Since it was launched in 2003, the Piala Seri Endon has become an annual event that those in the batik, fashion, handicraft and soft furnishing industries look forward to with excitement and anticipation. A key component of the Malaysia Batik – Crafted For the World movement, which was the vision of the late Datin Paduka Seri Endon Mahmood, the Piala Seri Endon has grown from strength to strength.
In 2006, there were three competition categories. The Handicraft category, which was in its second year, had 34 entries. The Soft Furnishing category had 23 entries and the Fashion category, always the one obtaining the highest number of entries, had 102 entries.
The three different categories were introduced to encourage the application of batik to a variety of products.
For 2008, round 2 judging will be on 15-16 November, open for public viewing on 17 November and the grand finale will be on 23rd November at PWTC.
It is hoped that batik makers will take up the challenge of producing the best batik ever for this competition so that we may showcase Malaysian talent in its best light.
