Implementation of Jepara wood carving patterns for wastra craftsmanship in Troso – A design thinking to create a sustainable creative industry

The pattern of each woven fabric ( wastra ) describes the cultural characteristics of the area where it is made. The pattern of wastra becomes the strong identity of the community and the place where the wastra is made. Troso village is one of the centers of the wastra artisan, known as Troso wastra . Troso village is introduced as one of the shopping attractions in Jepara, in addition to carving production. Although Troso is known as a producer of weaving production, it does not have an authentic wastra pattern and tends to copy it from other places. This phenomenon happens because of the demands of resellers that come from other places. As an area filled with potentials, a research team in Ruma Japara has noticed that a study is needed to challenge the Troso craftsmanship to create its pattern using their local wisdom based on their artisan knowledge to create a sustainable creative industry. This study uses the design thinking method and qualitative methodology to collect data. The result is a pattern for Troso wastra transferred from the Jepara wood carving pattern.