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Going back to the root to find something authentic and inspiring can be an interesting way out. Batik design is a methodology for creating design on a piece of fabric which has been practiced mainly in Asia for thousand years. This is done by applying wax to portions of the material and then dyeing it, then removing the wax. Batik in Malay translates "to write" or "to dot". Now it is believed that some specific patterns have special meanings and are thought to bring the wearer good luck, prosperity, health, etc. For designing a batik block for the millennials who are termed as the generation Y interpretating the tradition and culture is important. The Millennials are referred to the time duration between the 1980’s to the mid 1990’s. They tend to follow their norms and culture and stick to the place they came from.

The concept from which we started to develop was inspired from the primary plan of temples. The ancient core was inspired by temple plan which was multiplied to modern architecture. The innermost sanctuary of the temple is termed as Garbhagriha. It is the "womb chamber" as it is generally at the intersection of the worship places. It is a windowless and moderately lit chamber, intentionally created to focus the devotee's mind on the sensible form of the divine within it. The millennials had the traits of confidence and tolerance, as well as they had a sense of liberty and narcissism. They have experienced a time of technological change, globalization, and economic disruption all at once which has given them a different perspective and behaviours than their previous generation. This traditional pattern represents their delicate subtle behaviour as well as their belief in themselves. It compiles simple geometry to a repetitive complex pattern. Different geometrical shapes are infused together such as the triangles and the rectangles creating a diverse angle. By using the bold patterns in between, the positive and negative spaces are determined. While adding two blocks side by side creates a new geometry that gives this block an individuality. In Asian countries this is a familiar pattern as it has derived from the plans of old temple. This also have a close match to the cloth weaving in south east Asian region known as Zamdani patterns. This is a repetitive pattern used in fabric weaving which symbolises the motive of this design. Local people can make an endearing connection with the pattern as it represents simplicity that fulfils the domestic appeal . For global approach this is an exotic pattern which is authentic to the Asian architecture and art that attracts most of the customer from western region. The boldness of the geometry merges with the minimalism design process that are widely used in modern art and architecture as well. Moreover, we tried to merge the simplicity of traditional batik patterns with the bold geometry to represent a appealing design to generation Y. As going back to the origin has never been an inadequate idea.