Tegel Kunci (PT. Matta Indonesia)

Tegel Kunci (PT. Matta Indonesia) is rated 3 out of 5 in the category architecture & planning. Read and write reviews about Tegel Kunci (PT. Matta Indonesia). Tegel Kunci was founded by Louis Maria Stocker & Jules Gerrit Commane in 1927. It started production in 1929. Around 1942, during the Japanese colonization, much of Indonesia’s Dutch population left the country, including Louis Maria Stocker, thus leaving the entirety of Midden Java tile factory to Liem Ing Hwie. On June 20, 1963 the local government of DIY (Special Region of Yogyakarta) changed the name Firma Tegel Fabrik Midden Java to Pabrik Tegel & Beton Cap Kunci (Concrete Tile & Lock Factory “Cap Kunci”). Between the mid-70’s and 90’s the factory struggled to stay afloat as other options for tiling, such as ceramics, became cheaper and faster to produce. Lagging behind modern industrial competition the factory was almost lost to history when Matta Art & Craft, a local creative startup at the time, undertook its revitalization by shifting focus to the art market that it maintains today.