hand spun
hand-woven silks and knitted hemp.
Some are rarely seen nowadays and all are one-of-a-kind pieces. The unique
rattan ‘topi tunjang’ hats and the hand-made accessories are also a signature
style of Edric Ong.
The EO brand by Edric Ong is in the forefront of Eco-Fashion and Slow
Fashion, consciously working with communities of weavers and crafts artists
to create and market 'hand-made' designs. Based out of Kuching, Sarawak,
Malaysian Borneo, the unique fashion of Edric Ong combines a touch of the
ethnic and oriental with the contemporary; innovative styles with creative use
of hand-woven silks and cottons.
He is a multi-awarded Malaysian designer of natural dye textiles, fashion and
crafts having won the UNESCO-ASEAN Crafts Seals of Excellence Japanese
“G” mark awards by the Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization
(JIDPO).
Edric Ong was named the “Malaysian Designer of The Year 2009” at the
Mercedes-Benz/Stylo Fashion Awards in Kuala Lumpur and “Global
Influencer” in 2016. He has shown at London Fashion Week in 2022, 2023 and
2024. He remains in the forefront of Slow Fashion and Eco-Fashion in the
Global Scene.
Edric Ong at the Fashion Extravaganza of World Crafts Council Asia Pacific
Assembly held in Jaipur India.
The Edric Ong Collection featured the unique textile techniques of the
indigenous Iban women weavers of Sarawak , Malaysian Borneo namely “pua
kumbu” (ikat), “pua sungkit’(discontinuous supplementary weft); “pua pilih’(
floating weft); and “pua karap” ( continuous weft) combined with hand spun
hand-woven silks and knitted hemp.
Some are rarely seen nowadays and all are one-of-a-kind pieces. The unique
rattan ‘topi tunjang’ hats and the hand-made accessories are also a signature
style of Edric Ong.
The EO brand by Edric Ong is in the forefront of Eco-Fashion and Slow
Fashion, consciously working with communities of weavers and crafts artists
to create and market 'hand-made' designs. Based out of Kuching, Sarawak,
Malaysian Borneo, the unique fashion of Edric Ong combines a touch of the
ethnic and oriental with the contemporary; innovative styles with creative use
of hand-woven silks and cottons.
He is a multi-awarded Malaysian designer of natural dye textiles, fashion and
crafts having won the UNESCO-ASEAN Crafts Seals of Excellence Japanese
“G” mark awards by the Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization
(JIDPO).
Edric Ong was named the “Malaysian Designer of The Year 2009” at the
Mercedes-Benz/Stylo Fashion Awards in Kuala Lumpur and “Global
Influencer” in 2016. He has shown at London Fashion Week in 2022, 2023 and
2024. He remains in the forefront of Slow Fashion and Eco-Fashion in the
Global Scene.
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Contributed By: Saif Rahman Sozib
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