Piala Seri-Ibu Kraf

Final Craft Exhibition:
4 Feb 2026@KLGCC MALL

Are you an artist who work with traditional Malaysians mediums and techniques?
Join the Seri-ibu Kraf Awards and be featured at our Seri-ibu Kraf Awards Art Exhibition as a finalist. Your work will be reviewed and judged by a distinguished panel of judges.

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Awards List & Prizes

The Seri-ibu Kraf Awards aims to breathe new life into traditional arts and crafts, celebrating heritage while embracing innovation. 

Finalists will be recognised across the following award categories:

Textile Award

Textile Award

Non-Metal Award

Non-Metal Award

Metalsmith Award

Metalsmith Award

Innovation Award

Innovation Award

People Choice Award

People Choice
Award

Seri-Ibu Special Honour Award

Seri-Ibu Special
Honour Award

There will be a total of six (6) awards, and each award carries a cash prize of RM5,000,
along with a trophy and a certificate

Final Craft Exhibition

  • Date

    4 Feb 2026

  • VenueKLGCC Mall

All finalists will get a chance to opt in for retail placement at KLGCC Mall.
If your artwork is chosen, you'll be required to prepare:

  1. Your physical artwork for the Final Craft Exhibition at KLGCC Mall

  2. A story card detailing your inspiration and process:

    • Title of work / craft name

    • Size

    • Category

    • Technique / method

    • Material / medium

    • Region

  3. A declaration that the artwork is available for sale and its retail price.

  4. Logistics and administrative costs required to deliver or install the artwork will be covered separately, subject to agreement with the finalists.

Judge List

Datuk Radzwan Radziwil

A fashion designer and artist with extensive experience in contemporary design, known for his contributions to Malaysia’s creative and fashion landscape.

Raja Malek @ Raja Khaled

A set designer and artist with broad experience across theatre, exhibitions, and creative productions, recognised for his work in visual design and spatial storytelling.

Puan Hayati Isa

Director of the Handicraft Design Section at Kraftangan Malaysia, with long-standing involvement in national craft design development and capacity-building initiatives.

Prof. Datuk Dr. Lim Swee Tin

Associate Professor at Universiti Putra Malaysia and National Advisor on Heritage and Culture, with significant contributions to cultural heritage, literature, and advisory roles at the national level.

Encik Khairul Hafizi

Senior Director, Design and Research Division, Kraftangan Malaysia, overseeing research, design development, and innovation within the national crafts sector.

Khairulanwar Rahmat

A cultural researcher and artist whose work focuses on heritage studies, identity, and material culture through research and creative practice.

Toni Darusman

Group Chief Brand & Marketing Officer with leadership experience in brand management, strategic marketing, and organisational communications.

Finalist Artworks

  • Pooi Seed

    by Fairuz Pooi
    Dimensions: 31 cm (Height) x 18 cm (width) x 20 cm (Thickness)
    Weight: 1.5kg

    A nut-shaped seed that hides Minangkabau memory within—inviting reflection on what we carry beneath the surface.

  • Alas Meja

    by Jalila binti Abdul Ghani
    Dimensions: 2x2 Ft
    Weight: 220g

    Motif yang tercetus daripada melihat topi daun palas Orang Asal, kini diolah semula menjadi alas meja yang cantik dan serbaguna untuk ruang kediaman

  • E'et Ka'oi Nadik hok Tohok

    by Kelab Kebudayaan Mah Meri
    Dimensions: 12 feet
    Weight: 100Kgs

    Ukiran ini ialah doa dan amaran: apabila pohon tumbang dan laut berubah, memori kita tetap hidup di dalam kayu.

  • Lentur Bamboo Vase

    by Mohamed Shahril Bin Mohamed Faisal
    Dimensions: 350mm x 70mm
    Weight: 150g

    A sculptural vase that celebrates bamboo’s hollow nature—where negative space becomes the language of delicacy.

  • Beloved: Stories of the invisible

    by Poojitha Menon
    Dimensions: 43cm x 38xcm
    Weight: 3Kgs

    A cluster of plantains becomes a surrogate female body—nourishing, haunted, and quietly defiant across ritual, myth, and inheritance.

  • Pusaka Tembaga

    by Zamri bin Mat Ali
    Dimensions: 8 inci (lebar) x7 inci (tinggi) x 3.5 inci ( kedalaman)
    Weight: 3Kg

    Lebih daripada wadah hidangan, Pusaka Tembaga ialah simbol tradisi, kesederhanaan, dan penghargaan terhadap kraf tangan tempatan.

  • NARI

    by Muhammad Taufiq bin Pejo

    Gabungan fungsi dan estetika, NARI menampilkan keindahan pertukangan tembaga tempatan untuk majlis rasmi, jamuan istimewa, dan pameran

  • Raya Seasoning Set

    by Noor Iza
    Dimensions: 160 mm x 90 mm
    Weight: 1.5Kg

    Where Raya tradition meets modern form: intricate silver carving rooted in hibiscus and geometric motifs that define Malay craft identity.

  • Dokoh el'peony

    by Noor Iza
    Dimensions: 260 mm x 80 mm
    Weight: 800g

    A timeless alloy yellow gold-plated dokoh, crowned with a peony motif reimagined through Malaysian patterns—classic, elegant, and strikingly exclusive.

  • Specimen 003: Fanora

    by Pamela Tan
    Dimensions: 330 mm x 330 mm x 170 mm (h)
    Weight: 5Kg

    A steel specimen embroidered with chalcedony—coral-hued, reef-textured, and jewel-detailed—holding memory between nature and artifice.

  • Deria

    by Jamil Zakaria

    Woven netting becomes a bond, not a trap—uniting contradictory animals as a symbol of understanding beyond differences.

  • What holds the Glow

    by Kaiyi Wong
    Dimensions: 450 × 450 × 950 mm (W × D × H)

    An intimate, object-scale work in which structure and light are brought into a settled, resolved order, emphasising calm and precision.

  • Seri-Nadi Ibunda

    by Ash Majid

    Seri-Nadi Ibunda is a wearable masterpiece uniting batik, stone, and metal—four disciplines crafted into a single form that honours femininity, origin, and Malaysian heritage.

  • Trang Tablelamp

    by Basyarah Hamat
    Dimensions: 30cm (H) x 34cm (W) x 34cm (D) / 11.8" (H) x 13.4" (W) x 13.4" (D)
    Weight: 800g

    TRANG reimagines steam-bent bamboo into a cinnabar torus—an architectural, sustainable lamp that reads as functional sculpture.

  • Sunrise

    by Inari (Eva)

    From kampung dawn to contemporary jewel—Sunrise carries heritage forward in a softly luminous pendant and brooch.

  • Mothur

    by Koong Wei Lein
    Dimensions: 95cm(h) x 69cm (l) x 65cm (w)
    Weight: 35Kg

    Forged in iron, brass, and steel, Mothur embraces her ‘children’ as lights—resilient, graceful, and shaped by time.

  • Specimen 003: Fanora

    by Pamela Tan
    Dimensions: 330 mm x 330 mm x 170 mm (h)
    Weight: 5Kg

    A steel specimen embroidered with chalcedony—coral-hued, reef-textured, and jewel-detailed—holding memory between nature and artifice.

  • Rooted in Strength

    by Sharifah Bahiyah
    Dimensions: 36x36 Inch
    Weight: 2Kg

    A batik-collaged floral headpiece crowns the female form—honouring Malaysian heritage as a quiet portrait of inner resilience.

  • EcoVine

    by Teo Jo Ann
    Dimensions: L4.1 ft × W3.3 ft × H2.5 ft.
    Weight: 8Kg

    EcoVine ialah kraf kontemporari berteraskan kelestarian yang mentafsir semula budaya duduk di lantai Asia Tenggara melalui anyaman buluh dan rotan.

  • Pantulan Seri Gumum

    by Zuraidah Zaid
    Dimensions: 20 x 20inch
    Weight: 2Kg

    Pantulan Seri Gumum mentafsir Seri Gumum sebagai penjaga keseimbangan alam—diterjemah melalui sulaman tangan berlapis yang merakam air, cahaya dan harmoni.

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