A number of souvenir craftsmen and silver jewelry in Bali said the prospective of commodity production and marketing stayed quite bright, even the number of tourists visit has not increased significantly. “Perhaps, the number of foreign tourists is not too high, but we are still in production because domestic tourist shows reasonable number”.said Ketut Murtika. a silver jewelry provider at Celuk, Gianyar.

Murtika confessed, up to this day the silverworks remained prospective in his eyes. Although tourist market was facing the low  season but most of their products were absorbed into overseas market since he has established contracts with some buyers there.  According to him, the prospect was still bright enough, but it should be realized  with the support of the rich design property. On that account, the production of his silverworks always yielded innovative products. For instance he combined silver with precious stones and other stone jewels that were no less enchanting. One of the mainstays of his silver works products is an attractive design at affordable price.  In Asian countries, continued Jayantika, Vietnam, and Thailand were big enough silverworks producer. A few buyers have turned to the country. However, the silverworks produced by the countries were not the same as that of Bali silver because they used more machines in making products, while in Bali was mostly handmade. Therefore in general the quality of Bali silver was comparable to foreign products. If competing  in the export markets the silver of Bali products of Bali will remain competitive.

Source : Bali Travel News