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Classical nuance house decoration is now in demand. Armed with a little creativity and hard work, Tri Yuniawan Putranto (32) take advantage of these trends as a business opportunity. He then made antique lamps are cheap and attractive environmentally friendly because it is made of glass jars and bottles that had been used thrown away.

Initially, Tri got the idea to make an antique lamp when working on the craft of iron in 2002. The idea to develop this business also departed from the difficulty of getting a job. Graduate Diploma in Management III ASMI Santa Maria Jogjakarta was forced to work roughly on his brother’s private company for the difficulty of finding a job.

Only last year, the company folded. Tri again become unemployed. Recently married and have to meet the needs of families forced to immediately find a new job.

Lucky Tri and his wife were allowed to live together in his wife’s family home in the hamlet Srandu, Banjarharjo, Kalibawang, Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta. This dependence makes Tri inspired to start his own business.

Tri fun forged brass to be made as a craft. He also remembered with the idea to create an antique lamp. He soon after glass jars used in traditional markets and buy a brass metal sheets.

One jar purchased for Rp 2,500 to Rp 15,000, depending on the size of the diameter. Brass size 120 inches x 36 inches with a thickness of 0.3 millimeters bought for Rp 65,000 per share.

Round jar with a diameter of 10-15 centimeters was washed clean. After that, sheet brass cut to length to fit around the mouth of the jar.

“Brass, I made a place of light. When measured precisely, I forged brass with a chisel to create circular patterns or stripes, “he said.

Tri also design lights and saucer buffer, also of brass material. It took more than a week to create the first antique lamps. Most of the time it was used to pierce Tri glass jar as a lamp shade hook. Pelubangan to be done carefully in order not to break glass.

After creating a model of antique lamps, Tri continue to face capital constraints that thin. However, their product is known, he dared to follow the craft exhibition held in Kulon Progo around the year 2004. The response of visitors to the exhibition of handicrafts antique lamp high enough.

“After the exhibition, antique lamp manufacturing orders continued to flow. Slowly I began street businesses, “said the father of this child. Following the exhibition with a product presents a good example of a capital business success.

To support the production process, Tri recruit five workers. Two of them are his own friends. The rest were young men who are unemployed Srandu hamlet. Making antique lamps originally done in the yard. Tri has not been able to establish their own working studios.

New challenges emerge

Deadline is limited from the buyer to make Tri could not stay long to make an antique lamps. He must find a way to vent the jar as quickly as possible without breaking the glass. In fact, the process is the most time-consuming.

“I finally put an electric drill is given diamond eyes. Expensive, but it neatly. Formerly one of three jars must be broken when punched. Risks can be minimized now becomes one in ten, “he said.

Another innovation is to modify the water pump into the engine to smooth the surface penggerinda jar. In order not to break when penggerinda eroded, edge glass jars or bottles closed tape.

Indeed there is no demand for perfection in an antique lamp. Glass cracked, dented metal, or a dull color even enhance the value of an antique lamp. The selling price can actually raised lights.

Tri caught up with production deadlines. Now he is able to produce an antique lamps outboard 2-3 per day. For the chandelier, he could produce 1-2 fruits per day. Within a month, Tri capable of producing 100 antique lamps.

Prices lights “jar” by Tri varied, ranging from Rp 150,000 to Rp 1.5 million, depending on the complexity of the design. Earnings obtained USD 15 million to Rp 30 million per month.

To enrich the design ideas, visit the Tri diligent traditional markets, such as market and Beringharjo Klithikan in Yogyakarta. He also often exchange ideas with other makers of traditional crafts while attending the exhibition.

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