Pillows, bolsters, baby cots et cetera are stuffed with kapok, whose natural fibres provide soft and breathable comfort for a good night’s sleep. The craft of making kapok-filled bedding goods is passed down from generation to generation, spreading from Bishop Street to Church Street in Georgetown, Penang. Two brothers, Teh Soon Seng and Teh Soon Teik, are the third generation to continue their family legacy,...
Original Stories from Across Malaysia
UNINESS documents Malaysia's traditional trades, food heritage, historic places, communities, religious practices, and cultural memories through original field interviews, photography, writing, and documentary video.
Hang Chow Hotel & Coffee Shop
Upon stepping into Hang Chow Hotel in Georgetown, Penang, travel back in time to the 1960s, as if entering a scene in a Wong Kar-Wai film. The colourful wall tiles create visual depth and an artistic ambiance. The ground floor serves as a coffee shop, while the upper storeys consist lodgings with 12 rooms. It is among the handful of traditional hotels still operating in...
Clay Pot Factory in Ijok
Ijok in northern Selangor is home to one of the few pottery factories in Malaysia that still uses a wood-fired dragon kiln to produce clay pots and medicine pots – Ng Pottery Enterprise. The TeoChew style of clay pot-making passed down three generations of the Ng family since their ancestors migrated south. From fully manual labour in the early days, to employing machinery and moulds...