Integration of Metal Materials and Semarang Batik Motifs into the Design of Tableware

Technological progress goes hand in hand with the development of human civilization. One of the results of human civilization is tableware, namely coasters. This article will describe the design of coasters with the Semarang Batik motifs application, namely Warak Ngendog, as a result of acculturation of Javanese, Chinese, and Arabic cultures through the depiction of mythological animals as symbols of harmony according to Semarang people beliefs. The primary material used is copper metal combined with wood. Combining this material was chosen because it can fulfill the value of the function and aesthetics. The research method is descriptive experimental through laser cutting and forging techniques on copper metal, identification, and structured documentation. The result of this experiment is a set of coasters with the Warak Ngendog motif.