The Only Way Out Is Through by Muhammad Azka Muharam Photo by Ovan Mustofa & Reza Zulmi Yustisia April 06, 2021 Alto has become our iconic product since 2017. The distinguished silhouette has been our classical piece, our Moonlight Sonata, a living witness of our journey in creating sandals. This year, we decided to put […]
In Case You’re Wondering: Color Origins Moor & Nutmeg Text by Muhammad Azka Muharam Photo by Reza Zulmi Yustisia & Ovan Mustofa April 09, 2021 The journey of creating sandals enters a new page in finding a new shade of color. We discovered Moor & Nutmeg, adding a fresh new palette to our sandals, mainly […]
Insight from the Inside: More Than Just A Piéce Text by Muhammad Azka Muharam Photo by Reza Zulmi Yustisia & Ovan Mustofa March 21, 2021 In these unpredictable times where situations are still unclear, new ideas often emerge from deep inside to survive for another day. Every material, color & shape is meaningful to us […]
Insight from the Inside: Séjour Home Office Text By Ulfah Agnasti Photo by Hi Jack Sandals & Office SA February 15, 2021 When it comes to something deep, it drives us to intimacy. The story about home and all in it makes us more than interested. In our last collaboration with Office SA which created […]
Expanded Perspective: Séjour Home Office Text By Ulfah Agnasti & Office SA Photo by Ovan Mustofa & Office SA February 09, 2021 An Introduction, Home Office The term home office is an idea in its own right; a spatial reality within a limited context where it continually twists and turns itself for different purposes. This capricious […]
Expanded Perspective: Fries N Sauce Text by Fries N Sauce, Ulfah Agnasti Photo by Fries N Sauce January 18, 2021 In the world of instant images – especially in today’s hyper-competitive and hyperinformed society, we got slightly depressed by how meaningless it all felt – some content for the share sake of having something online […]
Beyond the Screen: Duality Phase III (Acceptance) Text By Ulfah Agnasti Photo by Ovan Mustofa January 14, 2021 It’s been a few months since our latest project Duality Phase III came out. What ends up as an authentic project often has a much different story if we take a step back behind the scenes. We want […]
In Case You’re Wondering: Dali Cordia Text By Ulfah Agnasti Photo by Farah Shafia January 12, 2021 As you know, in our project Duality Phase III we use acceptance as a core. Because it’s one of the fragments of life, every human being chooses to release it in so many ways. We choose to reconcile our […]
Duality Phase III: Zine Text By Ulfah Agnasti Photo by Hi Jack Sandals January 07, 2021 Acceptance, one of the fragments of life. Every human being chooses to release it in so many ways. We choose to reconcile our mind and heart, make a tune for our body and soul, and crowd together to the […]
Beyond the Screen: Enigma (Private Viewing) Text ByUlfah Agnasti Photo by Hi Jack Sandals November 05, 2020 There are so many ways to collect observations and insights. One of them is a collaboration. At the end of this year, we did one with House Of Jealouxy. On 20 November 2020, we held a private viewing […]
Isha Hening is a visual artist specializing in motion graphics with an extensive and colorful portfolio. As one of the pioneers in Indonesia's motion graphics landscape, Isha has worked with A-listers the likes of Raisa and Iwan Fals, and international artists like DJ Snake and Steve Aoki. Her vibrant, psychedelic works have also painted many big events in the past, such as the 2018 Asian Games, We The Fest, and Djakarta Warehouse Project. With new technologies coming up almost constantly, Isha isn't one to stay in her comfort zone. For example, she just collaborated with Mercedes Benz on an NFT collection. This grit, combined with her insistence on following her creative instinct, makes her one of Indonesia's most prized contemporary artists.
Hadi Ismanto is the founder and CEO of New Media Folder, the parent company of the online lifestyle magazine Manual Jakarta. His journey in journalism started while he was a student at The University of Melbourne, working as a journalist for local magazines. Upon his return to Jakarta, the lack of quality publications on Jakarta's latest happenings enticed him to start Manual Jakarta. Under his leadership, the publication quickly grew to become the go-to lifestyle media for the discerning public through its carefully curated content and sharp writing. Now with his other current endeavors (ZOU, MALT Studio, etc.), Hadi is determined to constantly raise the bar for media in Indonesia.
Born in 1991 in Bandung, Indonesia, Etza Meisyara is interested in art's potential to express humanist values. Her foray into visual art was through the Intermedia Art Studio programme at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), where she graduated with a Masters in Art in 2016. Etza continues to infuse her childhood passion in music through projects that combine sound art, installation and performance. She has participated in group presentations such as ARTJOG MMXIX 'Arts in Common' (Yogyakarta, Indonesia), 'AURORA' (Liverpool, England, 2018) and the 2016 KLANG KUNST Sound Art Festival (Braunschweig, Germany). In 2017, Etza was a recipient of the fifth Bandung Contemporary Art Award (BaCaa), a biannual art prize presented by ArtSociates and Lawangwangi Art Space.
Eric Widjaja is the creative director of Thinking*Room, a Jakarta-based branding and design company he founded in 2005. After starting his career as a graphic designer in San Fransisco, Eric decided to fly home and founded Thinking*Room a few years later. Now, thanks to his tenacity and warm, unifying leadership, the design studio is one of the most well-established in the industry. Among some of their clients are Indonesia's unicorn startups Tokopedia and Bukalapak, Bank Indonesia, property giant Agung Sedayu Group, and the concept store The Goods Dept. As a practicing craftsman in emotion-driven design, Eric believes in creating designs that resonate with people and helping brands find their authentic voice.
Argi Tendo is a multi-talented artist and engineer behind Tendos Studio, a creative agency combining art and technology. Among their clients are several big Indonesian companies like Gojek, Traveloka, Indomie, and Kopi Kenangan. His creative exploration of AR technology made him the first person in Indonesia who had access to tinker with Instagram camera filters. He also engages with the general public on the platform with his eccentric yet entertaining endeavors: from breaking the infamous Google Chrome's Dinosaur Game to making modular music with french fries. Unafraid to dive headfirst into unfamiliar territories, Argi Tendo pushes the boundaries of how technology can be used creatively to create a unique digital experience.
