4 Indonesian Artists Who Love Collecting Antiques, Some Have VOC-era Coins!

Kapanlagi.com - Being a collector of an antique item certainly requires good patience. This hobby also requires quite a lot of effort. It's not uncommon for antique collectors to search all over the city to find their desired items.

In addition, extra care is needed to keep these antique items durable and undamaged. Apparently, several local artists also have a passion for this hobby.

Some of these artists even intentionally fill their homes with various rare antique items. Here are some artists who have a collection of antiques in their homes.

1. Kriss Hatta

Kriss Hatta (Instagram/krisshatta07)

Handsome artist Kriss Hatta, turns out to have a hobby of collecting antique items in his house. Some of these items include antique cameras, LaserDiscs, and various vintage communication devices neatly displayed on a shelf right in front of the entrance door.

Not only that, Kriss Hatta also has a special area for his antique collection. Starting from book press machines, coffee grinders, sewing machines, gramophones, radios, TVs, antique prison locks, and so on, all neatly stored in that area.

2. Ahmad Dhani

Ahmad Dhani (Instagram/ahmaddhaniprast)

This singer can be considered as one of the biggest collectors of antique items. His house is even filled with rows of unique and expensive antique items.

Starting from paintings, musical instruments, masks, teak furniture, and even Ahmad Dhani also collects war costumes in his house. In fact, the house located in the Pondok Indah area of South Jakarta looks like an antique item museum.

3. Randy Martin

Randy Martin (Instagram/randymartinnn)

Young artist Randy Martin apparently also has an interest in antique items. Former girlfriend of Cassadra Lee apparently likes antique items from her grandfather. He even keeps various antique items such as radios and antique suitcases that he got from his grandfather.

Not only that, there are also other antique collections of Randy such as his childhood toys and old receipts. There is also a clock belonging to his grandfather that is 120 years old. In addition, Randy even keeps Gulden coins that originated from the VOC colonial era.

4. Irfan Hakim

Irfan Hakim (Instagram/irfanhakim75)

Besides having a love for animals, Irfan Hakim also has a great love for antique items. He even lives in a joglo house that is hundreds of years old. The wooden-themed house was obtained by Irfan from several regions.

Inside, various furniture such as benches, lamps, chairs, tables, and others are antique items that are hundreds of years old. Not only for display, Irfan seems to prefer collecting antique items that have utility value.

Written by: Salma Azzahidah

(kpl/mag)