PIKA Industrial Woodworking School

PIKA Industrial Woodworking School (Kolese Pendidikan Industri Kayu) in Semarang, Indonesia, is a Jesuit-run vocational school at the secondary level. Students at PIKA defray their tuition expenses by a program which integrates education with production of industrial, household, and office furniture. About 75 apprentices graduate each year with a diploma as carpenters, furniture draughtsmen, and furniture designers.[1]

PIKA Industrial Woodworking School
Pendidikan Industri Kayu
Location
Imam Bonjol, Semarang 50139, Indonesia
Coordinates6°58′23.11″S 110°25′0.55″E
Information
TypeJesuit, Catholic
DenominationAll faiths
Established1953 (1953)
GenderCoeducational
WebsitePIKA

History

On 25 March 1953, Joseph Haeken opened a sawmill and workshop in Kaju Gardens, Kebun Kaju, Indonesia. It produced and repaired wood furniture for churches, monasteries, and schools, employing 23 people. On 30 May 1963 Paul Wiederkehr, from Switzerland, a woodworking expert, came to Fraser Kaju to set up a two-year technical school in woodworking. It was officially established as the Canisius Foundation on 10 November 1968 and called School of Mechanical Gardens Kaju (STKK). Then on 30 July 1971 the name changed from STKK to PIKA (Wood Top Education Industry). PIKA consisted of two phases with the second a production unit, and offered four years of training.

On 5 June 2000 Paul Wiederkehr, handed the direction over to Joko Tarkito with deputy director Warno Tribowo. The school has achieved a wide reputation for woodworking design[2] and ranks among the best in Indonesia.[3]

References
  1. Ltd., Our Company. "INCHfurniture · Production · Collaboration". www.inchfurniture.ch. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
  2. Barbara Glasner & Stephan Ott. Wonder Wood: A Favorite Material for Design, Architecture and Art. 2013. p. 280. ISBN 9783034610896
  3. "The Many Lessons of Wood in Design | Jakarta Globe". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved 2016-12-16.

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