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        • Malaysia
        • Kuala Lumpur

        Explore batik that weaves new livelihoods

        Batik Boutique sells beautiful batik items made by women from disadvantaged backgrounds, providing them with an equitable, sustained livelihood.

        • Batik Boutique
        • Malaysia
        • Penang

        A boutique hotel helping the good old days shine

        Painstakingly restored by a sustainability-minded duo, Ren I Tang is not only reviving its own history, but wants its neighbourhood to thrive too.

        • Ren i Tang
        • Malaysia
        • Penang

        A disability arts workshop that empowers

        Stepping Stone is a crafts workshop employing Penangites living with disabilities. Its store sells soaps, baked goods and pottery made by these employees.

        • Stepping Stone Work Centre
        • Malaysia
        • Penang

        A beloved independent bookstore in Penang

        This independent bookshop boasts an excellent selection of titles by Southeast Asian authors, including books about Penang, current affairs and politics.

        • Gerakbudaya
        • India
        • Bangalore

        Explore Bangalore's artistic side

        A visual feast of Indian folk and contemporary art, visit this arts campus for the galleries, the buzzing market and enriching workshops.

        • Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath
        • Singapore
        • Singapore

        A pottery workshop with a social mission

        Learn pottery from a social enterprise that uses the sensory experience of moulding clay to teach a craft and promote mental wellness.

        • Center Pottery
        • Singapore
        • Singapore

        A pottery class in a historic dragon kiln

        Visit one of the last dragon kilns in Singapore, and browse for intricate tableware, or get your hands dirty in a pottery workshop.

        • Thow Kwang Pottery Jungle
        • Indonesia
        • East Nusa Tenggara

        An ikat collective that weaves memorable journeys

        COVID-19 has cast a pall over the tapestry of empowerment woven by Watubo, but the collective is steadfast in its vision of ikat that lifts lives

        • Malaysia
        • Penang

        An arts community in an old bus depot

        This 60,000 sq ft old bus depot is now bustling with cafes, artist studios, and an art gallery — alongside the original coffee shop, hardware shop and motorcycle repair shop.

        • Hin Bus Depot
        • Malaysia
        • Penang

        A heritage shophouse of cake and culture

        Spread over three heritage shophouses, China House’s legendary cake spread features up to 50 varieties at any time. The space is also a hub for poets, musicians and other creatives.

        • China House

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