KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 25): As the umbrella body for five major voluntary organisations, the National Council for the Blind, Malaysia (NCBM) has created a common platform for blind and visually impaired individuals in the country to discuss key concerns before escalating them to relevant authorities.

“We hope society can treat us the same as other citizens. We’re very proud of the nation’s development and want to play a part in it,” shares NCBM executive director Wong Yoon Long. He speaks on the group’s mission, operations and future goals in our cover story this
week.

In other news, Suen honours the late textile historian Azah Aziz’s sartorial legacy with its new fine jewellery collection, Tita. Drawing from her book Malay Textiles and Costumes: Form and Style, the pieces are inspired by traditional fabric like batik and songket, as well as prevalent motifs such as the bunga pecah lapan. The line-up includes six Heritage Brooches which are available exclusively at the Merdeka Textile Museum where Azah’s collection is on display.

Over in Milan, Patek Philippe hosted its largest Watch Art Grand Exhibition yet from Oct 2 to 18. During the event, the manufacturer paid tribute to the host country by unveiling seven limited-edition watches for the local market and 25 Rare Handcrafts timepieces dedicated to Italian regions, craftsmanship and art. The Genevan maison also launched the Gondolo Ladies First collection, featuring gold cushion cases and generously iced out dials.

Read about these and more in our latest edition of Options, out with The Edge Malaysia weekly.

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