Iwan Tirta, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Iwan Tirta

Indonesian fashion designer

Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1935

Place of Birth: Blora, Indonesia

Date of Death: 31-Jul-2010

Profession: writer, lawyer, fashion designer

Nationality: Indonesia

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Iwan Tirta (April 18, 1935 – July 31, 2010) was an Indonesian batik fashion designer.
Tirta trained as a lawyer, but became an internationally known designer.
He is credited with beginning the early revival of batik design during the 1970s and 1980s.
He also became an Indonesian and Javanese cultural advocate, as well as a food consultant, later in his career.